Top 10 Movies That Are Hated for Winning Best Picture
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- In retrospect, these films didn't deserve to win the big one. For this list, we’ll be looking at Best Picture winners that received disdain for taking home the Academy’s top prize. Our countdown includes "Crash", “American Beauty”, "Green Book", and more! Which of these movies do you actually think deserved their accolades? Defend your choice in the comments!
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Which of these movies do you actually think deserved their accolades? Defend your choice in the comments! Let us know what other Oscar type lists you want to see too!
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Godzilla Vs Kong deserves awards for Visual effects. Idk what awards Zack Snyder's Justice League should get if that is possible for a re edit of a film that wasn't really that great, but I think Zack's film should get something in recognition for its improvements over the original cut.
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I agree with American Beauty & Shakespeare in Love. They DONT deserve Best Picture Oscars!
You guys are aware of the fact that American Beauty is SUPPOSED TO MAKE YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE, right?!
Shakespeare in love winning over Saving Private Ryan was daylight robbery
Pure and simple. I am never going to get over it. It clearly was undeserving.
I flat out refuse to watch that movie after hearing about it’s win over spr
Amen to that!!
shakespeare was way way way better than private ryan
@@madtheswine567
How so? Please give some examples. I'm curious.
"Yo Shakespeare In love, I'm really happy for you. I'm gonna let you finish. But Saving Private Ryan was one of the best movies of all time. Of all time."
🤣🤣🤣
i may be wrong but i think you got it backwards
that was kanye west speech about tayler swift wrong award show
@@ahlethescout8404 What do you mean?
@@johnnycaruthers7180 I believe he meant that as a sarcastic jab , i'm sure he knows what awards show that was from and really can anyone here remember one line from Shakespeare in love ? I'll wait ..... still waiting . LOL!
"American Beauty" was beautiful. Every essence of it. So simple, but so beautiful.
Gay
The Green Mile was a Masterpiece
@@samerna5776 Green Mile or The Sixth Sense were far more deserving movies for best picture.
I think this will be an example where people all have their own different opinions but I don’t think American Beauty belongs on this list either and I’ve never seen it on a list like this before. The direction and screenplay for American Beauty was sharp and poignant in how it was trying to make a statement about the American middle-class suburbia lifestyle. The way they captured all sorts of things including internal homophobia and sexualized teenagers was really well-handled and it was a thought provoking film which you can’t really say about a lot of dramas this century.
@@samerna5776 idiot
The Kings Speech was a terrific movie.
I never ever saw a bad movie like that, I still think Inception is one of the best movie had making, I saw like 100 times.
Yeah, but still did not deserve the Oscar.
I enjoyed it, but I prefer “Bertie and Elizabeth.”
YES, and under appreciated Colin Firth is a fine, fine actor.
The Social Network?? Good God you must be joking.. aren't we already overloaded with social media..not Oscar material at all.
I actually do think the King's Speech was a good choice for best picture. And when you consider that it was an independent film compared to the 40 million The Social Network got, it was impressive.
Agreed, I also feel as if The King’s Speech is a more memorable movie in my opinion. While I really did enjoy the Social Network, King’s Speech is a movie that I tend to revisit more often.
I also agree, I love The King’s Speech. I enjoyed more than The Social Network. Plus I always think about this movie as an inspiration for people who stutter like the real King George VI had in his life.
I agree. Kings Speech was a great movie and was totally deserving!
@@deniserodas6848 As someone with a pretty bad stutter. I found the King Speech to be a remarkable movie that inspired me to have more confidence in myself.
King's Speech is truly deserving movie
I actually like Shakespeare in Love but every time I think about it winning best picture over Saving Private Ryan it makes me mad. Saving Private Ryan is one of the best movies ever!
Especially at the time most war movie were like platoon
They got the msg but nothing close to the realism as saving private ryan
I know, same opinion. No disrespect to Shakespeare in love and the whole cast/crew itself. It might be a good movie. But Spielberg should have won it that year with Saving Private Ryan. The movie that brought us the closest to D-Day and the reality of war in WW2. I only put up a big giant 🖕🏻 to mr weinstein for his filthy campaigns to pull over the Best picture and Oscars for his own good, same for the other bad things he has done during his carreer. May he rot away for not having a soul.
I almost never agree with your picks here. Very much looked through today's eyes... And ugh king's speech is a great movie and fighter not so much. But I also think they should get rid of all these awards
Correct. Saving Private Ryan should have won, but Shakespeare in Love is a really solid film.
The Academy doesn't like to pick war pictures for the Oscars so if they get an opportunity to pick something else, say, a light romance set in a historic period, they take it.
IMO, Saving Private Ryan is the best war movie ever made. Shakespeare in Love does not does not even rate a nod for a good movie.
I had barely heard of The King’s Speech before it won. However, after I read the book and then watched the movie, I wholeheartedly agreed that it deserved every Oscar and then some! An amazing movie!!
Still can’t believe that director also made Cats. Wow
I'd like to think there's an alternate reality where Saving Private Ryan won Best Picture instead of Shakespeare In Love.
How about The Think Red Line? Ort Truman Show? You know, the best ones?
@@HAL-vm3wn SPR is better than those.
I’m sure there is.
Blame Harvey Weinstein for that undeserved win. That evil son of b*tch controlled Hollywood for a long time.
