Every year the members of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences vote on what they think is the best picture of the year, and nearly every year they pick some sappy, corny-as-hell, god-awful piece of shit. There are lots of great articles out there pointing out the Academy voters’ dumbest pics in general, but I’m going to be focusing on the Best Picture category. Let’s take a look at their worst, most egregious mistakes in their long history:
25.) Best Picture 2005
These films were overlooked…
IMDb - 8.3
IMDb - 8.2
IMDb - 7.7
IMDb - 7.7
IMDb - 7.6
In favor of…
IMDb - 8.0
24.) 1949
This film was overlooked…
IMDb - 8.6
In favor of…
IMDb - 7.9
23.) 1996
These films were overlooked…
IMDb - 8.3
IMDb - 8.2
In favor of…
IMDb - 7.3
22.) 1990
These films were overlooked…
IMDb - 8.8
IMDb - 8.0
IMDb - 7.8
IMDb - 7.6
IMDb - 7.2
In favor of…
IMDb - 8.0
21.) 1959
This film was overlooked…
IMDb - 8.6
In favor of…
IMDb - 8.2
20.) 1994
These films were overlooked…
IMDb - 9.2
IMDb - 9.0
IMDb - 8.6
In favor of…
IMDb - 8.7
19.) 1971
These films were overlooked…
IMDb - 8.5
IMDb - 8.1
IMDb - 8.0
IMDb - 7.8
In favor of…
IMDb - 7.9
18.) 2010
These films were overlooked…
IMDb - 8.8
IMDb - 8.5
In favor of…
IMDb - 8.2
17.) 1964
This film was overlooked…
IMDb - 8.6
In favor of…
IMDb - 7.9
16.) 2008
This film was overlooked…
IMDb - 8.9
In favor of…
IMDb - 8.2
15.) 1966
This film was overlooked…
IMDb - 9.0
In favor of…
IMDb - 8.0
14.) 1956
These films were overlooked…
IMDb - 8.2
IMDb - 8.1
IMDb - 7.9
IMDb - 7.7
IMDb - 7.7
In favor of…
IMDb - 6.8
13.) 1963
This film was overlooked…
IMDb - 8.3
In favor of…
IMDb - 6.9
12.) 1997
These films were overlooked…
IMDb - 8.4
IMDb - 8.1
IMDb - 7.8
IMDb - 7.5
In favor of…
IMDb - 7.5
11.) 1983
These films were overlooked…
IMDb - 8.3
IMDb - 8.2
IMDb - 8.0
IMDb - 7.9
IMDb - 7.5
In favor of…
IMDb - 7.3
10.) 1979
These films were overlooked…
IMDb - 8.6
IMDb - 8.5
IMDb - 8.2
IMDb - 8.1
In favor of…
IMDb - 7.7
9.) 1985
These films were overlooked…
IMDb - 8.5
IMDb - 8.0
IMDb - 7.6
IMDb - 7.6
IMDb - 7.2
In favor of…
IMDb - 7.0
8.) 1980
These films were overlooked…
IMDb - 8.8
IMDb - 8.5
IMDb - 8.4
IMDb - 7.9
In favor of…
IMDb - 7.9
7.) 1989
These films were overlooked…
IMDb - 8.3
IMDb - 8.0
IMDb - 8.0
IMDb - 7.9
IMDb - 7.6
IMDb - 7.6
IMDb - 7.6
In favor of…
IMDb - 7.4
6.) 1981
These films were overlooked…
IMDb - 8.7
IMDb - 7.6
IMDb - 7.4
In favor of…
IMDb - 7.2
5.) 1968
These films were overlooked…
IMDb - 8.7
IMDb - 8.4
IMDb - 8.0
In favor of…
IMDb - 7.5
4.) 1952
This film was overlooked…
IMDb - 8.4
In favor of…
IMDb - 6.7
3.) 1977
The most influential and revolutionary film of all time was overlooked…
IMDb - 8.8
In favor of…
IMDb - 8.2
2.) 1998
These films were overlooked…
IMDb - 8.5
IMDb - 8.2
IMDb - 7.7
In favor of…
IMDb - 7.3
1.) 2002
These masterpieces were overlooked…
IMDb - 8.7
IMDb - 8.5
IMDb - 7.8
IMDb - 7.8
IMDb - 7.8
IMDb - 7.4
IMDb - 7.4
In favor of this giant fucking steaming pile of shit…
IMDb - 7.2
