Did the right movie win best picture the year you were born?

[South Florida]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 3:15pm

1961, I thought Judgement at Nuremberg kicked West Side Story ass.

[Wilmingtom]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 3:56pm

Yes.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 3:58pm

1964 - My Fair Lady over Mary Poppins.

I dunno, that's a tough call.

But a few observations:

Three musicals were nominated for something that year: MFL, Poppins and Unsinkable Molly Brown

Brits were still stealing the nominations from Americans:
Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Peter O'Toole, Peter Sellers, John Geilgud, Stanley Holloway, Peter Ustinov, Julie Andrews, Gladys Cooper, Edith Evans

[Fantod]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 4:03pm

1998 - Shakespeare in Love

Nope. Elizabeth, Life is Beautiful, and Saving Private Ryan were all better.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 4:05pm

Fantod, I thought THE ARTIST won Best Picture the year you were born.

[Fantod]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 4:08pm

Either way it would be the wrong movie. Hugo was better that year.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 4:08pm

Life is Beautiful is an absurd revisionist piece of merde.

I thought the first Oscar was given out a few years after Fantod was born.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 4:09pm

What Flicker was released the year After Eight was unleashed upon society?

Updated On: 2/6/15 at 04:09 PM

[Fantod]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 4:10pm

Did you like Shakespeare in love better than Saving Private Ryan and Elizabeth?

[tazber]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 4:10pm

Are you joking?

There weren't movies when A8 was born. I'm not even sure there was print.

Updated On: 2/6/15 at 04:10 PM

[tazber]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 4:11pm

For the record, Private Ryan should have won.

I think a lot of people feel that way now.

Updated On: 2/6/15 at 04:11 PM

[Kad]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 4:13pm

1989 was kind of a lame year. Driving Miss Daisy won over Born on the Fourth of July, Dead Poets Society, Field of Dreams, and My Left Foot.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 4:13pm

Taz,



The right movie won.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 4:15pm

Kad, we just had a discussion on here not too long ago about the movies of 1989, do you remember that? I don't know what thread that was in. But that was such an amazing year in film and I think any of those films could have won, but DRIVING MISS DAISY is such a perfect film in every single way, I can never find any fault in it taking the statue.

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 5:41pm

1996 - Braveheart


Eh, I guess?

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 5:42pm

For the record, Private Ryan should have won.

I think a lot of people feel that way now.

Not me. After the famous first 20 minutes, I felt the film just deflated into a cliche. I thought it was better than The Thin Red Line and Life is Beautiful, but I agreed with Shakespeare in Love winning that year (with Elizabeth in a close second).

For my year, the answer is yes. Midnight Cowboy.

[HorseTears]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 6:14pm

Yes for me. Big fan of THE ENGLISH PATIENT. Though, would have been fine with FARGO winning.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 6:20pm

ANNIE HALL was the winner in '78 and I have a hard time finding any fault in that win.

[Bilbo3]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 6:27pm

It was Forrest Gump, so yes.

EDIT: Now that I think about it, Pulp Fiction and Shawkshank were nominated that year also...hmmm I might have to think on this one.

Updated On: 2/6/15 at 06:27 PM

[baal]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 6:29pm

Dances With Wolves beat out Goodfellas in 1991, so no.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 6:42pm

Out of Africa beat The Color Purple and Kiss of the Spider Woman in 1986, but honestly Back to the Future was totally snubbed a best picture nom. I say it should have won.

[Musical Master]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 6:56pm

1993- UNFORGIVEN

Honestly I'm not so sure about this one but a lot of people really liked this Clint Eastwood film... I guess?

[South Florida]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 7:21pm

Wow, I'm old.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 7:32pm

Born in 1960. Not sure which season you mean by your question, South Fla, so I'll answer twice.

The best picture of 1959, presented in 1960, went to Ben Hur instead of the nominated Anatomy of a Murder and The Nun's Story. Ridiculous. Even more ridiculous, Rear Window, Wild Strawberries, The 400 Blows and Some Like it Hot weren't even nominated. So that is a definite no.

The best picture of 1960, presented in 1961, went to The Apartment, in my opinion perhaps the wisest best picture selection ever. So a definite yes!

Updated On: 2/6/15 at 07:32 PM

[South Florida]

Posted: 2/6/15 at 7:37pm

Did you by any chance enjoy "The Prisoner of Second Avenue"?