For those of you who watch the Oscars. I have a list of nominations and winners from the past. Let's bring up the envelopes. Here are the lists of nominations and winners from Oscars past:

1. "Mary Poppins"
2. "Pluto's Blue Note"
3. "The King and I"
4. "The Godfather"
5. "Dances With Wolves"
6. "Lord of the Rings Series"
7. "Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs"
8. "Pollyanna"
9. "The Three Little Pigs"
10. "Tweetie Pie"
11. "The Sound of Music"
12. "Ben Hur"
13. "The French Connection"
14. "Gone With the Wind"
15. "Wings" (first movie to win the Oscar)
16. "Saturday Night Fever"

I don't know how to list a couple of winners and nominations of these movies. Stay tuned and find out!:)

I don't quite know what you're trying to do with this thread - there have been 77 years of awards, far too many to try and list out. But I have time to kill, so I'll just list some of my favorite winners.

Best Picture Winners:

Gone With the Wind (1939)
Rebecca (1940)
Casablanca (1943)
All About Eve (1950)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
West Side Story (1961)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Sound of Music (1965)
Amadeus (1984)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Titanic (1997)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Chicago (2003)

Best Actor:

Frederic March, Best Years of Our Lives
Humphrey Bogart, The African Queen
Gregory Peck, To Kill a Mockingbird
Yul Brynner, The King and I
Rex Harrison, My Fair Lady
F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus

Best Actress:

Jennifer Jones, Song of Bernadette
Greer Garson, Mrs. Miniver
Ingrid Bergman, Gaslight / Anastasia
Olivia deHavilland, The Heiress
Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday
Grace Kelly, A Country Girl
Katharine Hepburn, The Lion in Winter
Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins
Emma Thompson, Howards End
Susan Sarandon, Dead Man Walking

Best Supporting Actor:

Harold Russell, Best Years of Our Lives
George Saunders, All About Eve
George Chakires, West Side Story
Red Buttons, Seyonara
Louis Gosset Jr., An Officer and a Gentleman

Best Supporting Actress:

Teresa Wright, Mrs. Miniver
Anne Baxter, The Razor's Edge
Donna Reed, From Here to Eternity
Rita Moreno, West Side Story
Ruth Gordon, Rosemary's Baby
Tatum O'Neal, Paper Moon
Whoopie Goldberg, Ghost
Marissa Tomei, My Cousin Vinny
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator

I have way too much time on my hands - and I'm really enjoying this. Here in my unasked for opinions, are the people who were ROBBED!

Alfred Hitchcock, Rebecca / Vertigo
Roman Polanski, Rosemary's Baby / Chinatown
Dana Andrews, Best Years of Our Lives
Gene Tierney, Leave Her to Heaven
Judy Garland, A Star is Born
James Dean, Giant
Debbie Reynolds, Tammy and the Bachelor / Unsinkable Molly Brown
Peter O'Toole, Lawrence of Arabia
Omar Sharif, Doctor Zhivago
Julie Andrews, The Sound of Music
Sidney Blackmeier, Rosemary's Baby
Linda Blair, The Excorcist
Madeline Khan, Paper Moon
Tom Hulce, Amadeus
Jerry Orbach, Dirty Dancing
Morgan Freeman, The Shawshank Redemption
Helena Bonham Carter, Howards End / Wings of the Dove
Julie Christie, Hamlet
Helen Mirren, Gosford Park

I know another person who was robbed. The little old lady who was up for an Oscar for Titanic. Kim Basinger won instead. That made me mad.

I know another person who was robbed. The little old lady who was up for an Oscar for Titanic. Kim Basinger won instead. That made me mad.

Gloria Stewart. You're right. She's been in films since the thirties - she costarred with Shirley Temple! I can't believe she lost to Kim Basinger for L.A. Confidential. Basinger did nothing in that film. :rolleyes:

Gloria Stewart. You're right. She's been in films since the thirties - she costarred with Shirley Temple! I can't believe she lost to Kim Basinger for L.A. Confidential. Basinger did nothing in that film. :rolleyes:

Yep. I never saw L.A. Confidential, but didn't Basinger play a whore in that movie? If so, that's even worse that Gloria Stewart didn't win.

Did "American Beauty" win in 1999 for Best Picture? Also Helen Hunt won for Best Actress in "As Good as it Gets."

Did "American Beauty" win in 1999 for Best Picture? Also Helen Hunt won for Best Actress in "As Good as it Gets."

