Best picture that got robbed of the Oscar?
#1
Inane Thread Master, 2018 TOTY
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Are any of us really anywhere?
Posts: 49,295
Received 888 Likes
on
751 Posts
Best picture that got robbed of the Oscar?
I didn't see this anywhere and I can't remember too many, but i want this to jog my memory of the best pictures of a year that literally got robbed of Oscar gold.
#6
Inane Thread Master, 2018 TOTY
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Are any of us really anywhere?
Posts: 49,295
Received 888 Likes
on
751 Posts
Originally Posted by Groucho
We had a thread like this back in 2000. I remember most of the responses were along the lines of "OMG THE MATRIX WAS ROBED FUK THE ACADEMY!!!!"
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Chattanooga
Posts: 331
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
The first one that always comes to mind and pisses me off the most is Saving Private Ryan.
Yes, that was bullshit. "Shakespeare in Love"
Goodfellas also should have won best picture over that crapfest "Dances With Wolves."
#10
Inane Thread Master, 2018 TOTY
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Are any of us really anywhere?
Posts: 49,295
Received 888 Likes
on
751 Posts
Originally Posted by Palpadious
Yes, that was bullshit. "Shakespeare in Love"
Goodfellas also should have won best picture over that crapfest "Dances With Wolves."
Goodfellas also should have won best picture over that crapfest "Dances With Wolves."
#12
Banned
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: The Illustrious State of Fugue
Posts: 6,255
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
I literally couldn't believe that SE7EN wasn't even nominated, let alone not sweeping the oscars for its year. I hadn't been previously moved as profoundly by how perfect a film was. I still feel that it is a flaw free film as well as groundbreaking. If you look at many of the films following it you can see that it was at least as influential as Star Wars.
The opening credits sequence is mimicked (pun intended) to this day.
The opening credits sequence is mimicked (pun intended) to this day.
#13
Senior Member
Malcolm X. It doesn't make much sense that Malcolm X didn't win best picture. Unforgiven is decent, but to me it's the biggest robbing of all-time. The second biggest is Denzel losing Best Actor to Al Pacino for Scent of a Woman. A joke.
Pulp Fiction
Goodfellas
Pulp Fiction
Goodfellas
#14
DVD Talk Hero
Originally Posted by Zodiac_Speaking
Raging Bull.
I'm one of the admittedly few people who thinks Ordinary People is a great film and deserved the award.
Since Robert Redford's films have all pretty much sucked since then (Quiz Show is OK) it looks like he was lucky or something but there it is.
#16
Star Wars (1977), although Annie Hall is great, so I am not that mad
Saving Private Ryan (1998), I have never respected the Oscars since
Goodfellas (1990) & Raging Bull (1980), Come on, Scorcese deserves one oscar before he dies!
The Sixth Sense or The Green Mile (1999), American Beauty was overrated
Saving Private Ryan (1998), I have never respected the Oscars since
Goodfellas (1990) & Raging Bull (1980), Come on, Scorcese deserves one oscar before he dies!
The Sixth Sense or The Green Mile (1999), American Beauty was overrated
#19
Oh, in terms of being the most influential motion picture of its time?
STAR WARS, for Pete's sakes!!!
Who gives two shits about Annie Hall (even though it's a great movie, but still!)
STAR WARS, for Pete's sakes!!!
Who gives two shits about Annie Hall (even though it's a great movie, but still!)
#20
DVD Talk Limited Edition
After recently seeing Shakespeare in Love for the first time, I gotta go Saving Private Ryan.
#21
Inane Thread Master, 2018 TOTY
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Are any of us really anywhere?
Posts: 49,295
Received 888 Likes
on
751 Posts
Originally Posted by lordwow
It took 18 posts to mention the one and only(?!?):
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
#22
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: TORONTO
Posts: 388
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Johnny Boy
Malcolm X. It doesn't make much sense that Malcolm X didn't win best picture. Unforgiven is decent, but to me it's the biggest robbing of all-time. The second biggest is Denzel losing Best Actor to Al Pacino for Scent of a Woman. A joke.
Pulp Fiction
Goodfellas
Pulp Fiction
Goodfellas
It's hard to believe that A FEW GOOD MEN was nominated for Best Picture over MALCOLM X. X only got Best Actor and Best Costume nominations. A blatant insult to Lee. I lost respect for the Academy Awards that year.
Washington should have won the Oscar as well, but even he agreed that Pacino was passed up for too long.
I also agree that SAVING PRIVATE RYAN was robbed.
#24
I think I would have chosen Network over both of those. It did receive a whopping 5 Acting nominations.
I would have selected:
Raging Bull in 1980.
Born on the Fourth of July over Driving Miss Daisy in 1989.
Pulp Fiction in '94
The Insider in '99
Traffic in 2000
LOTR in 2001
Anything but Chicago in 2002
Master and Commander in 2003
I would have selected:
Raging Bull in 1980.
Born on the Fourth of July over Driving Miss Daisy in 1989.
Pulp Fiction in '94
The Insider in '99
Traffic in 2000
LOTR in 2001
Anything but Chicago in 2002
Master and Commander in 2003
Last edited by Mr. Cinema; 06-08-06 at 11:58 AM.
#25
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Originally Posted by scott1598
I didn't see this anywhere and I can't remember too many, but i want this to jog my memory of the best pictures of a year that literally got robbed of Oscar gold.
I thought Shakespeare in Love was deserving of best picture. That year I'd put it at 1A and SPR at 1B.
And Pulp Fiction should have won best picture before Shawshank. It's just too bad they came out the same year. Although it seems that over time Shawshank is now being regarded as a better film between the two.
Last edited by rabbit77; 06-08-06 at 11:58 AM.