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Riggs
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baumer72 wrote: Annie Hall
Ordinary People
Chariots of Fire
Terms of Endearment
Out of Africa
The English Patient
Shakespeare In Love
A Beautiful Mind
Million Dollar Baby You forgot Chicago.
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neo_wolf
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Oliver!winning over 2001 also confuses me.
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addr0ck
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neo_wolf wrote: Oliver!winning over 2001 also confuses me. 2001 wasn't very loved at the time of its release.
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Christian
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MikeQ. wrote: Libs wrote: Shakespeare in Love (a great movie) winning Best Picture over Saving Private Ryan (a masterpiece). I was glad Shakespeare in Love (a masterpiece) won Best Picture over Saving Private Ryan (a great movie). But I do realize I am incredibly alone on that statement.  PEACE, Mike Ssssh... no you're not. :-$ _________________A hot man once wrote: Urgh, I have to throw out half my underwear because it's too tight.
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Christian
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Hmm... I realize the name of the thread is the worst Oscar wins ever, so it can be in any category right?
LOL so I guess almost every other winner in the Best Song category fits the bill.
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Rev
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What are the WORST Oscar wins ever?
Shakespear In Love winning best picture over Saving Private Ryan
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Denzel Washington as Malcolm X losing to Al Pacino for Scent of a Woman
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baumer72
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torrino wrote: Algren wrote: torrino wrote: Rocky over Taxi Driver [-X Have you seen Taxi Driver? It's one of the most disturbing movies, even more so than Se7en. It's gritty filmmaking at its best, and for the Academy to honor the standard feel good, boxing movie over a film like Taxi Driver is an insult to those innovative directors, actors, and screenwriters who push the envelope in order to leave the audience with a certain feeling... What's even more insulting is that Scorsese later made a boxing film BETTER than Rocky and it got nothin'. I think Taxi Driver and Ragin Bull are decent films but not any better than maybe Casino. Rocky was a much better film, better acted, directed and written and it is proven so by it's box office, it's oscars and fans adoration. Youy may think that TD deserved the win, but you are mistaken.
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baumer72
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revolutions wrote: What are the WORST Oscar wins ever?
Shakespear In Love winning best picture over Saving Private Ryan
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Denzel Washington as Malcolm X losing to Al Pacino for Scent of a Woman I agree completely.
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trixster
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Titanic over L.A. Confidential
Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan
A Beautiful Mind over The Fellowship of the Ring
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Christian
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Out of Africa winning 7 Oscars is a bit too much...
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Rod
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you guys suck
*likes Out of Africa, Ordinary People, Shakespeare in Love, etc, etc, etc*
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Christian
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Rod wrote: you guys suck *likes Out of Africa, Ordinary People, Shakespeare in Love, etc, etc, etc* Yayyy I'm on my way to becoming a well hated academy member LOL well, I like (somewhat) Out of Africa but it was up against The Color Purple (which I really, really like). The award that Out of Africa truly deserves would be for it's great Cinematography.
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andaroo1
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Rod wrote: *likes Out of Africa, Ordinary People, Shakespeare in Love, etc, etc, etc*
It's because you are gay.
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dolcevita
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baumer72 wrote: revolutions wrote: What are the WORST Oscar wins ever?
Shakespear In Love winning best picture over Saving Private Ryan
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Denzel Washington as Malcolm X losing to Al Pacino for Scent of a Woman I agree completely. I agree on the second one. What a slap in the face. All Pacino did was swear alot in Scent of a Woan. I disliked the movie, its original, and the acting in both.
I'll hesitate on the former. Not because I personally loves Shakespeare that much, but because the Oscar doesn't always have to be assigned to the austere lavish crushing war movie. While I've heard Private Ryan is above par for a war movie, Shakespeare is above par for a period piece/romcom, so I dunno.
I didn't like Beautiful Mind's win at all, either. And while Titanic was ok, L.A. Confidential, As Good as it Gets, all got shafted that year for it.
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GuybrushX McMurphy
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Rocky winning over Taxi Driver is a joke, same for Ordinary People winning over Raging Bull.
Actually, I could probably name about 10 Best Picture winners throughout the whole Oscar history that I consider to be deserving of that title. I consider most of the winning movies to be undeserving, especially in recent years.
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andaroo1
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 GuybrushX McMurphy wrote: Rocky winning over Taxi Driver is a joke Rocky winning over Network, Taxi Driver, Bound for Glory and All the President's Men is a joke. Rocky's director winning over Sidney Lumet is an absolute shame. I can only theorize that there was so much awesome on the ballot, that the ones with taste split the vote between at least 3 of those canidates. But I will never be able to prove that one! Quote: same for Ordinary People winning over Raging Bull. I don't know if I agree with this one. Ordinary People is a pretty super drama. I would have given Scorsese director, but picture is a toss up. Quote: Actually, I could probably name about 10 Best Picture winners throughout the whole Oscar history that I consider to be deserving of that title. I consider most of the winning movies to be undeserving, especially in recent years. I think Oscar only ever gets it right very infrequently. Personally, I think the last two years have been the best choices, but that's just me. But whether or not I like the Best Picture and whether or not it is "undeserving" or unworthy is a separate matter.
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Maximus
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1. Rocky winning ANYTHING is a joke
2. Chicago didn't deserve crap.
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Rod
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I don't think it's about getting it wrong or right, but when you end up with five nominees, technically a movie can win with a little as 25% of the vote or even less, in a wost case scenerio. Almost Every time about 50% of people or more will disagree that the winner was the absolute best choice, so I don't necessarily judge if it's a good win or a bad win, just wether it's good enough to earn the title.
And often time, like with Ordinary People, even if it might not quite have been the best movie that year, the movie is deserving IMO.
With that said it is beyond me how ANYONE can think certain movies are the best that year. Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, and Gladiator...for example.
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andaroo1
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I will defend Gladiator.
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Dkmuto
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And I'll defend A Beautiful Mind.
(Braveheart's on its own.)
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Rod
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*sigh*
Guess there's nothing left for me to do but defend Chicago :wink:
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Christian
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Rod wrote: *sigh*
Guess there's nothing left for me to do but defend Chicago :wink: You and me both.  _________________A hot man once wrote: Urgh, I have to throw out half my underwear because it's too tight.
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Maximus
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Valley Guy 3.0 wrote: Rod wrote: *sigh*
Guess there's nothing left for me to do but defend Chicago :wink: You and me both. Eww, just because we're gay doesn't mean we have to like that movie! Gross. 
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Dkmuto wrote: And I'll defend A Beautiful Mind.
(Braveheart's on its own.) Braveheart is epic classic storytelling.
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Christian
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zach wrote: Valley Guy 3.0 wrote: Rod wrote: *sigh*
Guess there's nothing left for me to do but defend Chicago :wink: You and me both. Eww, just because we're gay doesn't mean we have to like that movie! Gross. LOL I didn't like the movie just because I am gay.
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