Yes, "American Beauty" did win Best Picture - not one of my favorite films of all time, but it was one of the better films of that year.

I still can't believe Helen Hunt won for "As Good as it Gets." There was not much of a performance in that role - especially when you consider the other nominees that year: Helena Bonham Carter in "Wings of the Dove," Judi Dench in "Mrs. Brown," Julie Christie in "Afterglow," and Kate Winslet in "Titanic." You want to tell me Helen Hunt is a better actress than all those people? There was a huge thing that all the other nominees were British and we should emphasize the talents of American actors, so that's why I think Helen won. Too bad :(

Yep. I never saw L.A. Confidential, but didn't Basinger play a whore in that movie? If so, that's even worse that Gloria Stewart didn't win.

To be fair, it is very difficult to play prostitutes - I've taken my fair share of acting classes to know that. Sharon Stone, Mira Sorvino, and Donna Reed all were nominated for playing them, and Donna Reed won. But Basinger's part in LA Confidential was surprisingly small and in my opinion, not very impressive. Not a great role and she didn't do much with it.

Here are some choices of movies that lost best picture that I feel strongly should have won.

1977 - Star Wars over Annie Hall (Annie Hall is very good and all, but Star Wars was a marvel)

1990 - GoodFellas over Dances With Wolves (am I the only person who isn't impressed with this movie)

1994 - The Shawshank Redemption over Forrest Gump (even Pulp Fiction over it!)

1998 - Saving Private Ryan over Shakespeare in Love (what were they thinking?)

I still can't believe Helen Hunt won for "As Good as it Gets." There was not much of a performance in that role

I feel the same way. The role is quite simple. I don't really see anything Oscar worthy about it. It's not very memorable at all. 10-20 years from now, I don't think people are going to say, "Remember the great performance that Helen Hunt gave!"

Best Actor for 2001 (74th)

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Russell Crowe -- A Beautiful Mind {"John Nash"}
Sean Penn -- I Am Sam {"Sam Dawson"}
Will Smith -- Ali {"Muhammad Ali"}
* Denzel Washington -- Training Day {"Alonzo"}
Tom Wilkinson -- In the Bedroom {"Matt Fowler"}

If you saw all these movies, you would know that Denzel at best should have been in third place.

Russell Crowe and Tom Wilkinson blew him away.

Like that wasn't some political move, to have Denzel win with one of his weaker roles in a lesser movie. It's like they tried to make up for Malcolm X.

The same way they gave Paul Newman the Oscar for The Color of Money (again, a weaker role, a weaker movie) to make up for him not getting the award for The Verdict- a stellar performance (Ben Kingsley was no slouch in Ghandi though)- or Cool Hand Luke, another great one.

Again, the same thing with Al Pacino (who beat out Denzel in Malcolm X).
He won for Scent of a Woman, though a very good performance and an interesting role, not his best work or movie (try Godfather II, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon)

Here in my unasked for opinions, are the people who were ROBBED!

Alfred Hitchcock, Rebecca / Vertigo
Debbie Reynolds, Tammy and the Bachelor / Unsinkable Molly Brown
Julie Andrews, The Sound of Music
Linda Blair, The Excorcist


I agree with all these, Debbie Reynolds should also have at least been nominated for 'Mother'. She was great in that movie.

1999
Best Picture-
"Shakespeare In Love"
WHO DESERVED IT: "Saving Private Ryan"

Best Actor-
Roberto Benigni, "Life Is Beautiful"
WHO DESERVED IT: Tom Hanks, "Saving Private Ryan," -or- Edward Norton, "American History X"

Best Actress-
Gwyneth Paltrow, "Shakespeare In Love"
WHO DESERVED IT: Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth"

Best Director-
WINNER: Steven Spielberg, "Saving Private Ryan"

2000
Best Picture-
"American Beauty"

Best Actor-
Kevin Spacey, "American Beauty"

Best Actress-
Hilary Swank, "Boys Don't Cry"
Honorable Mention: Annette Bening, "American Beauty"

Best Director-
Sam Mendes, "American Beauty"

2001
Best Picture-
"Gladiator"

Best Actor-
Russell Crowe, "Gladiator"

Best Actress-
Julia Roberts, "Erin Brockovich"
WHO DESERVED IT: Ellen Burnstyn, "Requiem for a Dream"

Best Director-
Steve Sonderbergh, "Traffic"
WHO DESERVED IT: Ridley Scott, "Gladiator"

2002
Best Picture-
"A Beautiful Mind"

Best Actor-
Denzel Washington, "Training Day"
WHO DESERVED IT: Russell Crowe, "A Beautiful Mind" -or-
Sean Penn, "I Am Sam"

Best Actress-
Halle Berry, "Monster's Ball"
Honorable Mention: Nicole Kidman, "Moulin Rouge!"

