Least Deserving Best Picture Oscar Winner?
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How Green was my Valley. It must have been a pity vote for The Grapes of Wrath getting robbed in 1940.
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My pick: Ordinary People over Raging Bull.
Dances With Wolves doesn't bother me at all, even though Goodfellas is in my top ten.
Dances With Wolves doesn't bother me at all, even though Goodfellas is in my top ten.
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Easy. Slumdog Millionaire. Although 2008 was a very weak year for movies.
Frost/Nixon, The Boy In the Striped Pajamas or Wall-E should have won that year.
Frost/Nixon, The Boy In the Striped Pajamas or Wall-E should have won that year.
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1997
Best picture: Titanic
Why: Full Monty should have won. Titanic was a good movie but not best picture material. The Special effects was cutting edge but the story was predictable. I still believe that at the heart of every great film is a great story.
1990
Best picture: Dances With Wolves
Why: This is a close call and this may be just a personal preference but Goodfellas should have won.
1976
Best picture: Rocky
Why: Come on... Taxi Driver should have won. Rocky was a good movie but does not hold a candle against Taxi Driver.
1938 down, i haven't seen any of those. which i should.
Best picture: Titanic
Why: Full Monty should have won. Titanic was a good movie but not best picture material. The Special effects was cutting edge but the story was predictable. I still believe that at the heart of every great film is a great story.
1990
Best picture: Dances With Wolves
Why: This is a close call and this may be just a personal preference but Goodfellas should have won.
1976
Best picture: Rocky
Why: Come on... Taxi Driver should have won. Rocky was a good movie but does not hold a candle against Taxi Driver.
1938 down, i haven't seen any of those. which i should.
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Cimarron and In the Heat of the Night are right behind How Green Was My Valley in my opinion.
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And I still don't get all the hype behind All About Eve, either. Probably in my bottom 5, though I've only seen half the winners.
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Speaking as someone who loves it, my primary reasons for loving it are a) great acting and b) great dialogue.
That, and the story's pretty timeless.
That, and the story's pretty timeless.
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And I still don't get all the hype behind All About Eve, either. Probably in my bottom 5, though I've only seen half the winners.
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Though I don't entirely agree, that's what happens when you give The Aviator's Oscars to the completely undeserving Million Dollar Baby. 
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Cimarron and In the Heat of the Night are right behind How Green Was My Valley in my opinion.
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Here are mine, and the film I thought should've won that year:
- Braveheart (Real winner: Apollo 13)
- Crash (Real winner: Brokeback Mountain)
- Slumdog Millionaire (Real winner: Frost/Nixon)
- Forrest Gump (Real winner: Pulp Fiction or Shawshank Redemption)
- Gladiator (Real winner: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
- A Beautiful Mind (Real Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
- Shakespeare in Love (Real winner: Saving Private Ryan)
- Titanic (Real winner: Good Will Hunting or L.A. Confidential)
I realize people have other opinions as to who should've won, and I respect that. When I say real winners, these are movies I either have a personal preference for, or I haven't seen some of the other nominees as of yet.
- Braveheart (Real winner: Apollo 13)
- Crash (Real winner: Brokeback Mountain)
- Slumdog Millionaire (Real winner: Frost/Nixon)
- Forrest Gump (Real winner: Pulp Fiction or Shawshank Redemption)
- Gladiator (Real winner: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
- A Beautiful Mind (Real Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
- Shakespeare in Love (Real winner: Saving Private Ryan)
- Titanic (Real winner: Good Will Hunting or L.A. Confidential)
I realize people have other opinions as to who should've won, and I respect that. When I say real winners, these are movies I either have a personal preference for, or I haven't seen some of the other nominees as of yet.
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The year Rocky won was a great year and I can see the argument against it, but the film was a huge hit and people loved it. I remember when it won, the crowd kinda went nuts. There was no way a dark film like Taxi Driver was gonna win; All the President's Men was rather dry (I love it, though!), and Network was pretty intense. The voters could get behind Rocky -- it was a sleeper hit and kind of a Cinderella story. I get why it won and I really don't have a problem with it.
Everyone seems to complain about Gladiator. It is one of my favorite films. Russell was so amazing. There's something about that film that just gets to me -- I've seen it like 20 times. I know people love to rag on it; the screenplay was a tad poor at times; but it was exciting and the hero was a throwback to the kind of pure hero, loyal and true. I just think when you look at the other films nominated, this was the only film a lot of people could rally behind. I also think Russell's charisma in that performance made the film a rare kind of film. We just don't see films like that very often -- especially one that is successful and doesn't come across as cheesy.
Without going back too far, the worst BP winner for me was Crash. There are too many reasons why this film sucks -- over the top performances (Bullock), contrived scenes and a screenplay that is beyond bad (called "fables" by the author -- my god). I can't believe this film was nominated, let alone win. It's the one time I couldn't understand the Academy. I didn't even want to watch the Oscars again after that! UGH.
Everyone seems to complain about Gladiator. It is one of my favorite films. Russell was so amazing. There's something about that film that just gets to me -- I've seen it like 20 times. I know people love to rag on it; the screenplay was a tad poor at times; but it was exciting and the hero was a throwback to the kind of pure hero, loyal and true. I just think when you look at the other films nominated, this was the only film a lot of people could rally behind. I also think Russell's charisma in that performance made the film a rare kind of film. We just don't see films like that very often -- especially one that is successful and doesn't come across as cheesy.
Without going back too far, the worst BP winner for me was Crash. There are too many reasons why this film sucks -- over the top performances (Bullock), contrived scenes and a screenplay that is beyond bad (called "fables" by the author -- my god). I can't believe this film was nominated, let alone win. It's the one time I couldn't understand the Academy. I didn't even want to watch the Oscars again after that! UGH.
As far as Crash was concerned, that was a very " can't we all get along "
politicaly correct choice at the time. I won't name them but there were a few others where I went " what ?" and then thought about it and it became clear to me.
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