If the Oscars had been your choice since 1973 ...

[Rathark]

... which one of these films would have kept the Oscar for best picture? What films were more deserving than the ones that actually got it? Would there be more of the latter than the former?

1972: The Godfather
1973: The Sting
1974: The Godfather Part II
1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1976: Rocky
1977: Annie Hall
1978: The Deer Hunter
1979: Kraver vs Kramer
1980: Ordinary People
1981: Chariots of Fire
1982: Ghandi
1983: Terms of Endearment
1984: Amadeus
1985: Out of Africa
1986: Platoon
1987: The Last Emporer
1988: Rain Man
1989: Driving Miss Daisy
1990: Dances With Wolves
1991: The Silence of the Lambs
1992: Unforgiven
1993: Schindler's List
1994: Forrest Gump
1995: Braveheart
1996: The English Patient
1997: Titanic
1998: Shakespeare In Love
1999: American Beauty
2000: Gladiator
2001: A Beautiful Mind

[Tsyroc]

This might help people with the other films that were nominated in a specific year, although sometimes deserving films are completely left out.

http://www.filmsite.org/


Just look for the link for ACADEMY AWARDS® WINNERS

[Stormbringer]

Well, I think The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring should have won over a Boring Mind. It was easily the better movie, but it's fantasy so of course they can't give it the Oscar it deserves.

[Einhander Sn0m4n]

1972: The Godfather
YES!

1973: The Sting
Not sure

1974: The Godfather Part II
Yes again

1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
LOL!

1976: Rocky
I couldn't judge, I'm not into fighting movies

1977: Annie Hall
Wha...?

1978: The Deer Hunter
Ummm.

1979: Kraver vs Kramer
Who vs who?

1980: Ordinary People
That was not a good year

1981: Chariots of Fire
kool movie

1982: Ghandi
I heard of him

1983: Terms of Endearment
Where's the sci-fi movies?

1984: Amadeus
Need more Sci Fi!

1985: Out of Africa
Didn't see it...

1986: Platoon
Vietnam. War. Movie! R0X0RZ MY S0X0RZ!!!!!

1987: The Last Emporer


1988: Rain Man


1989: Driving Miss Daisy
Beep Beep! (didn't see it)

1990: Dances With Wolves
HOOOOWWWLLL!!!! (didn't see it)

1991: The Silence of the Lambs
EXCELLENT!!!

1992: Unforgiven
Hmm I was too busy making like Napoleon over 4 subdivisions that year...

1993: Schindler's List
Good Movie about a bad time.

1994: Forrest Gump
Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what ya gon' get. And this one wasn't good.

1995: Braveheart
William Wallace, Laying the Scottish Smackdown! W000000000T!!!

1996: The English Patient
Bad year. VERY BAD! Except for Independence Day.

1997: Titanic
Damn, another year, another extremely long turd about an extremely big boat which is now extremely under water. No Thanks!!!

1998: Shakespeare In Love
Be still my heart, for I viewed this picture not...

1999: American Beauty
That was a REALLY PHUCKED UP FREAKY Movie! You could cut the sexual tension into quivering cubes with a spoon and serve it to your houseguests! Delicious!

2000: Gladiator
Nice! Joe Gladiator shoves a gladius up the Roman Emperor's ass! W0000T!!

2001: A Beautiful Mind
Eww...

2002: The Lord of the Rings (Hoping)
It better win or it'll prove to me the Oscars are completely arbitrary...

2003: Star Wars Episode 2 (Speculation)
There we go! BINGO!

2004: DooM: The Movie (Wishful Thinking)
Doom Guy Shoves his BFG9K up a Cyberdemon's ass. With Extra Gibs!

2005: Quake: The Movie (Now I'm REALLY stretching the limits of plausibility!)
From Slipgate to Strogg Base, Shambler to Makron, and Rocket Launcher to Railgun, QUAKE FRAGS ALL OTHERS!

[Vympel]

[quote="Rathark"]... which one of these films would have kept the Oscar for best picture? What films were more deserving than the ones that actually got it? Would there be more of the latter than the former?

1972: The Godfather

Oh yeah.

1973: The Sting

Never seen it

1974: The Godfather Part II

Oh yeah x2
1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Excellent film

1976: Rocky

Excellent film

1977: Annie Hall

Errr ....