@@HAL-vm3wn you can be subjective about the Truman show. But cmon SPR is a better war movie then the thin red line
The real reason "How Green Was My Valley" is on the list is to try and prove that the people at WatchMojo have heard of at least one movie that was made before they were born.
Just said that above. They obviously never heard of 'Around the World in 80 Days.'
Citizen Kane was NEVER going to be considered due to the power of William Randolph Hearst. The movie was seen as an affront to him, and he was so powerful no studio would go against him.
@@kevinbergin9971 Which beat The Searchers. Although The Searchers wasn't nominated. But Giant, The King and I, and The Ten Commandments were.
@@kevinbowen6182 It's times like this we have to remember The Oscars are just an industry award.
you may be right.
The King's Speech was absolutely deserving of the award.
nope King's speech 100% was worthy of winning the award, and dances with Wolves was a beautifully shot, amazing movie.
No
Dances with Wolves was good but the acting was brutal... Goodfellas was way better one of best movies of all time...I agree with Kings Speech totally
The controversy of 1989 was that the movie “Do the right thing” wasn’t even in the academy’s consideration. And that powerful film still profoundly resonates today.
Seen it and not quite. After watching it and witnessing its somewhat pretentiously quirky direction, I can definitely see why Spike Lee has a significant amount of detractors.
@@e-memes808 “why Spike Lee has a significant amount of detractors “?? 🤔 How can you assess that about Lee because of the movie “Do the right thing”?
@@CuzCutz This is apparently a common style for his movies and from watching 'Do the Right Thing' alone, I could see why many wouldn't be too fond of his work. I found the movie OK despite the issues.
@@e-memes808 “many wouldn’t” ? 🤔 perhaps, but that’s hardly the general consensus about Lee,s work. But since you are generalizing, You could probably say that many wouldn’t be too fond of the work of many other highly respected and proven directors.
Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing generated much controversy (mostly from White critics) over then ending of the film where Mookie (The Marion character) refuse to apologize for starting the riot by throwing a garbage can throw of Sal’s Pizza Parlor (that led to it being burnt down) over the unjustified police killing of Radio Raheem. Certain critics and commentators at the time expressed concern that the plot might lead to riots in theaters (or elsewhere) and/or argued that Mookie didn’t “Do the Right Thing” in the end. Others defend Mookie’s action as saving Sals life by redirecting the angry mob towards burning down his restaurant rather then attacking Sal himself. Basically, the IMO underserved controversy (at the time of it’s release) over what the message and moral of the film was likely prevented it from scoring a Best Picture Nom despite it deserving it.
"Film of the decade, The Social Network"...? Absolutely nobody thinks that.
preeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetty sure Mark Zuckerburg does
Lmao lot of people do.what would you say will be the best.many would disagree with you too
@@therealpotpol4027 i'd go black swan for that year, or the fighter, but i am not big on biopics, so i will DQ fighter, would have went Swan or Inception
@@TheGhostofMrArthurs it was either black swan inception or social network.anything over the kings speech
Quentin Tarantino think
Ordinary People, in my mind, was exceptionally deserving. For it's day, the subject matter was WAY ahead of its time. It tackled severe teeenage depression, childhood trauma, piss-poor parenting...and then you have traditional goodie goodie Mary Tyler Moore as the Monster of all Mothers? Epic! Young Timothy Hutton won the Oscar, and he made history as the youngest ever at the time. I think he was 19(?).
No, Tatum O’Neal won in 1973 at the age of 10.
I’ve seen this movie a dozen times and every time I cry. Every single time.
Raging Bull was a completely repellent film. It was indeed the most blatant piece of shameless Oscar bait in decades. The gimmick of having Robert De Niro gain an unhealthy amount of weight (and old-guy makeup)--while undergoing a magical soul transplant from the sadistic brute we'd been watching for two damned hours is a trope no a ten-year-old child would buy. This film was unbearable to watch the first time--I doubt if many went back for a second helping.
I totally agree. I still love Ordinary People and its challenge of the idea that the all American family is a wonderful thing was pretty revolutionary at the time (this was the era of the Brady Bunch after all). The story line of teen suicide was also daring as was the notion that not all mothers are perfect.
Men wet themselves over Robert DN but I cannot fathom why people like Raging Bull. A boxing film where a guy puts on a bunch of weight and punches (pretends to) people. Who cares. Ordinary People is a hundred times better. You have to look at the context of the time it was released. I suspect Watch Mojo producers are all guys in their 20s who can't imagine a world pre year 2000. Read a history book guys.
@@ktwashere5637 i love Ordinary People! This list is bad.. really sounds like people from r/movies who thinks plot twists and gimmicks made good "cinema". The King's Speech also deserves the award.
I loved "How Green Was My Valley" because it taught us how a family should be. I loved this movie.
I teach film and I would have gone for "The Maltese Falcon."
Citizen Kane looks PHENOMENAL, thanks to Gregg Toland, but it is completely cliched...."money can't buy you happiness." Maybe I have seen it too many damn times.
Actually HGWMV is gorgeous too and Roddy McDowall was heartbreakingly adorable...but it too was cliched.
The Academy's issue with "Kane" was that Welles was very young (only 25) at the time, which is young even for now and in 1941, it seemed just crazy. Hollywood also thought Welles was a wild man (don't forget 'The War of the Worlds' radio show) and the Academy loved to throw awards at John Ford (the most winning director ever) who WAS a fantastic director.
