Oscar Atrocities!! Can't Believe they Won(Lost)!

topherBR1 · 07-08-2005, 05:51 PM

What's your biggest Oscar crime? Mine has got to be Saving Private Ryan being snubbed in favor of Shakespeare In Love for best picture in '99.

WTF?

Tornado · 07-08-2005, 06:06 PM

Chicago winning Best Picture in 2003. What a joke. The Two Towers, Gangs of New York, and the Pianist were all better films.

iv3rdawG · 07-08-2005, 06:11 PM

Ya, the Pianist should have taken that bad boy.

Ramplate · 07-08-2005, 07:29 PM

My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion won best song instead of How Can I Live Without You by Tricia Yearwood
That song got robbed

Dilophosaurus89 · 07-08-2005, 07:52 PM

2004: Best Director Clint Eastwood. Scorsesse is a far better and worthy candidate.

2002: Chicago as Best Picture. Gangs of New York for me and Best Actor Adrian Brody, Daniel-Day Lewis had no equal that year.

Tornado · 07-08-2005, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dilophosaurus89

2004: Best Director Clint Eastwood. Scorsesse is a far better and worthy candidate.

Yes, Scorsese is a better director most of the time. But, not this past year as I and obviously the Academy felt. While the Aviator was very well done, Eastwood created a better film in Million Dollar Baby.

Scorsese has had some bad luck though. Been nominated, what, five times now? Hasn't won yet though.

Inferno · 07-08-2005, 10:18 PM

Forrest Gump over The Shawshank Redemption

Russell Crowe being snubbed for The Insider, then the apology oscar the following year for the more ordinary performance in Gladiator.

Glordreen · 07-08-2005, 10:31 PM

-Shakespeare In Love over Saving Private Ryan, worst ever.
-A Beautiful Mind over The Fellowship of the Ring
-Chicago over Two Towers and The Pianist
-Steven Sodebergh winning Best Director over Reidley Scott in 2000.
-Michael Caine for Cider House Rules winning over Tom Cruise for Magnolia, I cant belive that actually happened.

the elmo zombie · 07-08-2005, 10:35 PM

uma thurman no nomination for kill bill 2 and david caridine also for kb2. thy should have both been nominated

chewie · 07-08-2005, 11:12 PM

1976 - Peter Finch over Robert De Niro
1980 - Ordinary People over Raging Bull
1981 - Chariots of Fire over Raiders of the Lost Ark
1990 - Dances with Wolves over Goodfellas
1996 - The English Patient over Fargo
1997 - Titanic over L.A. Confidential
1998 - Shakespeare in Lover over Saving Private Ryan
1998 - Roberto Benigni over Tom Hanks and Edward Norton

Glordreen · 07-09-2005, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by chewie

1998 - Roberto Benigni over Tom Hanks and Edward Norton

and Ian Mckellen.

FilmJerk · 07-09-2005, 12:42 AM

Crowe should of won for The Insider, Denzel should of won for The Hurricane
LOTR sweeping, overrated movie, Mystic River was by far the better film

Doomsday · 07-09-2005, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Dilophosaurus89

2004: Best Director Clint Eastwood. Scorsesse is a far better and worthy candidate.

This is what I hate. "Scorcese hasn't won yet so they should give it to him now." No no no no, thats not how it works. No one should be given an award because they never got one before. That's what honorary awards are for. Even if Scorcese is a much better director (which he most certainly is not) if Eastwood's direction was better, he should get it no matter how many times Scorcese lost.

Doomsday · 07-09-2005, 01:32 AM

Well my picks...

Best Pics:
ROTK over Mystic River
Titanic over EVERYTHING
The Greatest Show on Earth over The Quiet Man
Driving Miss Daisy over Glory (even though it wasn't even nominated)
Forrest Gump over Shawshank Redemption (this one's debatable, but I personally liked Shawshank better)

Kronos · 07-09-2005, 04:38 AM

ILM not winning an oscar for more than 10 years!

Neverending · 07-09-2005, 05:22 AM

The Deer Hunter winning Best Picture. Deer Hunter is one of the most overrated films of all-time! Also, what about Alfred Hitchcock never winning an Oscar? What was that all about?!

LOTRNUT04 · 07-09-2005, 05:31 AM

^yeah, that blows my mind...

cerealkiller182 · 07-09-2005, 12:15 PM

i dont really kno the competition, but marrisa tomei winning for My Cousin Vinny. How'd that movie make it to the oscars. I mean i laughed, i enjoyed it, but oscar worthy...idont think so

iv3rdawG · 07-09-2005, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by the elmo zombie

uma thurman no nomination for kill bill 2 and david caridine also for kb2. thy should have both been nominated

Man that was a huge dissapointment, and Carradine not winning.

neo11 · 07-09-2005, 01:36 PM

Annie Hall winning best picture. Star Wars should've blown it away.

Warren · 07-09-2005, 01:55 PM

-How Green Was My Valley over Citizen Kane
-My Fair Lady over Dr.Strangelove
-Oliver winning, 2001 not nominated
-Kramer vs Kramer over Apocalypse Now
-Driving Miss Daisy over My Left Foot
-The English Patient over Fargo
-Titanic over LA Confidential
-Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan
-Chicago over all that were nominated
-Art Carney over Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman
-Julia Roberts over Ellen Burstyn

topherBR1 · 07-09-2005, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Warren

-Kramer vs Kramer over Apocalypse Now
-Driving Miss Daisy over My Left Foot

I totally forgot about Apocalypse Now not winning over Kramer vs. Kramer. That's crazy. I mean how many copies of Kramer vs. Kramer Redux have sold at this point? Sounds like a bad Sienfeld episode.

Oh, and Driving Miss Daisy over My Left Foot just sounded funny.

vision_afar · 07-09-2005, 03:38 PM

Art Carney over Al Pacino (Godfather 2) for Best Leading Actor.

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Originally Posted by Doomsday

This is what I hate. "Scorcese hasn't won yet so they should give it to him now." No no no no, thats not how it works. No one should be given an award because they never got one before. That's what honorary awards are for. Even if Scorcese is a much better director (which he most certainly is not) if Eastwood's direction was better, he should get it no matter how many times Scorcese lost.

Sadly, that is how Oscars work usualy.

jackassfan · 07-09-2005, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Warren

Julia Roberts over Ellen Burstyn

I agree Ellen burstyn should have won the oscar that year Her performance in Requiem for a dream is one of the best ever and should not have lost to julia roberts mediocre performance

Doomsday · 07-10-2005, 03:09 PM

How the hell did Cold Mountain get passed up at the Oscars? That was one of the best movies of 2003 for sure.

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LOTRNUT04 Executive Producer Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,633	^yeah, that blows my mind...

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cerealkiller182 Git-R-Done Join Date: May 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,364	i dont really kno the competition, but marrisa tomei winning for My Cousin Vinny. How'd that movie make it to the oscars. I mean i laughed, i enjoyed it, but oscar worthy...idont think so

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neo11 Boom Operator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 139	Annie Hall winning best picture. Star Wars should've blown it away.

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Warren **** **** Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 10,324	-How Green Was My Valley over Citizen Kane -My Fair Lady over Dr.Strangelove -Oliver winning, 2001 not nominated -Kramer vs Kramer over Apocalypse Now -Driving Miss Daisy over My Left Foot -The English Patient over Fargo -Titanic over LA Confidential -Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan -Chicago over all that were nominated -Art Carney over Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman -Julia Roberts over Ellen Burstyn