"And the Oscar goes to" - Film Room Top 5 list of worst Best Picture contenders-RESULTS ARE IN

[StraxStrax]

Results

1. Crash - 33
2. Erin Brockovich - 21
3. Dr. Doolittle (1967) - 19
4. Gravity - 15
5. Avatar - 14










What are the worst "best" 5 movies of all time in the history of The Oscars. Pick 5 movies, 1-5, that have been nominated as Best Picture by The Academy Awards that you feel are the worst of the bunch.

1. gets 5 points
2. gets 4 points and so on

For those who need help http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture

The vote will end June 15th

My list:

1. Witness (1985)
2. The French Connection (1971)
3. Up In The Air (2009)
4. Erin Brockovich (2000)
5. Million Dollar Baby (2004)

#movieclub

#colitopten

Can I get a sticky @Jax @hexagram23

 

[Uncle_Ruckus]

Can't we just do the worst of the ones that actually won? There's a ton of nominations to go through.

 

[StraxStrax]

Can't we just do the worst of the ones that actually won? Unless someone can get a list up of all the movies nominated in this thread.

The list is in the OP

 

[Uncle_Ruckus]

The list is in the OP

Yea I edited my post. Those are a lot of movies to go through. Just skimming the list, can't believe Babe, Juno and The Full Monty were nominated. Some fukked up noms over the years.

 

[StraxStrax]

Some fukked up noms over the years.

That is why we have the thread

 

[Uncle_Ruckus]

That is why we have the thread

I was gonna make a Top 10 Super Heros type thread next month, but I'll let you cook.

 

[Uncle_Ruckus]

1. Avatar
2. The English Patient
3. American Sniper
4. Gravity
5. Boyhood

 

[TheGodling]

Kinda a hard question considering that Imost people probably won't have seen many of the pre-60s/70s nominees, but I'll play.

1. Shakespeare In Love (1998)
2. Erin Brockovich (2000)
3. Doctor Dolittle (1967)
4. La Vita E Bella (1998)
5. Airport (1970)

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

1. Ghost
2. The English Patient
3. Crash
4. Zero Dark Thirty
5. Lost in Translation

 

[HHR]

The correct answer is Dr Doolittle.

 

[HHR]

1. Ghost
2. The English Patient
3. Crash
4. Zero Dark Thirty
5. Lost in Translation

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Flick was boring!

 

[Rev]

"Crazy Heart" and anything else Maggie Gyllenhaal has been in.

 

[MartyMcFly]

Oh this is going to be fun..I'll get on it

 

[dizzy4111]

1. Dr. Doolittle
2. Crash
3. E.T.
4. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
5. As Good as It Gets