But John Huston's "Falcon" had what both of the others missed. It was the FIRST film noir, made Bogart a real star (along with 'Casablanca') and was edited astonishingly well.
No worries, though Huston won a bit later for "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," and even BETTER film with an even better Bogart performance. Please watch it.
Still, no hate for HGWMV. 1941 was simply an embarrassment of riches. Even Wyler's "The Little Foxes," nominated that year as well, was really good.
CITIZEN KANE!!!! was 10 times better!
The King's speech is an old school. But very solid one. No regrets
Shouldnt have won best picture though
I actually love the Kings speech. For people who don't feel like they have a voice in society, and then they have to, that is the ultimate message of the movie.
I really liked the movie , but it doesn't measure up to other movies that year!!
The person who uspposedly doesn't feel he has a voice in society is the literal king of that society. This is laughable
Brokeback Mountain...beautifull and Elephant Man just Brilliant! No Oscars....shame on the Academy voters!
Totally agree!!!
Only time after years of watching Oscars that I jumped up and screamed NNNNNOOOOO at the TV and added many swear words when they picked Crash over this beautiful movie. I’m getting angry just writing this.
@@LostintheTwilightZone Me too.The Elephant man was one of the most moving pictures I have ever seen and Brokeback Mountain was so brave and groundbreaking.
The absolute worst movie to win Best Picture was "Annie Hall." A completely forgotten movie that beat "Star Wars" in 1977. Absolutely ridiculous.
The king’s speech is a great movie and totally deserved that award, idk what the problem
Didnt expect to see athe King's Speech in the list
@Siknd3R ALAM No because no one wants to see a bunch of Harvard Snobs screwing each other.
@Siknd3R ALAM well a lot of people disagree.
I think it's just that all of those movies were great. I don't see why it should be hated, but I could easily see any of those other movies winning it if there was a revote.
It had nothing on inception
I personally thought King’s Speech was amazing, to me definitely deserved an award...
as did I
Same here
I fell asleep on the plane..was a huge snooze..still at least I got some sleep
But Best Picture?
It was a pretty good movie but it did not deserve best picture. It just felt like a real good made for tv movie.
historically, it seems the academy tends to play it relatively safe with the best picture category, but will give the two best screenplay awards (adapted and original) to far more interesting films where they recognise the talent and skill, but can't quite bring themselves to give the best picture award to them. Hence why Citizen Kane won best screenplay, as did the social network, brokeback mountain, Fargo and just about any Tarantino film ever made since 1994.
And yet Shakespeare in Love won Oscars for acting (which was pretty crap) and Best Picture (which it certainly was not) but not for Screenplay. The very funny script, adapted from the Tom Stoppard play, was the only thing that kept that movie afloat.
Though sadly this was not followed through this year with Coda winning Best Adapted Screenplay 🤷♂️
Like Forest Gump over Pulp Fiction? Forest Gump isnt a bad movie. Im always surprised when the Oscars get it right.
THANK YOU for mentioning “Out of Africa”! I loathed that movie, and was absolutely stunned when it won. That was the year “The Color Purple” got robbed.
I can't even listen to the soundtrack (excerpts of which are played on a classical music radio station occasionally). I utterly loathe that movie. The Colour Purple was robbed. But the Academy hated Spielberg. Considered him an 'enfante terrible' because his movies were usually too 'brash' and 'popular'. And he was too young for the honour.
All bullcarp, of course. But his movie and the actors in it were definitely robbed that year.
@@Unknown-rz1sj in retrospect it maybe shouldve at least been nominated. Though at least it got a nom in the category it really deserved to (screenplay) as it was such an original idea
'American Beauty' became one of the best Hollywood movies ever made.
In 2000, it won all 5 Oscars, including 'Best Picture.'
I like American Beauty, very much actually. But, nothing should've won over The Green Mile if it was an option.
@@williamswinson5272 TGM is far too long for its content.
@@williamswinson5272 the green mile or the insider should have won, michael maan would be my pick for best director to
American Beauty is the better movie that Year, the subject matter just triggers modern audiences too much.
@@mmmtsp My goodness, some people in the US are overly sensitive these days, but they all need to stop and use their intelligence. SMH
When this list started, I automatically thought about Crash winning over Brokeback Mountain.
@lolariver: Same goes for Walk The Line stealing from Brokeback
David Cronenberg's Crash rules over Brokeback Mountain.
@@ninfilms Just because you hate gays, yeah??? The film was way better then your crash
@@runalovegood1870 actually I haven't said anything homophobic about Brokeback Mountain. I was making a joke about another Crash film instead of the other Crash film that won the Oscar. Brokeback Mountain is a better acted film than Paul Haggis film. Haggis film is a forgettable film.
As for Cronenberg's controversial film it is a better film than Brokeback Mountain.
Brokeback Mountain wasn’t that good.
I actually liked “The Kings Speech”. I’d like to see a list of Oscar snubs. Example: “A Few Good Men “. Rob Reiner didn’t get nominated yet some how the movie made itself.
I remember watching the King Speech and saying "totally deserved that oscar"
I actually think that King's Speech deserves it's praise.
The Social network best film ever?? Yeah, just after not another teen movie 😂 Oh nooo. Its a good movie, but not as good as the Kings Speech
My favorite
So do I.
I do too! It was a great movie.
Yeah all the alternative they listed for King’s Speech are great movies but not nearly as much as King’s Speech
The Green Mile, Goodfellas and Saving Private Ryan being snubbed is pure rage fuel.
