This year, eight films are in contention for the top prize. Ahead of a new Best Picture winner being crowned (odds are in the favor for Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland,” which would certainly be a deserving winner), let’s look back at 23 nominated films that deserved to win the Academy’s top prize. The following is a list of the best picture Oscar winners from the last 20 years, ahead of Sunday's 91st Academy Awards in Hollywood. Best Picture winners often follow such well-worm patterns that it’s never a surprise when the Academy plays it safe (see “Green Book” over “Roma” as the most recent example) and it’s always a shock to the system when it doesn’t (see “Moonlight” and “Parasite” winning Best Picture). Strangelove,” and “Raging Bull” contended for Best Picture, unlike great works snubbed for a nomination altogether, such as “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Vertigo,” and “Mulholland Drive.”Ī look back at Best Picture history reveals good news for glossy historical and biographical dramas, and bad news for original visions from emerging new voices in cinema. At least such masterpieces as “Pulp Fiction,” “Dr. Such is often the case throughout Academy Awards history, as good (albeit sometimes forgettable in the long run) films win over instant classics or classics-in-the-making.
It just so happened to be nominated against a film that would emerge over the years as one of the most important and influential pieces of cinema ever made. Many cinephiles are quick to point out Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” losing to John Ford’s “How Green Was My Valley” at the 14th Academy Awards, though it’s not like Ford’s emotionally satisfying family drama was an undeserving winner. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Titanic (1997), and Ben-Hur (1959) are the three Best Picture-winning films with the most Oscars wins (11). 9 on ABC15.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a long history of overlooking the greatest films ever made for Best Picture. 1929/1930 - "All Quiet on the Western Front"ĭon't forget to watch the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. The full list of Oscar best picture winners: 2020 - 'Parasite.
1975 - "One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest".2003 - "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King".2014 - "Birdman ("The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance").This year, there are nine films nominated for the top award: Ford V Ferrari, The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, Little Women, Marriage Story, 1917, Once Upon A Time.In Hollywood, and Parasite. QUIZ: How many Oscars 'Best Picture' movies have you seen? How many of the "best picture"-winning movies have you seen? 9 on ABC15, we decided to look at every film that has won the night's top award in the show's history. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday announced a wave of new representation and inclusion standards for Oscars eligibility in the Best Picture category. We all know those famous words: "And the Oscar goes to."Īhead of the 92nd Academy Awards, which air on Sunday, Feb.
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