Annie Hall and several awards, Allen himself was disappointed with it, and said in an interview, "When "Annie Hall" started out, that film was not supposed to be what I wound up with. The film was supposed to be what happens in a guy's mind ... Nobody understood anything that went on. The relationship between myself and Diane Keaton was all anyone cared about. That was not what I cared about ... In the end, I had to reduce the film to just me and Diane Keaton, and that relationship, so I was quite disappointed in that movie". Allen has repeatedly declined
Annie Hall all time. Several lists ranking Allen's best films have put "Annie Hall" among his greatest work. In June 2008, AFI revealed its 10 Top 10—the best ten films in ten classic American film genres—after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community and "Annie Hall" was placed second in the romantic comedy genre. AFI also ranked "Annie Hall" on multiple other lists. In November 2008, "Annie Hall" was voted in at No. 68 on "Empire" magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time". It is also ranked #2 on Rotten Tomatoes' 25 Best Romantic Comedies, second only to