...and Goodfellas has the single greatest long-take in movie history, the part when they go into the nightclub via the back entrance and wind their way through all the hallways, the kitchen and eventually to the table at the stage.
And that was only the 90s! Fast forward to the 2000s and Brokeback Mountain also loses!
Goodfellas and Saving private Ryan sure but im not sure about the green mile
Yeah, Idk about the Green Mile. Definitely wasn't as tight as Shawshank.
The Oscars hates Tom Hanks and Joe Pesci for some reason.
The King’s Speech, was great.
Ordinary People is a great movie and deserving of the 1980 Best Picture Award. My only beef with the Motion Picture Academy is that the real lead actor in the movie is actually Timothy Hutton and yet he was nominated as "best supporting actor".
On a side note, there’s an episode of Seinfeld where everybody loves English Patient, but Elaine despises it for no good reason.
That’s one of my favorite episodes from the English patient
No. Elaine thought it was too long. It was drawn out. Nothing happened for too long. Her reason(s) was given in the episode.
tbh i thought it was pointless film. not my favorite nor like it, i see oscar as a political/popularity contest, and still cant believe citizen kane didnt win.
Hahaha, i remember Elaine's line during the movie "why don't you just die already???"
“You made out during Schindler’s List!?”
The Kings speech is an amazing movie
true!
I loved The Kings speech. Ive watched it multiple times.
@@terrypogue and no ragging on Green Book ! it was outstanding and fully deserved it's award ! and not just cuz I have seen 3 times already ! LOL
Guys at WM highly overrate the Social network imo, greatest movie of the decade???seriously 🙁
The King's Speech was an absolutely deserved win. Great script, even more grandiose actors (playing at their best) - memorable and very entertaining. To me, none of the other nominees that year (and only a handful altogether) compare...
A Beautiful Mind is well deserving of praise. Russel Crowe had such a masterful performance.
No way it should’ve beat Fellowship of the Ring
@@gandalfthegrey7146 it is a bizarre comparison. I very much enjoyed all the Rings movies. I wonder what the criteria was for scoring
"Rose bud..."
One of the most famous lines in Hollywood film history.
ya
Not as good as "Pizza Time"
Not as good as "Pizza Time"
Too bad no one was in the room to hear it.
Peter: It was his sled. His sled from when he was a kid. There. I just saved you two long boobless hours.
100% agree with "Crash" being the biggest mistake.
David Cronenberg,s 1995 movie "Crash' is well worth checking out.
Crash is about race and police and misunderstanding and crimes stuffs which are definitely the Oscar baits.
I was saying Shakespeare in love is the biggest mistake in Oscar history this being a close second
Agree- “Brokeback Mountain” was robbed.
It's pretty remarkable that 1998 Oscar talk gets stuck in Private Ryan vs. Shakespeare in Love territory when The Thin Red Line was the best nominee and movies like Rushmore, The Big Lebowski, Out of Sight, Pi, There's Something About Mary, and the Truman Show weren't even nominated.
I thought Ryan was excellent, but prefer Thin Red Line.
I love Brokeback Mountain, and I think it deserved Best Picture, but I also really like Crash. I don't think it deserves the hate it's gotten, especially since it was mostly reconciled by Moonlight winning.
My thoughts exactly.
Nahhhh the kings speech is still better than the social network IMO. I still like social network but I LOVE Kings speech. It deserved all of the awards it got
It deserved the Best Actor and maybe the Best Director but the movie was nothing special. It was a basic biopic.
@@rachitsah8305 disagree 👍
You like it just because it is about kings- we should ban any kings in UK!!! I hate this history!
@@runalovegood1870 sorry, I actually like it cuz it’s a good movie. What a thought 😂
you have the wrong opinion
The King’s Speech is amazing, wtf!
It is, but over The Social Network, Inception, or Black Swan? Nope.
@@doctorbananashooter 100% over all three of those, especially Black Swan which was an incoherent mess with no real plot.
@@StephBubblesWhats so special about kings speech
I think Inception , and The social network was better the majority of the world think that but TKS was also good
IFKR
Green Book was a heartwarming film. It deserved best picture.
I wholeheartedly agree. It is a great movie.
I agree.
I only agree with a few of these. I think the worst choice ever was Gladiator. But I do love one line in this video: "Citizen Kane is the Citizen Kane of movies." That's just brilliant.
Fargo should have won instead of The English Patient.
Oh yaaaah? 😋
I think so too.
Ive never made it through The English Patient. I tried. Dull as dishwater. The most boring film ive ever seen.
@@TheWaynos73 It might have been a decent film if they'd chopped at least 60 minutes out of it. As Elaine in Seinfeld said of it "why won't he just die already!". I thought the book overrated too - and it won the Booker (sorta the equivalent of the Oscar for novels).
I started to watch The English Patient but got distracted with watching my grass grow.
@@karabowman811 English patient was a beautiful film in a wartime setting that didn't have to be overly bloody unlike that horror in Fargo.
"The Academy was in love with Shakespeare in Love, but the rest of us wanted to keep it platonic"
Okay, Shakespeare In Love was the Academy’s darling but giving Paltrow the Oscar in stead of Kate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth was a travesty!!!
who else remembers "Annie Hall" getting the award over "Star Wars"?
Yeah... but Annie Hall is absolutely terrific.
