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

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I like those 60's musicals...and this is damn near Disney-esque. It's fun..besides, when I was a kid, Dr. Dolittle reminded me of Willy Wonka. I haven't watched in years but I'm sure I'd enjoy all the same. Gravity is Cast Away in space...with cardboard cutouts.
I don't dislike Dr. Dolittle but it was not worthy of even being in the conversation for a Best Picture award.
 

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I don't dislike Dr. Dolittle but it was not worthy of even being in the conversation for a Best Picture award.

But it's also a musical, so it can't really be judged like the others. Fun musicals, I get...Oliver though...wasn't fun and it got a nod.

To me, Gravity didn't know what type of film it wanted to be. Is it a disaster flick, a human study and exploration flick, a trippy movie? In not having an identitiy, it became boring...or maybe that was the script. And the acting didn't propel it anywhere
 

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I'm tempted to put An American in Paris on my list. Not because it's bad, but because it got all the accolades Singin' In The Rain should've got the next year.
 

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1.) Crash
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2.) Dr. Doolittle
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3.) Fatal Attraction
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4.) The Help
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5.) Titanic
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Shots out to Villain Rose, though :whew:
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Don't really hate any of these films(Crash is mediocre), but I believe they didn't deserve the nominations. :smugfavre:
 

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Titanic was a monumental event film and deserved the noms it got. The film gets way too much hate now for one that people saw 3-4 times when it was in theatres. Yea, it's like the main chick flick out there, but the story was great. I can still watch it with the girl and be entertained all the way through.
 

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Titanic was a monumental event film and deserved the noms it got. The film gets way too much hate now for one that people saw 3-4 times when it was in theatres. Yea, it's like the main chick flick out there, but the story was great. I can still watch it with the girl and be entertained all the way through.

Agree to disagree, breh, but like I said, I don't hate it. I'm also a little salty Jackie Brown didn't get the love it deserved that year.
 

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American Hustle
Zero Dark Thirty
Gravity
The Kings Speech
Inglourious Basterds


Sticking to 5 is hard. There has been so much trash to me. Half the time I dont get the hoopla surrounding a good most of the nominated movies
 
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Gravity
The Kings Speech
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Sticking to 5 is hard. There has been so much trash to me. Half the time I dont get the hoopla surrounding a good most of the nominated movies
Schindler list didn't deserve a best pic nomination?

Gladiator?

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The correct answer is Dr Doolittle.

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

slumdog millionaire
dances with wolves
driving miss daisy

Crash and Silver Linings Playbook

Schindler's List
American Hustle
Zero Dark Thirty
The Help
Gravity
The Kings Speech
Argo
Inglourious Basterds
Avatar
Gladiator


Sticking to 5 is hard. There has been so much trash to me. Half the time I dont get the hoopla surrounding a good most of the nominated movies

Crash
Witness
Erin Brockovich
The Prince of Tides
The Crying Game

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