Worst 'Best Picture' Winners (Academy Awards)
Just a few of the many, many, senseless, awful decisions a bunch of old white men have made over the years. Sure to be my most controversial list to date.
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- DirectorRon HowardStarsRussell CroweEd HarrisJennifer ConnellyA mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.Lifetime Original Movie.
- DirectorRob MarshallStarsRenée ZellwegerCatherine Zeta-JonesRichard GereTwo death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.When the TV spots for a movie make you want to retch, there's no point in seeing the actual film. I accept that it's simply not my cup of tea, but I hate its existence nonetheless.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsHilary SwankClint EastwoodMorgan FreemanFrankie, an ill-tempered old coach, reluctantly agrees to train aspiring boxer Maggie. Impressed with her determination and talent, he helps her become the best and the two soon form a close bond.Hey, look! Another Lifetime Original Movie.
- DirectorJohn MaddenStarsGwyneth PaltrowJoseph FiennesGeoffrey RushThe world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.Most people even agree that Saving Private Ryan deserved the nod. Instead, they gave the statue to this. A movie that nobody ever talks about, unless the subject is Oscar mis-steps.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen KingsleyIn German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.Granted, I need to see it again; but I was terribly bored by this film. Emotionally exploitative subject matter doesn't instantly make a film good.
- DirectorDanny BoyleLoveleen TandanStarsDev PatelFreida PintoSaurabh ShuklaA teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?' When interrogated under suspicion of cheating, he revisits his past, revealing how he had all the answers.While I didn't find it to be a bad film, I did find it to be a fairly middling one. Danny Boyle does deserve an Oscar...but not for this one.
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonTony RobertsAlvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.In place of Star Wars winning the gold guy, we got this middling rom-com. Maybe they got confused, both movies were (kind of) saved in the edit bay. Some may argue that it gave us the modern-day romantic comedy. I would argue that is not a good thing.
- DirectorBen AffleckStarsBen AffleckBryan CranstonJohn GoodmanActing under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.2012 may have been slim pickings for notably-excellent films, but that's no reason to pick a random forgettable flick like this. Especially when you could have given it to The Avengers for being the funnest movie in years; or The Dark Knight Rises as a consolation for that Dark Knight snub a few years' back.