These 10 Great Westerns Were Snubbed for Oscars

[@oldschool_cinema]

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[@kevinp3550]

I think that "The Best Years of our Lives" will be relevant forever.

[@JeromeBartlett-yi2ij]

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[@DocSanders]

Anyone who's spent even one semester at either USC or UCLA Film Schools know all the reasons why the Leftist Media (inclucing the so-called News Media) Hate Westerns, as it is that genre that came to be associated with American ideals of Industry, American integrity and especially American Freedoms.QED.

[@philpalmares]

The Good The Bad and the Ugly is a Western Classic

[@edmundooliver7584]

it's a spaghetti western, foreign film.

[@johnschaefer2238]

Phillip, took the words right out of my mouth!

[@suziq4394]

How Val Kilmer never got an Oscar for Tombstone... I will never know...

[@BarlowPalminteri]

Dennis Quaid and Kevin Costner in a better film.

[@markgraham2312]

He deserved it.

[@randyacuna5643]

Dennis Quaid should have gotten a nomination for his doc holiday character. He is brilliant.

[@pdm2201]

@@suziq4394 Kilmer carried that movie.

[@Philbert-s2c]

@@BarlowPalminteri It's a more accurate film. I wouldn't call it "better."

[@rpg7287]

Shane needs to be here as well.

[@jamesbridge6408]

@@rpg7287 Shane is in my top 10 MOVIES of all time.

[@geraldmartin7703]

Jack Palance was deservedly nominated for Best Performance in a Supporting Role at the 1954 Oscars.

[@donallan6396]

Always been my favourite western.

[@stephensangalli]

The Wild Bunch is a classic with William Holden, Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine, and a cast of thousands. 😂

[@postcaptain57]

I just turned 67. My late father and my mom took me to the drive in to see it. Way over 50 years ago.

[@johnwilliams7922]

Warren Oats, too.

[@misterwilly52]

My second favorite movie ever, just eclipsed by Casablanca.

[@pdm2201]

Raw, bloody, extremely violent movie. Sam Peckinpaugh at his best. This western did make the American Film Institute’s list of the top 100 films of the 20th century.

[@martinheath9973]

The Oscars are a joke and have been for a long time.

[@adriancampbell6924]

I have never understood the concept of being given awards for doing your job. You don't have janitor awards or waitress awards etc. I think the Razzies are more relevent because they at least tell you what NOT to see.

[@JacquelineIthell-t7s]

I TOTALLY AGREE

[@markunger1098]

I think from the get go at the beginning of the sound era the genre was regarded as kids’ adventure fluff and nothing else. Especially the b movies from the thirties.

[@TimothyStclair-v4p]

@@adriancampbell6924 It's brings attention to the movie industry.

[@gondwanatravels8834]

Yep

[@georgesouthwick7000]

Another excellent western was The Oxbow Incident, which was nominated for best picture, but didn’t win.

[@GrumpyGringo]

That movie was a pre-woke movie. It was woke before woke.

[@craigmitchell9030]

@georgesouthwick7000 that's reaching back friend but it was a good 1. Read it in a reading class back in 1973. There you go.

[@zephteed-ce8bm]

The Oscar’s have really never been relevant

[@jennifersman7990]

Tell that to the actors and directors and studios

[@GandalfTheWho]

The good,bad & ugly is great movie and should have got something

[@Vinterfrid]

Especially Eli Wallach - best male actor.

[@kathleenschuman6131]

The Searchers definitely should have been up for picture. In the top ten of all time westerns.

[@MWD1234567]

Personally, I think The Searchers is in the top ten movies of all time, for myself.

[@jonbrooks5246]

I never thought this was a great movie….

[@alberg6290]

great cinematography and good Wayne performance but goofy story line and awful "humor" . Best(worst) line ever "do you want to go steady?"

[@JoyceBoyd-m7h]

Hollywood will soon be completely forgotten. 👏👏

[@jennifersman7990]

You’ll be forgotten long before Hollywood is GET A LIFE

[@richarddecredico6098]

hahahahahahaha you silly

[@willieluncheonette5843]

From 1927 to 1967 I agreed with the Academy's choice for best picture ONCE. Add She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence to your list ..And Anthony Mann made some terrific westerns too.

[@gordonwood1594]

To be honest apart from The Searchers and Red River I cant disagree with the Oscars.

[@elnick1000]

Man who Shote Liberty Valance, my second favorite western behind Once Upon A Time In the West. Just ahead of High Noon.

[@user-tg3tj2nq6v]

And she wore a yellow ribbon? are you making a joke?

[@StinkyCheeseYodeler]

@@user-tg3tj2nq6v It's a really good movie and won the Oscar for Color Cinematography.

[@craigmitchell9030]

I love those 2 movies, keep them recorded and watch them a couple times a month

[@NickWard-f6l]

William Holden should have won best actor for .The wild Bunch ....Brilliant performance.