The reason i overlook that choice is Star Wars’ reputation benefited
from hindsight. Back then it seemed a pretty great sci-fi hit, but not the masterpiece its seen as now. That came in years after.
I do and I was mad at the time. But "Annie Hall" is terrific, the best of what Woody Allen does. I agree that "Star Wars" 's reputation benefitted a lot from hindsight re-evaluation.
Kings Speech and Beautiful Minds were great movies.
The kings speech absolutely deserved it. Fantastic movie.
Social Network, Black Swan and Inception are better films imo
Hmm no, I think TKS deserved best lead actor and probably even directing but definitely not Best Picture. The Social Network seems to me just more memorable. I respect it tho
Social network should've won
I'd have accepted Social Network winning but I was rooting for Inception. That film influenced me like no film ever has.
I never even heard of the movie until it won.
I think green book is a really good movie. People often overlook that mahershala Ali's character has a great arc in the film.
That's probably the reason why Mahershala Ali won the Best Actor award, and that's fine and he deserved it. But the film winning Best Picture? It was a mistake.
@@missdeejay I don’t disagree with that but what makes him work (for me) is equal parts acting and the writing of the character.
I agree, It was fantastic!
@@missdeejay Like, BlacKkKlansman or Roma or The Favourite should won the award for Best Picture.
Agreed. At least in Green Book we see Mahershala Ali from the 15th minute of the film until the touching ending, not like in Moonlight where he dominates the 1st magnificent third of the movie and then suddenly disappears the other 2 thirds (and we never know how and why his character departs).
Ordinary People is one of the best films I have ever seen. Mary Tyler Moore's performance was extraordinary.
Yes she was amazing
The King's Speech and A Beautiful Mind were both very deserving of the award.
The philosophy of American Beauty isn't so black and white, the story and the characters are more complex then this video presents. Still one of my favorite movies
That may be true... but The Green Mile was a better and more deserving film to win
@@rodrigosanchez2537 I don't think it's clear-cut. American beauty is hurt because it starred Kevin Spacey . 10 years ago I didn't even hear this argument.
I still enjoy rewatching American beauty every once in awhile because it has some funny parts. Green Mile is over 3 hours of intense, sad, and dark viewing. It's a rough rewatch
Same here. Not to mention the cinematography and score are incredible. I was obsessed with this movie when it came out and I still hold it in pretty high regard. Obviously, Kevin Spacey has soured it for me a little, but that movie was so much more than just his performance, and it holds a special place in my heart.
@@NepEnut Kevin Spacey hasn't done anything, and cancel culture owes him an apology
As far as his acting, he is great in every role he's done
American Beauty deserves the Oscar! It was the best of that year. Complex, flawed characters and a compelling story about family, love and life! The Screenplay, score, cinematography and performances are sooooo good!
Saving Private Rayan was straight up robbed. The opening sequence alone was one of the most realistic depictions of how gruesome the battlefield was in WWII. The only reason SIL won was because it’s a damn period piece, and the fact that Weinstein was one of the heads of the Academy.
I think the only reason it lost best picture was because Steven Spielberg, just minutes before the announcement for best picture, had won the Oscar for best Director for SPR. I don't think the Academy wanted SPR to win both top honors. These award shows are rigged.
@@cunard61 it’s well documented that SIL won over SPR because Harvey Weinstein knew how to run a winning campaign for best picture and he did.
Its bullshit and the biggest mistake the Academy will EVER make not to give SPR Best Picture are you effing kidding me?
@@cunard61 I mean, the Academy normally doesn't mind it if a movie wins both honors, such that it's consider an upset if the Best Direct did not direct the Best Picture winner. We know who won it -- Harvey Weinstein. No big mystery there.
I disagree. Saving Private Ryan had a shocking, spectacular combat scene on the beach, but followed that with a number of errors. I will not watch Saving Private Ryan again. I will gladly watch Shakespeare in Love.
I can't believe Dead Poet's Society didn't win such a great movie
1 name . ROBIN WILLIAMS
LOVED Ordinary People. As a teen, I totally related to Conrad and reread the book during tough times.
There was movies that had the same theme as that movie that won, and it is a relatable movie.
Me too. its a beautiful film and I think i am actually angry at Watch Molo for including it on this list. F*** Raging Bull.
Sorry...Raging Bull had the best acting in history no one really remembers Ordinary People it was very Ordinary!
DISAGREE
The King’s Speech was a great movie and it deserves any awards it got.
Jack Nicholson presenting Best Picture to Crash and reacting after is legendary.
My favorites, Brokeback Mountain, The Green Mile (Stephen King) and Fargo were all snubbed for adequate but less worthy movies. And I never saw Citizen Cane but I've heard so much about it because they teach it in every film school curriculum it must be the standard for "Best Picture". It seems odd it lost, especially to "How Green Is My Valley". I've never heard of this movie and I watch a lot of TCM.
How can Judie Dench win an award for 8 min appearance? It was a guest appearance in the movie at best
I find it ironic that Out of Africa won best picture, beating out the movie that focused specifically on people of African descent (The Color Purple).
The answer to your question is in the comment itself.
When Jack Nicholson announced Crash as the Best Picture winner, I was utterly shook. Brokeback Mountain was incredibly superior in overall quality. The director of Crash: Paul Haggis even said afterwards his film didn’t deserve to win the top prize. I read rumors many of those responsible for voting in the Best Picture category were turned off by the same gender romance themes, opting to vote for something for conservative.