Best Director-
Ron Howard, "A Beautiful Mind"
Honorable Mention: David Lynch, "Mulholland Dr."

2003
Best Picture-
"Chicago"

Best Actor-
Adrien Brody, "The Pianist"
WHO DESERVED IT (BUT WASN'T EVEN NOMINATED): Richard Gere, "Chicago"

Best Actress-
Nicole Kidman, "The Hours"

2004
Best Picture-
"Lord of the Rings: Return of the King"
WHO DESERVED IT: "Mystic River"

Best Actor-
Sean Penn, "Mystic River"

Best Actress-
Charlize Theron, "Monster"

Best Director-
Peter Jackson, "Lord of the Rings..."

BTW, Christina Ricci should of at least been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her work in "Monster." Evan Rachel Wood was also ignored.

2005
Best Picture-
"Million Dollar Baby"

Best Actor-
Jamie Foxx, "Ray"

Best Actress-
Hilary Swank, "Million Dollar Baby"
Honorable Mention: Catalina Sandino Moreno, "Maria Full of Grace"

Best Director-
Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"

Here are some choices of movies that lost best picture that I feel strongly should have won.

1977 - Star Wars over Annie Hall (Annie Hall is very good and all, but Star Wars was a marvel)

1990 - GoodFellas over Dances With Wolves (am I the only person who isn't impressed with this movie)

1994 - The Shawshank Redemption over Forrest Gump (even Pulp Fiction over it!)

1998 - Saving Private Ryan over Shakespeare in Love (what were they thinking?)
I agree with you about Star Wars and Saving Private Ryan. Unfortunately the Academy never treats Sfi-Fi movies with respect and for some reason they just love everything Shakespeare.

Thhat just goes to show the Academy isnt filled with TRekkies and geeks LOL

I bet it was back then , it s still is why do you think the 3rd LOTR won so much? ;)

some "best picture" winners of the past

Showgirls
Battlefield Earth
Glitter
Swept Away
Gigli

Best Actress winners of the past:

Madonna is the queen of this catagory, she's won practically every time she's had a movie, the Academy adores her
J. Lo for Gigli
Mariah Carey for Glitter
Elizabeth Berkley for Showgirls
Demi Moore for Striptease
Sharon Stone for Sliver

Best Actor winners:
Ben Affleck for Gigli
Pauly Shore won several times also

Here are some choices of movies that lost best picture that I feel strongly should have won.

1977 - Star Wars over Annie Hall (Annie Hall is very good and all, but Star Wars was a marvel)


well, Star Wars is great and all, but it is not the type of movie the critics adore. 1977 was back when the Academy wasn't catering to what's popular (in 2005, SW would win easily, think Lord Of The Rings and Titanic winning), just because one is a bigger movie doesn't mean it's better. Annie Hall is the definitive movie of Woody Allen's career, and critics have always loved Woody. I do like SW, but I understand why AH won over it.

1999
Best Actor-
Roberto Benigni, "Life Is Beautiful"
WHO DESERVED IT: Tom Hanks, "Saving Private Ryan," -or- Edward Norton, "American History X"

Best Actress-
Gwyneth Paltrow, "Shakespeare In Love"
WHO DESERVED IT: Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth"

I'm sorry, but I have to ask if you saw "Life is Beautiful." Benigni deserved that Oscar more than any other actor that decade, he was so amazing in that: being both hysterical and heartbreaking.

I totally agree with you about Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth. She not only is a much better actress than Gwyneth Paltrow, but the part was so much better and more demanding. I didn't believe for a second that Gwyneth was a guy, and Cate WAS Elizabeth.

2001
Best Picture-
"Gladiator"

Best Actor-
Russell Crowe, "Gladiator"

Best Actress-
Julia Roberts, "Erin Brockovich"
WHO DESERVED IT: Ellen Burnstyn, "Requiem for a Dream"

Best Director-
Steve Sonderbergh, "Traffic"
WHO DESERVED IT: Ridley Scott, "Gladiator"

2001 was interesting to me because for once I really didn't care for any of the nominees. Julia Roberts was nothing special in Erin Brockovich, and I remember that her worst competition was Juliette Binoche in Chocolat. Whatever was going on with those nominees I have no idea. I tried to watch Gladiator and I gave up - just too bloody for me. I thought it'd have been funny if Ang Lee had won best director, but I knew it'd never happen.

