@moviemanwill Sunrise didn't "lose" to Wings. They were in two completely separate categories. Sunrise won "Unique and Artistic Production" (The only time that award was presented) and Wings won "Outstanding Picture, Production." The following year the academy retroactively decided to award Wings with "Best Picture" and Sunrise has been excluded ever since. Oddly enough Louis B. Mayer actually pushed against his own company's film "The Crowd" to lose because he said it was depressing.
@MrTomVprosser The academy has made mistakes for years. "Citizen Kane" lost to "How Green Was My Valley." "It's A Wonderful Life" lost to "Gentlemen's Agreement." "High Noon" lost to "Greatest Show on Earth." "Giant," "Ten Commandments" or "The King and I" lost to "Around The World in 80 Days." "Raging Bull" lost to "Ordinary People." "The Right Stuff" lost to "Terms of Endearment." Also other classics that weren't even nominated: "2001," "Blue Velvet," "Singin' In The Rain" or even "King Kong"
@uhf7618x They get it wrong now more than ever. I don't think they have made the right choice for the past 15 years. Ypu're right that before they made a lot of mistakes, Scorsese, Kubrick, Hitchcock and Shawshank but they used to be better than they have been recently.
I think the 90s was the best decade for Academy Awards, and I agree with all of their choices in those years except for Shakespeare in Love (Saving Private Ryan, while overrated, is more of a classic).
@JJdaPK I know this is your opinion and I respect it, but time and popular demand may say the 70s were the best. Both "Godfather's" "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" "Annie Hall" and "The Deer Hunter" are the standouts. But all were classics. Sure some may argue that "MASH" should have beat "Patton." "Last Picture Show" should have beat "French Connection," "Network" should have beat "Rocky," and "Apocalypse Now" definitely should have beat "Kramer vs. Kramer." They're all really great films.
@uhf7618x AI Ah, I forgot about the 70s. I admit, I have not seen the Deer Hunter, The Sting, or The French Connection so I should probably have seen those before saying 90s was the best.
I'm not a fan of the 80s...they tended to either be overlong biographies or lifetime like dramas.
@JJdaPK I'll give you that much, other than "Amadeus" and "The Last Emperor," the 80's were a very poor representation of what was "Best" of the decade. IMHO it should have been: 1980: Raging Bull, 1981: Raiders, 1982: E.T., 1983: Right Stuff (nominated) or King of Comedy (not), 1984: Amadeus or Killing Fields, 1985: Color Purple, 1986: Hannah and Her Sisters (nominated) or Blue Velvet (not), 1987: Broadcast News, 1988: Dangerous Liaisons, 1989: Field of Dreams (nominated) or Glory (not)
I'm actually sad enough to own all of these. I can't form a top 10 because I've got so many favourites
My shortlist of contenders to join this list are: War Horse, The Ides of March, The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
@JonNaCea Well it depends on POV I guess. If you didn't have or understand a collector's mentality you might think it was sad or a little bit crazy - there are over 80 after all!!
Plus of course it's the collection that never ends since you get a new one every year
Citizen Kane should have won in 41, Saving Private Ryan should have won in 98, and Goodfellas should have won in 1990.
Alcopan93 1 week ago
And the winner for 2011 is "The Artist". Geese, I was going for War Horse, but oh well.
Alcopan93 1 week ago
what movie is the last score from?
MostDOPEyaKnow 2 weeks ago
@MostDOPEyaKnow To The Stars by Randy Edelman, and please be sure to watch my updated version of this video (Link at the Description)
JonNaCea 1 week ago
They only rarely ever got it right, Tom. Ever since the beginning when SUNRISE lost to WINGS.
moviemanwill 1 month ago
@moviemanwill Sunrise didn't "lose" to Wings. They were in two completely separate categories. Sunrise won "Unique and Artistic Production" (The only time that award was presented) and Wings won "Outstanding Picture, Production." The following year the academy retroactively decided to award Wings with "Best Picture" and Sunrise has been excluded ever since. Oddly enough Louis B. Mayer actually pushed against his own company's film "The Crowd" to lose because he said it was depressing.
uhf7618x 3 weeks ago
The Academy used to recognise the best films and now they seem to get it wrong each year. What happened?
MrTomVprosser 1 month ago
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uhf7618x 3 weeks ago
@MrTomVprosser The academy has made mistakes for years. "Citizen Kane" lost to "How Green Was My Valley." "It's A Wonderful Life" lost to "Gentlemen's Agreement." "High Noon" lost to "Greatest Show on Earth." "Giant," "Ten Commandments" or "The King and I" lost to "Around The World in 80 Days." "Raging Bull" lost to "Ordinary People." "The Right Stuff" lost to "Terms of Endearment." Also other classics that weren't even nominated: "2001," "Blue Velvet," "Singin' In The Rain" or even "King Kong"
uhf7618x 3 weeks ago
@uhf7618x They get it wrong now more than ever. I don't think they have made the right choice for the past 15 years. Ypu're right that before they made a lot of mistakes, Scorsese, Kubrick, Hitchcock and Shawshank but they used to be better than they have been recently.
MrTomVprosser 3 weeks ago
I think the 90s was the best decade for Academy Awards, and I agree with all of their choices in those years except for Shakespeare in Love (Saving Private Ryan, while overrated, is more of a classic).
JJdaPK 2 months ago
@JJdaPK I know this is your opinion and I respect it, but time and popular demand may say the 70s were the best. Both "Godfather's" "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" "Annie Hall" and "The Deer Hunter" are the standouts. But all were classics. Sure some may argue that "MASH" should have beat "Patton." "Last Picture Show" should have beat "French Connection," "Network" should have beat "Rocky," and "Apocalypse Now" definitely should have beat "Kramer vs. Kramer." They're all really great films.
uhf7618x 3 weeks ago
@uhf7618x AI Ah, I forgot about the 70s. I admit, I have not seen the Deer Hunter, The Sting, or The French Connection so I should probably have seen those before saying 90s was the best.
I'm not a fan of the 80s...they tended to either be overlong biographies or lifetime like dramas.
JJdaPK 3 weeks ago
@JJdaPK I'll give you that much, other than "Amadeus" and "The Last Emperor," the 80's were a very poor representation of what was "Best" of the decade. IMHO it should have been: 1980: Raging Bull, 1981: Raiders, 1982: E.T., 1983: Right Stuff (nominated) or King of Comedy (not), 1984: Amadeus or Killing Fields, 1985: Color Purple, 1986: Hannah and Her Sisters (nominated) or Blue Velvet (not), 1987: Broadcast News, 1988: Dangerous Liaisons, 1989: Field of Dreams (nominated) or Glory (not)
uhf7618x 3 weeks ago
@uhf7618x Platoon is a great movie from the 80's, that was well deserved winner
MostDOPEyaKnow 2 weeks ago
this is fantastic :)
BennyJayRuss 3 months ago
You mistakenly put MRS. MINIVER as 1941 instead of 1942. Just thought you should know.
musicaltheatergeek79 6 months ago
@musicaltheatergeek79 great catch I will fix the video once the next film wins the award
JonNaCea 6 months ago
I'm actually sad enough to own all of these. I can't form a top 10 because I've got so many favourites
My shortlist of contenders to join this list are: War Horse, The Ides of March, The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
reptongeek 6 months ago
@reptongeek how is that sad, these films are classic I wish I owned them all
JonNaCea 6 months ago
@JonNaCea Well it depends on POV I guess. If you didn't have or understand a collector's mentality you might think it was sad or a little bit crazy - there are over 80 after all!!
Plus of course it's the collection that never ends since you get a new one every year
reptongeek 6 months ago