Although this was considered a suprise - people in the room were not surpised. BORN OF THE 4TH OF JULY was considered the front runner - but that film lost for screenplay and actor this was pretty much on the cards. Still the best oscar ceremony I've ever seen though.
Why the hell is Glory not on this list of nominees... Glory and the Color purple two amazing films that have been totally underated, underappreciated and somewhat disrespected by the motion picture academy
Driving Miss Daisy is a movie about almost nothing where very few things happen. Born on The Fourth of July has a great quality but is a too dense movie. Dead Poets Society and My Left Foot were not the one or two best movies of that year. For me The Field of Dreams was a good combination of quality, message and entertainment. Best Picture The Field of Dreams.
Driving Miss Daisy is a movie about almost nothing where vere few little things happen. Born on The Fourth of July has a great quality but is a too dense movie. Dead Poets Society and My Left Foot were not the one or two best movies of that year. For me The Field of Dreams was a good combination of quality, message and entertainment. Best Picture The Field of Dreams.
One of only three instances where the film won Best Picture without a Best Director nomination, and there was 57-year span between this film and the previous winner in those circumstances, Grand Hotel.
My Left Foot is a terribly misguided and unfocused film outside of two incredible performances from Day-Lewis and Fricker (two of the best wins in their respective categories, IMO). Driving Miss Daisy isn't perfect, but it's a charming little film, and one of the few bright spots of the otherwise abysmal 80s.
Alyn Stewart wanted Shirley MacLaine for this and called in legendary Casting Director, Marion Dougherty up to her office to call her out for standing by her old friend Jessica Tandy for this role. So glad the Director, and Producers Marion etc stood by their choice.
"Driving Miss Daisy" is a very good film, but it's been 29 years and I still it's ridiculous that 1989's best film-- "Do the Right Thing"--wasn't nominated for Best Picture.
@getlikemc I'm with you on loving "My Left Foot." I thought "Born on the Fourth of July" was the one that was massively overrated. Ah, well to each their own!
Deserved, such an moving and touching picture...
Rat1993a 2 weeks ago 2
Driving Miss Daisy was the last PG rating film to win Best Picture.
jwelch5742 4 weeks ago in playlist Liked videos
BORN OF THE 4TH OF JULY was extremely overrated!
octoman511 1 month ago
The awkward moment when someone says "one's the joker" and you think of Heath Ledger :'(
sheMan32 1 month ago
Although this was considered a suprise - people in the room were not surpised. BORN OF THE 4TH OF JULY was considered the front runner - but that film lost for screenplay and actor this was pretty much on the cards. Still the best oscar ceremony I've ever seen though.
duckwrangler 1 month ago
The only picture since the Depression to win Best Picture w/o a Best Director nomination.
EricAKATheBelgianGuy 2 months ago
Nicholson knows the movie sucks just like when crash won
arasace 3 months ago
My uncle wrote Driving Miss Daisy.
coldbeatle89 4 months ago
@coldbeatle89 Alfred Uhry is your uncle that is an amazing.
jwelch5742 4 weeks ago in playlist Liked videos
@coldbeatle89 he did an amazing job wrote the script of Driving Miss Daisy.
jwelch5742 4 weeks ago in playlist Liked videos
of course that racist as movie would win best picture, but the color purple or a movie glorifiying black people don't even get nominated.
but oh well that's our wonderful world
nobannon 4 months ago
@nobannon Huh?? "The Color Purple" was nominated for Best Picture.
henrysinaga 4 months ago
@henrysinaga However, it does have the distinction of having the most nominations without winning (0 for 11).
EricAKATheBelgianGuy 3 months ago
who the hell still watches driving miss daisy? its not as memorable as do the right thing
vadimzdonutube 5 months ago
@vadimzdonutube cry moar
imfromtambunan 4 months ago
Why the hell is Glory not on this list of nominees... Glory and the Color purple two amazing films that have been totally underated, underappreciated and somewhat disrespected by the motion picture academy
MrWrestlingfan342 6 months ago
Correcting the typo of the previous message:
Driving Miss Daisy is a movie about almost nothing where very few things happen. Born on The Fourth of July has a great quality but is a too dense movie. Dead Poets Society and My Left Foot were not the one or two best movies of that year. For me The Field of Dreams was a good combination of quality, message and entertainment. Best Picture The Field of Dreams.
leonardodp34 6 months ago
@leonardodp34 more like schmaltzy bullshit
jurassicturd3 6 months ago
Driving Miss Daisy is a movie about almost nothing where vere few little things happen. Born on The Fourth of July has a great quality but is a too dense movie. Dead Poets Society and My Left Foot were not the one or two best movies of that year. For me The Field of Dreams was a good combination of quality, message and entertainment. Best Picture The Field of Dreams.
leonardodp34 6 months ago
Do The Right Thing should have been nominated
QUHectic212 6 months ago
One of only three instances where the film won Best Picture without a Best Director nomination, and there was 57-year span between this film and the previous winner in those circumstances, Grand Hotel.
EricAKATheBelgianGuy 6 months ago
Guys in states knows how to entertain!
rockymk16 8 months ago
My Left Foot is a terribly misguided and unfocused film outside of two incredible performances from Day-Lewis and Fricker (two of the best wins in their respective categories, IMO). Driving Miss Daisy isn't perfect, but it's a charming little film, and one of the few bright spots of the otherwise abysmal 80s.
PhantomDawg594 1 year ago
Born on the 4th of july deserved the oscar!
folladordeprostis 1 year ago
Do The Right Thing should have been nominated and won Best Picture along with Best Original Screnplay. Spike Lee FTW!!!
CaliCriticReviews 1 year ago
Alyn Stewart wanted Shirley MacLaine for this and called in legendary Casting Director, Marion Dougherty up to her office to call her out for standing by her old friend Jessica Tandy for this role. So glad the Director, and Producers Marion etc stood by their choice.
dtw1958 1 year ago
Dead poets Society deserved it
footvideo2 1 year ago
"Driving Miss Daisy" was a very underrated film that truly deserved this award.
henrysinaga 1 year ago 2
there's nothing about jack that screams movie star, but you can't imagine him doing anything else.
kingcaesar5 1 year ago
"Driving Miss Daisy" is a very good film, but it's been 29 years and I still it's ridiculous that 1989's best film-- "Do the Right Thing"--wasn't nominated for Best Picture.
soaphunks 1 year ago
@soaphunks "Do The Right Thing" is highly overrated. the real best film of 1989 was either Born on the Fourth or My Left Foot.
getlikemc 1 year ago
@getlikemc I'm with you on loving "My Left Foot." I thought "Born on the Fourth of July" was the one that was massively overrated. Ah, well to each their own!
soaphunks 1 year ago
@getlikemc Who decides what's overrated? You?
spxeli 4 months ago
EEEEK! My favorite movie ever!
LibraStudios 1 year ago