Crash was good in its own way. But it got way too much attention compared to Ang Lee’s masterpiece. He who supposedly was incredibly disappointed in the loss. To me, this is the worst upset in Best Picture Oscar history. And The Artist was fabulous by the way. What the hell are you smoking over at WatchMojo? Seriously. I saw that in theaters feeling it was an absolute delight from beginning to end. Not just for being a throwback. It’s ideals felt so sincere.
I’m so glad the Return of the King got all the love it deserved
Yeah though I thought it was dumb because they gave it to return as basically for the whole series but what if say another film that probably deserved that came out and won the award so really it is great it did win but the way they did it was dumb. I also I think it is db that a lot of the time is a film does great at the box office that usually means it isn't going to win much sure there is some exceptions but not many
I loved, and still love, Out of Africa. I love the music, the cinematography, the love story, Robert Redford, even the little pet owl. Despite what WatchMojo thinks, I rewatch it every once in awhile, but I tend not to watch the end, not because I'm bored, but because it's too damned sad.
Mojo, Out of Africa was based on Dinesen's book. It wasn't meant to show current day themes. It was a period piece and the main character learned to see the real people and their country.
@@rhyta5042 that's cancel culture for ya. I don't understand why everything, even in the past, has to be in line with contemporary ways of thinking. How can we learn to go forward if we don't have a past for the point of reference?
@@FzHnn Very true. It is easier to ignore the lessons there and then we learn nothing.
My grandmother took me to see it. She loved that movie so much. I suppose I like it for sentimental reasons. It reminds me of her.
For YEARS the academy was in the “We hate Marty Scorsese” club... for reasons I can’t figure out. Otherwise he would have TONS of Oscars for direction and Best Picture.
Add Christopher Nolan to that group as well. He was the only one brave enough to do something for cinema during pandemic lockdown and they still did him dirty.
@@TheBakerDB so sad
@@TheBakerDB honestly I think he's too smart for the academy... They can't understand his films.
Agreed. The Departed was a great movie, but was by no means the movie he should've gotten his first directing Oscar for.
you are hated when you dont play their game ...
Kings Speech and A Beautiful Mind were absolutely brilliant
I agree with you!!!!
@@laurieroach2127 Thank you
Sting won over the exorcist especially when the exorcist shook the entire world and became the first horror movie to made an impact at the Oscars that year was a joke.
The King’s Speech, in my opinion, was much better than The Social Network.
6:51"the dad in the midlife crisis spawning over his daugthers friend didn't age super well..." did you even understand the movie
Yup talk about missing the point, it was never treated as anything else but super creepy.
exactly
No. They did not. None of these are overly moral or endearing people. Everyone in the film is damaged in some way and hiding it under a veneer of normalcy...well except for Ricky. The beauty is in accepting that damage. Its an amazing film and makes sense why woke culture turns against it. My main problem with woke culture is that everyone that brushes against a demographic seems to have to be shining examples of that demographic instead of just as damaged as everyone else.
American Beauty is a great film. its inclusion was just watchmojo being watchmojo.
(Spoiler ahead).....Why does no one knocking this movie ever notice that the "dad in midlife crises fawning over his daughter's friend" sees the error of his ways before the stories' end? When he gets his big chance to be with this young "fantasy girl", he finds he cannot go through with it and sends her away.I think the MPAA is going to have to invent a rating just for those of the new "woke" culture who can't process any information that shows flawed people to be capable of change.
"The Color Purple" absolutely deserved to win.
In today's woke and BLM culture, it would have won every award.
It absolutely did deserve to win. It stands the test of time. And is a staple film that a lot of us grew up watching. It's watched by every generation. We still quote that movie's lines to this day. I didn't even remember what movies were in the best picture category that year. Color Purple deserved more. 💜
Uh, "Back To The Future" came out the same year.
Same with Whoppi Goldberg for "The Color Purple". She was robbed, should be the first or the second, instead of Halle Berry.
@@eddiejc1 The Color Purple was an easy pick that year. I love Back to the future, but because its one of my favourite movies dosnt make it a winner for best picture, then you have to do alot more than just entertain
You should look out for "Alternate Oscars," by Danny Peary. True, it's REALLY outdated (it's a 1993 book) and desperately needs an update, but it's a great book. Warning: lotsa spoilers if you haven't seen the films.
This is a SOLID list! I was thinking, "They better mention Dances With Wolves," and although it was only an Honorable Mention, I am satisfied.
if Social Network was your favorite of the decade you didn't watch many films in the decade.
Yes, it's not even the best film of the year. I don't know why it has so many fans. The characters aren't likeable.
It might not be the absolute best but it is definetely one of the best.Finchers best work along with zodiac
It's a good movie but if I had to choose between this and the King's Speech, I'd choose the latter any day
What's your pick for the best of the decade?
@@davidz2808 a movie doesn't need to have super likeable characters... it's supposed to be a critique of Mark Zuckerberg
The fact that Driving Miss Daisy won best picture while Glory wasn’t even nominated for it is mind boggling.
DMD is one of the most boring films.
Yes. Glory had so many great performances in it. Morgan Freeman, Matthew Broderick, and of Denzel Washington did amazing. That scene when Denzel's charector is being whipped and he has one man tear that drops down his cheek. It still makes me catch my breath. And of course the campfire scene where they're all singing is a classic.