2002
Best Picture-
"A Beautiful Mind"

Best Actor-
Denzel Washington, "Training Day"
WHO DESERVED IT: Russell Crowe, "A Beautiful Mind" -or-
Sean Penn, "I Am Sam"

Best Actress-
Halle Berry, "Monster's Ball"
Honorable Mention: Nicole Kidman, "Moulin Rouge!"

Best Director-
Ron Howard, "A Beautiful Mind"
Honorable Mention: David Lynch, "Mulholland Dr."

I think A Beautiful Mind did deserve to win Best Picture, but there were a lot of good nominees that year. Too bad Mulholland Dr didn't get noticed for Best Picture, but I agree that David Lynch should have won directing.

I was totally rooting for Sean Penn in I am Sam, and I still think Dakota Fanning should have been nominated. But Sean didn't show up (as usual) and Russell Crowe had been acting like a jerk recently. Besides he'd won the year before, and only actors like Spencer Tracey and Tom Hanks have won back-to-back Best Actor and Crowe just isn't in that class. I think he won the award and then earned it ;)

Best Actress I really thought it should have gone to Renee Zellwegger in Bridget Jones's Diary. She loved her character so much it really translated onscreen. Nicole Kidman was the sentimental favorite and like everyone else, I thought for sure she'd get it - especially with the backing of her other performance in The Others. Opposite of Russell Crowe, Kidman earned her award one year, then got it the next.

2003

Best Actor-
Adrien Brody, "The Pianist"
WHO DESERVED IT (BUT WASN'T EVEN NOMINATED): Richard Gere, "Chicago"

Again, sorry to ask it, but did you see The Pianist? Brody held that entire film together and had his entire heart and soul in that part. Gere did a cute little tap dance and in my opinion was more of a supporting character. He should have been nominated in that category though.


2005
Best Picture-
"Million Dollar Baby"

Best Actor-
Jamie Foxx, "Ray"

Best Actress-
Hilary Swank, "Million Dollar Baby"
Honorable Mention: Catalina Sandino Moreno, "Maria Full of Grace"

I still say Phantom of the Opera should have been at least nominated for Best Picture, it was my favorite of the year. Of the nominees I'd say Finding Neverland deserved it the most - it alone had the best costumes, the best music, the best acting, and the best ensemble. But the Academy's always loved Eastwood. They gave it to him for Unforgiven - which is unforgivable.

If Finding Neverland had gotten a bigger release, I think Johnny Depp stood a very good chance. He delivered a very surprising heartfelt performance as J.M. Barrie who was an amazing person.

Best Actress was very strong this year. Imelda Staunton was probably the one who deserved it the most, but she's just not well-known enough to American audiences, sadly. Kate Winslet's one of my favorite's, but after being nominated four times within ten years, she'll get it next time. I really like Hillary Swank and she definately deserved her win in Boys Don't Cry, but I think the competition was so strong that she didn't need to get her second one right away.

-Liza (who really, really wants to be a voting member of the Academy) ;)

Alfred Hitchcock was robbed of an Oscar five different times. The same goes for Stanley Kubrick and now, Martin Scorsese. In the cases of Hitchcock and Kubrick it is too late to give them a "Best Director" Oscar, but I hope the acadamy will wise up and give Scorsese one.

Mi favorita - Sissy Spacek for Coal Miner's Daughter. :woohoo: And Jamie Foxx for Ray. :)

Alfred Hitchcock was robbed of an Oscar five different times. The same goes for Stanley Kubrick and now, Martin Scorsese. In the cases of Hitchcock and Kubrick it is too late to give them a "Best Director" Oscar, but I hope the acadamy will wise up and give Scorsese one.

