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Today my nephew Justin sent me a YouTube video from WatchMoJo.com and as he suspected, it was right up my alley. You can find it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIsoZd4EHeQ. The makers of this video are upset over some BEST PICTURE Academy Award winners during years when there were (in their opinion and mine except for one) much better and more deserving movies nominated. Did you know that the BEST PICTURE category is the only one in which any and all Academy members are allowed to vote. Every other category is limited to members of the group category. Here is their list: See what you think of the list and their picks. What would you pick? My choices are **
- 1998 – Driving Miss Daisy won BP and therefore Dead Poet’s Society* and The Fourth of July lost.
- 1982 – Ghandi beat out ET* and Tootsie!
- 1941 How Green Was My Valley won and that meant that The Maltese Falcon and Citizen Kane* lost! Citizen Kane, REALLY??
- 1996 – The English Patient – which I actually liked a lot even though it has been mocked in a SEINFELD episode. It did win over Jerry MaGuire and Fargo*
- 1998 – Shakespeare in Love – a very nice movie but no Saving Private Ryan*.
- 1990 – Dances With Wolves – My main disagreement with this list; I loved Dances With Wolves although I can no longer watch it because of the harm of the wolf. It was pitted against Awakenings and Ghost*
- 2002 – Chicago – I loved the soundtrack and the movie itself BUT I thought this top award should go to Lord of the Rings-Two Towers*, The Pianist was an also ran and if I could pick two, it would be included.
- 2005 – Crash – A good story however, BP needs to encompass story line, acting, casting, set design and direction and as that is the criteria, it’s hard to believe that this movie won over Capote, Broke Back Mountain* and Good Night and Good Luck.
- 1956 – Around the World in 80 Days – fun, cute but the performances in The King and I* and the cinematography and art direction of the Ten Commandments certainly deserved the BP over the winner.
- 1968 – Oliver – Hollywood loves its musicals and all things Brittish, but this movie was not as good as 2001 Space Odessey*.
I’m posting my Ten More tomorrow morning. I started this too late, it’s been a long day but the real reason I’m stopping here is because I have to watch Hell’s Kitchen which I DVR’d earlier this evening!
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I’d say that 1981, where Chariots of Fire beat out Reds, On Golden Pond, Atlantic City and Raiders of the Lost Ark, possibly belongs in that category as well.
Thanks Weez I will add that to the list tomorrow morning.
I think Dancing with the Wolves did deserved the award. I agree with the others that could have gone to more deserving movies.
Lynne
Me too Lynne, that’s the ONE I didn’t agree with at all!