5. The Sting – Top 10 Highest Grossing Oscar Winning Movies
Best Picture: 1973
Studio: Universal
Adjusted Gross Receipts*: $818,331,400
Director: George Roy Hill
Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw
Following the murder of a mutual friend, aspiring con man Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) teams up with old pro Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) to take revenge on the ruthless crime boss responsible, Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw).
Hooker and Gondorff set about implementing an elaborate scheme, one so crafty that Lonnegan won’t even know he’s been swindled. As their big con unfolds, however, things don’t go according to plan, requiring some last-minute improvisation by the undaunted duo.