1978: The Deer Hunter

Excellent film

1979: Kraver vs Kramer

Errr ....

1980: Ordinary People

WTF? Never heard of it

1981: Chariots of Fire

Get bent- fucken annoying movie

1982: Ghandi

Boring

1983: Terms of Endearment

Whatever ...

1984: Amadeus

Eh?

1985: Out of Africa

WTF? Never heard of it

1986: Platoon

Classic

1987: The Last Emperor

Seen it, don't remember it

1988: Rain Man

Great film

1989: Driving Miss Daisy

Never seen it, don't plan on it

1990: Dances With Wolves

Guess it deserved it

1991: The Silence of the Lambs

Never seen it.

1992: Unforgiven

A classic film. Definitely deserved it.

1993: Schindler's List

Great

1994: Forrest Gump

Fun

1995: Braveheart

Of course it deserved it.

1996: The English Patient

Fuck off you boring piece of shit pathetic piece of crap go to hell.

1997: Titanic

I refuse to see it.

1998: Shakespeare In Love

Blah blah blah love

1999: American Beauty

Nice

2000: Gladiator

Classic

2001: A Beautiful Mind

Haven't seen ti

2002: Lord of the Rings BETTER win

[HemlockGrey]

'The Sting' completely deserves it's spot.

[Cpt_Frank]

I think Empire Strikes Back would really have deserved best film.
But of course SW will never get one. (best film)

1997: Titanic

I refuse to see it.

Well, in one scene they had this nice old typewriter there.....
(I like old typewriters)

[Crown]

I have been disallusioned with the Oscars ever since Shakespear in Love, and Gwenyth Paltrow, beat out Elizabeth and Cate Blanchett for best movie and best actress

[brothersinarm]

I think The Godfather, A beautiful mind, and Schindler's List are the best movies ever. I enjoyed titanic but I don't quite understand why people loved it so much. I mean i know several people who went to see it 5 times in the theaters for $10 each time. I mean what a waste of money. And also titanic was slightly anti climatic because the ending is already known and the "passionate" love scene didn't develop the characters at all but portray them as sexually driven people. It made them look bad, and just when i was liking them.

[lgot]

There is movies I do not like but I understand their choices. Its for example Annie Hall in 1977, a really good Woody Allen movie, but my favorites are either Star Wars or Close Encounters.
But there is some years, Titanic and Gladiator are bad movies. Just it.

here the different options:

in 1976 Network, Really a very good movie, great plot lost to that Stallone normal movie.
1978 there is Midnight Express, a great movie.
1979 is the year of Apocalypse Now. Cmom, this is a great great movie.
1980, Ordinary People is not bad, but Raging Bull is kind of unique.
1981 Raiders of Lost ark is more movie than Chariots of Fire. So is Reds and Atlantic City.
1982 Gandhi is good but ET is one step ahead and Tootsie is one of best comedies of USA ever. Not to say it is the year of Blade Runner (should have won)
1983 Here is a bad year...Return of Jedi is better than all those...
1985 Honor's Prizzi is great
1986 Blue Velvet is much better than all those
1987 Untouchables
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabitt
1990 The Grifters
1991 Beauty and the Best (yes, Silence of the Lambs is very good also)
1997 LA Confidential
1999 The Insider
2000 Crouching Tiger ,hidden Dragon
2001 Memmento (even with LoTR there)

[Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi]

I'm good with Gladiator winning the 2001 Best Picture award. At least it didn't go to "Erin Brokovich".

Titanic only got the award becaue everylone liked it for some reason. I my opinion, it was an overrated soppy romance flick, and the only part I actually ejoyed was when the ship was sinking.

[LadyBarbara]

[quote="Rathark"]... which one of these films would have kept the Oscar for best picture? What films were more deserving than the ones that actually got it? Would there be more of the latter than the former?

1972: The Godfather

Absolutely deserved its Oscar.

1973: The Sting

Good movie but not Oscar material.

1974: The Godfather Part II

Absolutely deserved its Oscar.

1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Nicholson for Best Actor, yes, but I'm not sure about the entire movie. What about Jaws?

1976: Rocky

[/B] Best Picture, no. Best Original Screenplay or Best Actor.[/B]

1977: Annie Hall

Woody Allen for Best Director. And Diane Keaton deserved the Best Actress trophy.