@@_kim123 As Much as I love Glory... I still have issues watching the end because every time I think to myself..."WHO THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA?????" LOL
@@patriecebarton7721 It is based on historical reality.....you may not like the ending, but that IS what happened!!!
@@davidz2808 Only if you cannot relate to people who have emotions, feelings, growing pains, adjusting to changes in their lives!! Learning about other people and how their lives differ from your own!!! I know,. for some of you if there aren't things blowing up, people being killed, car chases etc. it is just boring.......but I find those films boring....repetitive and with out any social redemption!!!
Though my personal vote for 2010's best picture would've been Black Swan, The King's Speech is an excellent movie in it's own right; and yes....I thought it was better than The Social Network.
Keep in mind that Citizen Kane lost because William Randolph Herst leaned on the Academy to deny it the big prize (after he failed to block its nomination) because he felt the movie was mocking him.
that is exactly what happened
he threatened a lot of studio heads that he would expose stars, directors, producers and studio heads in his papers
American Beauty definitely deserved it ❤️
I strongly agree with you.
I have to agree with Mojo on this one. I really like American Beauty, it's a great movie and always will be. But, nothing should've won over The Green Mile if it was an option that year.
Agreed
@@williamswinson5272 TGM is too long & slow.
Yes indeed.
American Beauty is a good movie and the whole movie is a criticism on the American Family at that time
agreed but still is not best picture material
I wouldn't say the film criticizes
the American family.
It simply refuses to present them
as picture-perfect & ideal,
much like a previous Oscar winner--
"Ordinary People".
They also share a cinematographer--
Conrad Hall.
@@QuIqUe190m the guy in the video makes the movie sound as it was trash but it is actually good. I agree in not deserving to win
I loved American Beauty at the time but it hasn't aged well. It dialed up the pretentiousness a bit too much. At the time I was willing to look past that but not anymore.
@@ricahrdb
I never found it pretentious.
Driving Miss Daisy was an excellent film, because of of the important details the movie held. As Time progressed throughout the film so did the background along with the changing of the technology to the changing of the styles of clothing as a transition from the late 1940s to the late 1970s. It was one of the details the academy noticed about the movie and one of the reasons why he was selected.
It was awesome! Thank God the Academy made a "mistake".
The King's Speech is one of the greatest movies ever made, in every aspect. WHO R THESE FOOLS?!?!?!
A few years after Crash won for best picture, one of the producers of the movie said that it shouldn't have won.😮
I cried when brokeback didn't win
I liked Crash but then I saw Brokeback Mountain. It was the better film. Giving it to Crash was a cop out.
Yes, Paul Haggis, the writer of Crash, knew they didn't deserve it
He was wrong.
@Seth Wilson Actually it was shown at the Toronto International Film Fest in 2004 and given a theatrical release in May 2005, while Brokeback in December 2005, so they were eligible for the Oscars. Film Fests do not count as a theatrical release as they serve as a preview for the film before given a wide release.
The King's Speech is amazing and 100% deserved the Oscar. One of the best of the last decade.
What about Toy Story 3 or The Social Network?
I saw English patient 5 times while it was still in the theaters. One of my all time favorites.
I have no idea why this movie gets the hate. It's the same dynamic as between "The King's Speech" and "The Social Network." I wouid argue that "Fargo" and "The Social Network" push new ways of looking at film and both were terrific. I personally feel that each should have won Best Picture in their respective years.
But that doesn't cancel out the fact that "The English Patient" is well made. It tackles significant themes (war, colonialism, cultural colonialism), it's well written and acted and the production values, especially the cinematography, are high. It's a solid if predictable Oscar winner.
Sorry I agree with Elaine in Seinfeld
I think Driving Miss Daisy belongs on the list. That said, the narrator ignores the fact that the real disappointment about this film's win was the fact that Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing--a contemporary, raw, and visually stunning film that took a harder look at racism--was all but completely shut out at the Oscars. Kim Basinger even commented on this during the year's ceremonies. How this isn't mentioned is a bit frustrating.
The fact the king speech won over the Social Network and Inception is mind blowing
The fact that Tom Hooper won over David Fincher is more than mindblowing wtf
And that Tom Hooper made that godawful Cats movie when he's a Best Director winner. What a hack!
Yeah 2010 was an awesome year for film: Inception, Toy Story 3, Black Swan, The Social Network, How To Train Your Dragon, Kick-Ass, Shutter Island, Jackass 3 and loads more
That movie beat some of the best movies of 2010s like wtf 💀
Whoever wants God to guide him to Islam
A Beautiful Mind does not deserve to be in this list, it's a great movie!
Watchmojo makes the point that many of these movies were actually good ones - they just stole the prize from even better ones. I'd put ABM in that category (even if it did misunderstand what a Nash equilibrium is)
After I saw it, I sent a complimentary email to John Nash
I mean it’s not bad, it’s just hard bait and Mulholland Drive, Fellowship of the Ring and Gosford Park are all better
@@haroldandmod Muholland Drive is terrible, in my opinion. Honestly, I've never understood the hype over that crappy mess! I agree about the others, even so A Beautiful Mind is still a great movie
You missed "The Hurt Locker" vs "Avatar". Big snub since the directors of both films used to be married to one another.
Avatar is a visual spectacle. I truly think it deserve best director but not best picture. The story is very plain and very common, nothing original.
