Oscar winner for Best Picture (what was a fair win and what should have won)
Best picture's That i have not seen:
Anything before 1954
Marty
Around the World in 80 Days
GiGi
Tom Jones
oliver
Midnight Cowboy
The Godfather
The Godfather Part 2
The Deer Hunter
Ordinary people
Platoon
The Last Emperor
Braveheart
Shakespeare in Love
Gladiator
Crash
No Country for old Men
slumdog Millionaire
The Hurt Locker
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Anything before 1954
Marty
Around the World in 80 Days
GiGi
Tom Jones
oliver
Midnight Cowboy
The Godfather
The Godfather Part 2
The Deer Hunter
Ordinary people
Platoon
The Last Emperor
Braveheart
Shakespeare in Love
Gladiator
Crash
No Country for old Men
slumdog Millionaire
The Hurt Locker
PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS
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- DirectorElia KazanStarsMarlon BrandoKarl MaldenLee J. CobbAn ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims.fair win. need I say more?
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsWilliam HoldenAlec GuinnessJack HawkinsBritish POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.Fair win. It needed some trimming, it got boring. But, it's overall look was excellent, and the values were top notch (acting, direction).
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsMarilyn MonroeTony CurtisJack LemmonAfter two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.Ben-Hur was the winner for the 1959 best picture Osacr. I loved Ben-Hur, but i felt this film was better. It wasn't even nominated for best picture!
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonShirley MacLaineFred MacMurrayA Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.Fair Win. Billy Wilder did a great job with this film
- DirectorJerome RobbinsRobert WiseStarsNatalie WoodGeorge ChakirisRichard BeymerTwo youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.Fair Win. a little over rated, but it was visually stunning.
- DirectorRobert MulliganStarsGregory PeckJohn MegnaFrank OvertonAtticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a Black man against an undeserved rape charge, and tries to educate his young children against prejudice.Lawrence of Arabia was the winner of the 1962 Best picture oscar, but I felt this film had so much more quality to it, and I also did not like Lawrence of Arabia too much. i felt it was extremely overrated and super boring.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsAudrey HepburnRex HarrisonStanley HollowayIn 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.fair win. It got a little boring, but the direction, production value, and rex harrison's performance were what saved it.
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie AndrewsChristopher PlummerEleanor ParkerA young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.Fair Win, but Doctor Zhivago came extremely close
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsPaul ScofieldWendy HillerRobert ShawThe story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.Fair win. It was a bit slow in spots, but compared to the other films that year, it was the best.
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsSidney PoitierRod SteigerWarren OatesA black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.Fair win. This was very hard though, because the Graduate was also a film that should have won the award. But, as for picture, this one was better, but the Graduate rightfully won Best director.
- DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsGeorge C. ScottKarl MaldenStephen YoungThe World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S. Patton.Fair win. Need I say more?
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsGene HackmanRoy ScheiderFernando ReyA pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.Fair Win. Clockwork Orange was close, but I felt this film had better editing and appeal
- DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsPaul NewmanRobert RedfordRobert ShawTwo grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.Fair Win all the way.
- DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael BerrymanIn the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.In my opinion, this film is probably the most deserved winner of the best picture. Total fair win
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungA small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.Fair win. Network was a little boring and too political, and All the presidents men cam really close.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherLuke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.This was a hard decision, but I had to make it. Annie hall won the gold for 1977, but I felt this film had better production value and direction. the visuals are magnificent, and Harrison Ford is excellent.
- DirectorRobert BentonStarsDustin HoffmanMeryl StreepJane AlexanderAfter his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.Totally fair win. people argue that Apocalypse Now should have won, but this film has such good production value, and amazing acting. It also had excellent direction and script. It was an excellent movie.
- DirectorMark RydellStarsKatharine HepburnHenry FondaJane FondaNorman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.Chariots of Fire took home the gold, and I don't know what the academy was thinking. this film clearly deserved it. In all areas, it was a truly excellent film
- DirectorSydney PollackStarsDustin HoffmanJessica LangeTeri GarrMichael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.Gandhi took home the gold, but this goes to show once again that the academy doesn't really like comedy. This film was better than Gandhi in my opinion, and it was Best Picture worthy. it should have won.
- DirectorJames L. BrooksStarsShirley MacLaineDebra WingerJack NicholsonFollows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her daughter's family problems.Fair win. It totally deserved the award.
- DirectorMilos FormanStarsF. Murray AbrahamTom HulceElizabeth BerridgeThe life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.Fair win. It sagged in the 2nd half, but overall, it was an excellent film
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsHarrison FordKelly McGillisLukas HaasWhile protecting an Amish boy - who is the sole witness to a brutal murder - and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life is threatened.Out of Africa took the gold, and it did not deserve it. Witness was Harrison Ford's best role, and Peter Weir did an excellent job with this film. it should have won1
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsDustin HoffmanTom CruiseValeria GolinoAfter a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.Fair win. Excellent film. Barry Levinson's crowning achievement
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsMorgan FreemanJessica TandyDan AykroydAn old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.Fair win, but Born on the 4th of July came extremely close
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroRay LiottaJoe PesciThe story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.Dances With Wolves took home the gold, and it was an excellent film, but I felt between the 2, Goodfellas was more worthy. Dances With Wolves is good though. I'm not saying it was bad.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott GlennA young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.Fair win. It totally deserved the award.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodGene HackmanMorgan FreemanRetired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner Ned Logan and a young man, The "Schofield Kid."Fair win,. Excellent movie
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen KingsleyIn German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.fair Win. Need I say more?
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. JacksonThe lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.Forrest Gump won the gold, but i liked this film better. Forrest was great, but pulp fiction had more meat to it
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.The English patient won the gold, but this film was so much better. this film was the worthy one for the award, and i was shocked it did not win it
- DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.Only a fair win in terms of visuals and direction and production values. If I were to set these aside, I feel "As Good As it Gets" deserved the gold
- DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora BirchA sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.fair win. Excellent film
- DirectorRon HowardStarsRussell CroweEd HarrisJennifer ConnellyA mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.Fair win. slightly slow, but very appealing
- DirectorRob MarshallStarsRenée ZellwegerCatherine Zeta-JonesRichard GereTwo death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.Fair Win. The Pianist came really close, but i felt this was a slight bit more enjoyable. It and excellent performances, direction, and editing.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodViggo MortensenIan McKellenGandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.Fair win. a visual feast
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsHilary SwankClint EastwoodMorgan FreemanFrankie, an ill-tempered old coach, reluctantly agrees to train aspiring boxer Maggie. Impressed with her determination and talent, he helps her become the best and the two soon form a close bond.Fair win. Excellent movie
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioMatt DamonJack NicholsonAn undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.Fair win. An excellent movie. probably scorsese's best, but I compare this to goodfellas, and they tie.
- DirectorTom HooperStarsColin FirthGeoffrey RushHelena Bonham CarterThe story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.Fair win in the sense of acting and screenplay, and also direction. many films came really close.