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Feb 29, 2024 · So, as the 96th annual Academy Awards beckons movie fans once again (March 10 on ABC), join us as we salute the losers we love. Related: Here Are the 50 Best Dresses in Oscars History....
Mar 2, 2024 · Entries are listed in chronological order by Oscar ceremony date. Read on for 40 Best Picture nominees that deserved to win the Academy Award. Also, the years listed are the years the...
- 1928: Conrad Veidt, ‘The Man Who Laughs” This U.S. silent film, from German director Paul Leni, was not a hit, because some thought the Victor Hugo story was too strange.
- 1931: Boris Karloff, “Frankenstein” The adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel changed the character (and the look) of the Frankenstein creature. Boris Karloff’s performance is a major factor in why the film has endured as a classic for 90 years: He’s scary, dangerous, confused, and ultimately heartbreaking.
- 1933: “King Kong” The film was a sensation when it opened. Audiences loved it, but Academy voters didn’t. Still, the giant ape standing atop the Empire State Building (which had been built only two years earlier) has become one of Hollywood’s most enduring images, immediately recognizable for decades around the world.
- 1939: “The Wizard Of Oz” Does anyone really need an explanation of why this deserves every possible award? The film opened the same year as “Gone With the Wind,” which swept the Academy Awards.
Feb 25, 2014 · "Fargo" 1996. Gramercy Pictures. "Eh?" It's still a mystery how Anthony Minghella's "The English Patient" beat out this classic from Joel and Ethan Coen, set in the American Midwest and...
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Mar 1, 2022 · One of the most notable Best Picture snubs occurred in 1999 at the 71 st Academy Awards, where "Shakespeare in Love" and "Saving Private Ryan" went head-to-head (against three other movies) for ...
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Mar 10, 2024 · Alas, the Academy was too short-sighted and snubbed both movies, instead going for safe and largely forgettable Oscar bait for Best Picture (The Reader and Frost/Nixon). Warner Bros....
Feb 8, 2022 · Whether it's politics or bias or whatever excuse you want to make for Academy Award voters, these are the worst Best Picture snubs in the history of the Oscars — several of which had incredible box office numbers that only drive the point home. The Academy Awards missed the boat when these films didn't win Best Picture at the Oscars.