@@skyscraper7664 yeah id argue Cameron perhaps still deserved best director. Its a bit like people who think LA Confidential shouldve won best picture over Titanic often still feel Titanic deserved best director. Regarding Bigelow and Cameron, they stayed on OK terms, making Strange Days together post-divorce. If you watch his reaction when she won, he was immediately up on his feet cheering.
The King's Speech was great!
Citizen Kane probably lost because it was ahead of its time. At least in cinematography.
CItizen Kane lost because it was a direct insult aimed at a powerful media mogul. It's inherent hollywood politics were going to make it a hard thing for the academy to pick.
I think Orson wells not being liked was a big factor.
No, it lost because of William Randolph Hearst as the story of Citizen Kane is basically a parody/insult of Hearst. Hearst who basically owned most newspapers across the country blacklisted the movie from his newspapers and made threats against the Hollywood studios who then turned against Welles because of it. It was complete political sabotage to the movie and its award chances. If that didn't happen, Citizen Kane probably would have won all 9 Oscars it was up for.
I think Orson Wells' being a narcisitic arshole may have factored into the equation.
I seem to remember reading an article about how the voting model for the Oscars is part of the reason why a lot of these movies came to win. I wish I could remember where I saw it, but it essentially came down to “you want to be the outright obvious winner, or the third best movie, because the way the voting works gives the third best movie a huge advantage in years where the top spot is being contested by two front runners”. Like, their point system means two good movies can end up outvoting each other and allowing a mediocre movie to come out ahead on points
1989 was one of the best years for cinema. But as great as Born on the Fourth of July, My Left Foot, Dead Poets Society, and Field of Dreams were, Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing was the absolute best film of 1989.
1989 was one of the worst years in cinema history. Only Spike Lee fanboys believe that his mediocre film should won an oscar. Spike is only a clown. Very dumb person also. The best film that year was clearly MY LEFT FOOD.
It was disappointing to see "The King's Speech", my favourite film on this list. I am however thrilled to see that many posting here agree that it absolutely deserved its Best Picture Oscar win.
Agreed, I really like "The King's Speech". It's not the stuffy costume drama portrayed here at all.
Id have maybe said a tie that year. I thought both that movie and The Social Network were brilliant in different ways, and better than the other nominees.
I loved the kings speech
I watched The Artist, and I say it deserved the Best Picture win.
It's about old Hollywood, but it's not just that. It tells the story of those whose acting careers were destroyed by the advent of "talkies." Some people could not make the transition, and The Artist is a love letter to those people.
It was a gimmick movie and boring
@@andu1854
Your wrong opinion is noted. While you have the right to said wrong opinion, I will still classify your wrong opinion as "WRONG."
The Artist still holds up. I watched it about a month ago. I was blown away when I first saw it in theatre and watching it from home it still feels so unique and special. The performances are beyond charming. I watched this list on my TV and came back to it on my computer just to see if The Artist was going to get any love. Thank you.
@@andu1854 Yeeeep, Oscar bait that was 100% successfull. appealing to old hollywood bullshit
@@isaacgleeth3609 cringey
Other than the person who wrote the script for this, I'm not sure who hates the movies.
However, I think I see a pattern:
Winner: Ordinary people (set in and about USA)
He prefers Raging Bull (set in and about USA)
Elephant man gets a mention (not set in or about USA)
Winner: English Patient (not set in or about USA. He calls is 'Pretentious')
Prefers Jerry Maguire and Fargo (set in and about USA)
Winner: Kings Speech (not set in or about USA)
Prefers Black Swan, The Fighter and Inception (set in and about USA)
Award: Out of Africa (not set in or about USA)
He prefers Colour Purple (set in and about USA)
Award: Driving Miss Daisy (set in and about USA)
He prefers Fourth of July, Dead Poets Society and Field of Dreams (set in and about USA) but also My Left Foot (not set in or about USA)
Award: Green Book
He says the actual favourite was A Star is Born (set in and about USA) but includes Roma as an option (not set in and about USA)
Award: American Beauty.
The rationale isn't the same as the others.
He prefers The Green Mile instead (set in and about USA)
Award: How Green Was My Valley (not set in and about USA)
He prefers Citizen Kane (set in and about USA)
Award: Shakespeare in Love (not set in and about USA)
He thinks a more deserving movie would have been Saving Private Ryan (set in and about USA)
I remember shouting and cursing when Jack said crash. I went to bed furious that night
I was enjoying this clip until they said “the best film of the decade, The Social Network” 🤦🏻♂️
I wanna take what the narrator is taking. 😅🤣
Exactly. Like, literally there was LOTR trilogy, Broke back mountain, and many more that I can't think of right now...
I enjoyed both King's speech and sociol network very much but king's speech is my comfort movie and I've seen it many times but can't get myself to watch social network again...
I'm sorry, but I can't bring myself to disagree with Green Book's Best Picture win. It had show-stealing performances, a surprisingly strong screenplay, and decently executed social commentary.
Also, I didn't like any of the other nominees to the level of Green Book.
It's just a shame that we choose to diminish success and accomplishment just because we, as individuals, disagree. I'll admit, sometimes I fall into this trap. But it's not something that looks well.
I personally don't remember anybody complaining about THE KING'S SPEECH winning. If anything, critics praised the SOCIAL NETWORK more than audiences did and I love that film as well, but the chances of it actually winning the top prize was almost slim because of the generational gap. ..that doesn't mean THE KING'S SPEECH was not worthy, it absolutely was.