[@pdm2201]

Indeed. My mom was a big William Holden fan and before we both watched the movie on TV I told her “Hang on Mom. You’ve never seen William Holden like this.”

[@shannonterry4863]

Ulzana's Raid is criminally underrated. Worth a look by those that enjoyed these films.

[@jamesbridge6408]

@@shannonterry4863 Way underrated. Check out Lawman.

[@barbaralovenvirth8726]

Seen as a group, it's absolutely astonishing that all these pics were ignored

[@casedismissed8581]

as far as other great westerns are concerned how bout' the man who shot liberty valance, nevada smith or hombre ? just to name a few.

[@deanedmundson1895]

Once upon a time in the west was criminally overlooked by the academy.

[@elnick1000]

Agree with you. However, the real problem was that when it was released in the USA in theaters at the time, it was heavily cut, even the ending is changed. I remember that for use you saw a better version on television than at the theaters, this all the way up to the 1980's. Only in the 1980's, did people in the USA get to see the film in its more complete version. Of course, the music by Enio Morricone, there was no excuse by any of the nominators to exclude that. Far better score than what he finally won for with HATEFUL 8.

[@deanedmundson1895]

@@elnick1000 I didn't realise the US were treated to the butchered version of the movie. Lunacy!!!

[@elnick1000]

@@deanedmundson1895 Paramount the culprit I believe. With ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, it was worse some 15 years later. 90 minutes cut, and it was in chronological order from my understanding.

[@deanedmundson1895]

@@elnick1000 once upon a time in America runs around 4 hours in Europe , and that's the version I saw in cinemas in the UK way back when it came out. I'd read an interview with actor James Woods, lambasting the production for hacking the guts out of movie. I didn't realise it had also happened to once upon a time in the west. Common sense says ,let the director edit his movie.....otherwise why bother make the movie in the first place???

[@sandersson2813]

No one cares about Oscars

[@jeffalanvasconcellos3039]

It is all politics & what is happening at the time! I have giving up watching the Academy Awards years ago with their depressing yearly presentations!

[@ejhchess]

I was going to suggest Shane for this list but I see it won for Cinematography

[@frankbolger3969]

This list should have included Tombstone, if only for the electric performance by Val Kilmer.

[@marshatrue8220]

Absolutely Val was incredible as was Michael Biehn as Johnny Ringo and Powers Boothe as Curley Bill Brocious

[@frankbolger3969]

@@marshatrue8220Very true. Mo intention to slight them. I am a big fan of both. Check out Boothe in a film called Extreme Prejudice.

[@stevenlochner4619]

"Bad Day in Black Rock" with Spencer Tracy is set in post WW2, but still qualifies as a western I think. It is a great film.

[@skipperclinton1087]

@stevenlochber: Some great headliner actors too

[@elnick1000]

In many ways you are correct, it is a modern day western. Just like NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN MIGHT BE.

[@randyacuna5643]

Hud , 1963 is , like black rock ,is a modern western.

[@augustseptember3503]

Oscars are not about the best film, best director or best actor, it's about the best PR for the industry!

[@michaelpoyer]

The Searchers! The arguably the best western ever made. Certainly John Wayne’s.

[@notcherbane3218]

Let's be honest the Oscars are a joke, when you have to give lavish gifts and promote yourself then it's not an award show it's a popularity show it's a show push by studios to make money from their movies it has nothing to do with quality acting and quality movies. Look at this Will Smith debacle how he assaulted somebody on stage and they let him keep his award they let him stay at the ceremony I'll never watch another Oscars It's no more than a shameful presentation a waste of people's time.

[@WilliamDoyle-rb6lt]

The Oscar's used to be fun,something to look forward to, part of the nation's culture. Long gone,haven't watched th in decades.

[@elnick1000]

@@WilliamDoyle-rb6lt Same here, but I think that now we get to watch the highlights on KZbin. This may sound like blasphemy, but at least the last time I used to watch them, they were better technically than they had been in the 60's and 70's.

[@Mister_Pedantic]

What is it about the Oscars that you people do not understand? There is no robbing. Each year the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences holds a huge party and gives gifts to some of its members. Many corporations do this. The difference between the Academy and those other corporations is that with the Academy Awards, every member gets to vote.

[@ronbo30]

Tombstone with Kirk Russell is a classic.

[@richarddecredico6098]

it's a silly cartoon like film fun watching but not a great film

[@kendallevans4079]

His mustache ruined the movie

[@RobertPetersen-x8k]

I agree with most of the choices but The Professionals needs to added.

[@hennagaijin100]

Agreed. One of the best.

[@DaisyCrabtree]

The book was great also

[@billbodger4723]

The Oscar’s should be ignored if your not left leaning or woke you get nowhere, it’s to political.