1978: The Deer Hunter

Haven't seen this movie. Outstanding acting all around, so I figure it deserves Best Picture as well.

1979: Kraver vs Kramer

No. Good movie but not Best Picture material. What about Alien? Sigourney Weaver deserved a Best Actress nod.

1980: Ordinary People

No. What about SW: Empire Strikes Back? Raging Bull?

1981: Chariots of Fire

Truly lame choice. This is what upsets people about the Oscars. This is a film that practically nobody saw.

1982: Ghandi

Absolutely deserved, including Ben Kingsley for Best Actor.

1983: Terms of Endearment

Oh, please. No. Good, sappy, chick flick. Not Best Picture material.

1984: Amadeus

F. Murray Abraham won for Best Actor but this film wasn't good enough to merit Best Picture. What about The Killing Fields?

1985: Out of Africa

Iffy. Memoirs always translate well to dramatic films so it's a given that this would be nominated. And Meryl Streep probably earned another Oscar for her mantel.

1986: Platoon

Absolutely deserved its Oscar. However, Sigourney Weaver should have won Best Actress for her turn as Ripley in Aliens.


1987: The Last Emporer

Long-winded film but beautifully photographed by Bernardo Bertolucci. An Academy favorite, historical drama. I'd say yes.

1988: Rain Man

Yes. Dustin Hoffman was incredible. Tom Cruise gave good support.

1989: Driving Miss Daisy

No, as much as I liked the film. Chick flick. Dan Aykroyd's dramatic turn as Boolie was overlooked.

1990: Dances With Wolves

Yes. Beautifully filmed and acted, Kevin Costner deserved every Oscar he got for this film.

1991: The Silence of the Lambs

Absolutely deserved its Oscar.

1992: Unforgiven

Absolutely deserved its Oscar. Favorite lines: "You shot an unarmed man! Clint Eastwood replies, "He should've armed himself."

1993: Schindler's List

Yes on all counts. Spielberg reminds us he's not just a popcorn movie director.

1994: Forrest Gump

No. Sappy sentimentality does not equal Best Picture. Robin Wright Penn was great in the movie, though, as was Tom Hanks.

1995: Braveheart

Yes on all counts.

1996: The English Patient

Good drama. Not Best Picture material though. Lauren Bacall should have won Best Supporting Actress and not Juliette Binoche.

1997: Titanic

No. LA Confidential was the superior film in every way.

1998: Shakespeare In Love

No. Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan was superior.

1999: American Beauty

Another lame drama. Kevin Spacey is a terrific actor but this film wasn't the best. Spike Jonze's odd and wonderful Being John Malcovich should have been a contender.

2000: Gladiator

Yes. Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott did justice to gladiator films.

2001: A Beautiful Mind

No. LotR was the superior film.

[Einhander Sn0m4n]

This just goes to show that Hollywood asshats LOVE Chick Flix... GROW A FUCKING CLUE HELLywood!

[Anarchist Bunny]

1972: The Godfather
Never saw.
1973: The Sting
Never saw.
1974: The Godfather Part II
Never saw.
1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
REALLY REALLY NEED TO SEE!
1976: Rocky
Haven't seen in a while.
1977: Annie Hall
Never saw.
1978: The Deer Hunter
Never saw.
1979: Kraver vs Kramer
Never saw.
1980: Ordinary People
Never saw.
1981: Chariots of Fire
Never saw.
1982: Ghandi
Never saw.
1983: Terms of Endearment
Never saw.
1984: Amadeus
Never saw.
1985: Out of Africa
Never saw.
1986: Platoon
Never saw.
1987: The Last Emporer
Never saw.
1988: Rain Man
Never saw.
1989: Driving Miss Daisy
Never saw.
1990: Dances With Wolves
Never saw.
1991: The Silence of the Lambs
Never saw.
1992: Unforgiven
Never saw.
1993: Schindler's List
Never saw.
1994: Forrest Gump
Yes.
1995: Braveheart
Never saw.
1996: The English Patient
Never saw.
1997: Titanic
Never saw. No.
1998: Shakespeare In Love
Never saw. No.
1999: American Beauty
Yes
2000: Gladiator
FUCK NO
2001: A Beautiful Mind
Never saw.