SCFZ

Pick your favourite movies of 1896 (according to IMDB), up to 20 films.

20-film ballots must be ranked as follows (with point totals assigned):
Five tiers 5-4-3-2-1
Four tiers 4.5-3.5-2.5-1.5
Three tiers 5-3-1
Two tiers 4-2
One tier (aka unranked) 3

Ballot totals that aren't divisible by the number of tiers must be unranked. So 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19 film ballots are unranked.

based on what i've seen, this isn't the strongest year from the period, but i'll explore some more!

Lancement d'un Navire (Louis Lumiere)
Demolition of a Wall (Louis Lumiere)

Panorama de l’Arrivee a Aix-les-Bains (Louis Lumiere)
Pistol Duel (Gabriel Veyre)

Arrivee d’un Train a Perrache (Louis Lumiere)
Le Cauchemar (Georges Melies)

Panorama de l’arrivee en gare de Perrache (Louis Lumiere)
Le Manoir du Diable (Georges Melies)

Une Partie de Cartes (Georges Melies)
Sandow (William Dickson)

and if i could list 11, i would add this, if i get enough to preserve some tiers i'll add it back in:
L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat (Louis Lumiere)