[@atheistcory4174]

too

[@mrchilli5618]

Woke = right wing snowflakes

[@billbodger4723]

@ to, two , too

[@519djw6]

*How about "Shane"? It's the favorite Western of many people, yet it only received a nomination (or perhaps a "win") for cinematography.*

[@dannyj2606]

I have always been a great fan of The Big Country…magnificent film

[@mpetersen6]

Great score.

[@gnordt]

Great movie. I never have understood why it is left off of most “great westerns” lists. Especially when I look at some of the westerns that are on those lists.

[@BarlowPalminteri]

@@dannyj2606 The great William Wyler. Horses and horsemanship, vehicles (wagons, chariots, racing cars-wheels), speed racing, airplanes. Look for these in all his movies. Funny Girl has a roller skating sequence and a thoroughbred horse. Roman Holiday has a sports car tearing through the city. The Best Years of Our Lives examines WWII bombers. Friendly Persuasion, The Big Country, Ben Hur, a trifecta of horse celebration.

[@petergraham8681]

Two of my favorite westerns are included here: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST & THE WILD BUNCH. I have never been crazy about THE SEARCHERS but this is a personal opinion. It still has its moments, IMO, though.

[@pdm2201]

I also thought “The Searchers” was somewhat over rated.

[@BarlowPalminteri]

@@petergraham8681 I love John Ford’s work, but I must admit the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. No single film delivers without some flaw or disappointment, yet there are exquisite moments and passages that deeply satisfy one’s desire for a beautiful picture or a soaring sentiment. I think of film makers as composers. They work with themes and motifs which can be wonderful individually but sometimes incompatible in a composition. Ford’s direction was both elegant and gauche.

[@Fergusotto]

No mention of The Long Riders?? The slow motion scene of the bank raid was unforgetable.

[@elnick1000]

I will need to see it when it comes back to AMAZON.

[@georgesouthwick7000]

Rio Bravo is essentially a remake of Eldorado. The only difference is in Eldorado, Robert Mitchum was the drunk and in Rio Bravo, Dean Martin was the drunk.

[@MRBAMBAM1959]

Rio Bravo came first, then Eldorado. Howard Hawks last movie, Rio Lobo in 1970, was the second remake of of Rip Bravo.

[@mpetersen6]

​@@MRBAMBAM1959 Beat me to it. I think of them as the "hey you in the jail trilogy"

[@jamesbridge6408]

@@georgesouthwick7000 Both TERRIBLE

[@johnwilliams7922]

James Caan for Ricky Nelson. Can't remember who was substituted for which movie, but the character's were the same. The one Nelson was in he sang. Robert Mitchum for Dean Martin. Dean Martin Sang.

[@brianrooney2970]

I've watched a lit of westerns, over and over, never really got the fascination and rave with Rio Bravo, much less Rio Lobo or Eldorado. Dont get me wrong, love watching them, but Oscar worthy? I dont know?

[@kenneththompson8933]

Once Upon A Time In The West. Leone's best film. A timeless masterpiece. Pat Garret & Billy The Kid also very underrated film.

[@jennifersman7990]

Pat Garrett is regarded as a masterpiece NOW, because it was restored to the way Peckinpah would’ve wanted . When it originally came out it was severely re-edited by the studio and dumped in drive-ins to little notice

[@markunger1098]

Notable that only three have ever won best picture at the Oscars. And there was a sixty year gap between the first two. John Wayne deserved awards for Red River, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, The Searchers and The Shootist.

[@peterwhite507]

Could be they gave him the award for True Grit as payback for the ones you mention, especially The Searchers

[@markunger1098]

@@peterwhite507 very good possibility of that.

[@craigmitchell9030]

I enjoyed The Proffesionals, Marvin,Lancaster,Palance

[@erich1780]

The end of the Searchers when Wayne was chasing down Natalie wood and is blinded by his hatred of Indians was an awesome scene.

[@jensmucha1339]

Would have mentioned at least one of the Anthony Mann / James Stewart collaborations, as I have a special soft spot for The Naked Spur. Also I find it very irritating that no actor ever was nominated for playing one of the most interesting figures of the wild west, Doc Holliday. Especially Kirk Douglas, Val Kilmer & Dennis Quaid gave such wonderful performances in that role.

[@Chiller11]

You could do as episode on Oscar winning westerns. High Noon, Unforgiven, No Country for Old Men, Dances With Wolves, etc.

[@jamesbridge6408]

Unforgiven is NOT GOOD

[@elnick1000]

@@jamesbridge6408 Well then I hope you think every movie that came out that year was bad. I had gotten married that year it came out, and when I came out of the theater, I told my wife, Their will be no better movie than that film this year. And that was around in AUgust or Septmeber.