I think Hitchcock deserved it for every movie he ever made. If I had to narrow it down, I'd probably give it to him for Psycho, Vertigo, or Rear Window. But he did at least get an achievement award, and his entire acceptance speech was two words "Thank you." Gotta love Hitch :D

I've never liked Scorsese, but I've already ranted about that enough. I agree with Kubrick though. It also seems to me that the academy is all for recognizing the older generations and ignoring the new visionaries in the directing category. Roman Polanski, Clint Eastwood, Stephen Spielberg have all won recently. I think it was a complete insult that Bazz Luhrman wasn't even nominated for Moulin Rouge!, Jane Campion for Portrait of a Lady, Alex Proyas for Dark City, or M. Night Shyamalan for Sixth Sense or The Village. :rolleyes:

I still say Phantom of the Opera should have been at least nominated for Best Picture, it was my favorite of the year. Of the nominees I'd say Finding Neverland deserved it the most - it alone had the best costumes, the best music, the best acting, and the best ensemble. But the Academy's always loved Eastwood. They gave it to him for Unforgiven - which is unforgivable.

Whoa, whoa. Both Eastwood and Unforgiven deserved to win hands down. The other nominees, which included A Few Good Men, The Crying Game, Howards End, Scent of a Woman, were all movies that courted the Oscars from the beginning. Unforgiven, much like Million Dollar Baby, was an old-fashioned movie with a good story, interesting characters, and heart that is satisfying to critics and mainstream audiences.

And, after looking at the majority of reviews for Phantom of the Opera, I am not at all surprised it wasn't nominated. Apparently, a lot of people hated it.

Whoa, whoa. Both Eastwood and Unforgiven deserved to win hands down. The other nominees, which included A Few Good Men, The Crying Game, Howards End, Scent of a Woman, were all movies that courted the Oscars from the beginning. Unforgiven, much like Million Dollar Baby, was an old-fashioned movie with a good story, interesting characters, and heart that is satisfying to critics and mainstream audiences.

And, after looking at the majority of reviews for Phantom of the Opera, I am not at all surprised it wasn't nominated. Apparently, a lot of people hated it.

I know a lot of people hated it, but a lot of people (c'est moi) hated Unforgiven. I'm not surprised Phantom wasn't nominated, but I still think it should have been. It had some of the most beautiful art direction, costumes, cinematography, and music. It was lovingly directed and did justice to the show. However it did suffer from some rather bad acting and overdone effects. Still I think it's individual achievements outweigh the other films nominated.

I'll admit it's a personal bias, but I can't stand Unforgiven. It's a formula western with nothing spectacular about it. Eastwood and Freeman buddy up and shoot the bad guys. He saves the girls and rides off into the sunset. Woohoo. How is that any different from any other western ever made? I really don't get the hype. I can understand why Eastwood/western fans love it, but I still don't buy that it was any better than A Few Good Men, Howards End or The Crying Game. I love Howards End, but I probably would have voted for A Few Good Men. But the academy loves Eastwood, so he got it. Oh well.

I'll admit it's a personal bias, but I can't stand Unforgiven. It's a formula western with nothing spectacular about it. Eastwood and Freeman buddy up and shoot the bad guys. He saves the girls and rides off into the sunset. Woohoo. How is that any different from any other western ever made? I really don't get the hype. I can understand why Eastwood/western fans love it, but I still don't buy that it was any better than A Few Good Men, Howards End or The Crying Game. I love Howards End, but I probably would have voted for A Few Good Men. But the academy loves Eastwood, so he got it. Oh well.

How is it a "formula western"? It's more of an anti-western than anything else. Eastwood's character does not, at all, have the good-natured protagonist characteristics which usually embody the leading character role in most westerns. On the contrary, he is a very dark and complicated character, who is forced to return to his old violent ways in order to provide for his family. There is not a lot of heroic qualities about this character, as well as any of the other characters in this film. It is the unique qualities of this western that more than entitles it to be one of the only three in this genre to acheive the honor of being named Best Picture.

I think you just have a bias against the genre itself. :(

How is it a "formula western"? It's more of an anti-western than anything else. Eastwood's character does not, at all, have the good-natured protagonist characteristics which usually embody the leading character role in most westerns. On the contrary, he is a very dark and complicated character, who is forced to return to his old violent ways in order to provide for his family. There is not a lot of heroic qualities about this character, as well as any of the other characters in this film. It is the unique qualities of this western that more than entitles it to be one of the only three in this genre to acheive the honor of being named Best Picture.

I think you just have a bias against the genre itself. :(

I'm not a huge Western fan, but there are some that I like. But this is not one of them. There is nothing special about Unforgiven. Oh, it's special because the main character isn't sterling? You think John Wayne always played perfect boys? Unforgiven may just as well be a remake of Shane (a much better movie) where a cowboy tries to go straight then realizes he's a fighter, saves the village, and rides off into the sunset. Unforgiven had nothing in it that hadn't been done before.