[@elnick1000]

High Noon won for best actor for Gary Cooper, but not best picture. Stagecoach from 1939 won for best supporting actor. There was a film in the early 30's that was a western that did win best picture, but it is largely forgotten. Even can't remember the title.

[@iluatldm]

@@jamesbridge6408 you are right it is great

[@markdoyon358]

I think it’s the original 1931 version of Cimmaron

[@alvaropelayo8084]

Excellent westerns are also Tall in the Saddle, 1944, with John Wayne and Ella Raines; Westward the Women, 1951, with Robert Taylor; Will Penny, 1968, with Charlton Heston and Joan Hackett; No Name on the Bullet, 1959, with Audie Murphy.

[@jamesbridge6408]

@@alvaropelayo8084 Will Penny is good

[@KeithDevine-k9q]

I think not getting an Oscar is a reward not a failure.

[@CaryG6666]

Forgot The Ox-Bow Incident. Superb film.

[@HartDoug]

Agree; most of these movies were ‘masterful’ (and fully deserving of ‘Oscar Consideration’)!

[@stevecookson3201]

Of couse they were...they are westerns.

[@downunderrob]

The Wild Bunch not getting ANY Oscars has always been a tragedy. But I have to ask, in the '60s, were Italian Films eligible for any Oscar category other than Best Foreign Film?

[@markdubois3614]

Duke should of got one for Red River no way that could be made today and no modern actor could feel his boots.

[@BrianRidgway-u5g]

Tin Star. Beautifully photographed. A tight, smart script. Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins. Lee Van Cleef as a villain? What more does a western fan need?

[@mrlfhill]

Westerns must not be high brow enough for Hollywood.

[@dougdellwo3274]

The Oscars are one measure. They are a way for the movie industry to celebrate its self. It is not objective, more like a prom king and queen election.

[@geraldmartin7703]

Awarded by the pompously named, "Motion Picture Academy for Arts and Sciences".

[@bedstuyrover]

"Valdez is coming" with Burt Lancaster is one of the best.

[@michaellumovich8325]

Commenting on synthetic production, this demonstrates that AI can't recognize a delusion. The Oscar's are a PR endeavor, not a merit based evaluation.

[@ltdc426]

The fact that chariots of fire got a best picture award is all I need to know about the academy awards.

[@jerryschramm4399]

"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" was nominated for one Oscar- best costume in a black and white film. Edith head won. Hurrah.

[@WilliamDoyle-rb6lt]

Great movie.

[@andrewrose7800]

Missing out on Oscars should not be viewed as disappointing. Great films and performances have always been unrecognised, often through political reasons. Oscar winning films and profit making blockbusters do not make them necessarily great, they are often critically panned.

[@Interrobang2626]

Let's not forget the Ox-Bow Incident (1942). Sure it was nominated for Best Picture and didn't win but I think it should've been nominated for much more than that.

[@SnyderEMarx5]

3:10 to Yuma. I always thought that Van Heflin and Glenn Ford should have switched roles.

[@markdoyon358]

Van Heflin and Glenn Ford were perfect in their roles. You never knew for sure if Heflin would take Ford’s bribe until Heflin’s partner was killed by Ford’s gang.

[@frankbolger3969]

No, they got it right, and Ford was brilliant as the charming bandit.

[@doc_adams8506]

That's a good list. The first movie that was missing to me was Stagecoach, but I remembered that Ford's western classic won 2 Oscars including Best Supporting Actor.

[@bleubaby]

wayne won for true grit

[@adriancampbell6924]

Yes, Jeff Bridges was never going to get an Oscar for his performance. When has the same role ever won an Academy award in 2 different films?

[@davidgarcia3970]

Westerns are my absolute favorite genre. There are so many brilliant firms to choose from; I.e. Shane, The Magnificent Seven, Tombstone etc. but the absolute quintessential masterpiece is The Wild Bunch. Everything in this classic from the acting, cinematography, sound/special effects,pacing and,especially,the musical soundtrack. I personally consider thus magnum opus the Citizen Kane of westerns.

[@AnthonyFitzgerald-w1s]

I’ve seen all these movies. All great

[@TimothyStclair-v4p]

Ride the High Country was good, 1962.

[@frankbolger3969]

The best!

[@misterwilly52]

My biggest problem with some of these is the locations (Searchers, Once Upon A Time) - they put houses out in the middle of Monument Valley, where NO ONE would ever build a house or a town. The annoyance is give me takes me out of the movie. It happens more in westerns than anywhere.

[@jimmason8502]

Once Upon a Time in the West is one of the very best movies ever made and IMHO the best Western ever made. The soundtrack alone is the best ever, the close-up face shots signature Leone. The Academy gets it wrong quite often and they really missed this one.

[@doobiejones9388]

Know who hated Clint Eastwood movies in particular and Italian westerns in general? John Wayne. Said they weren't real westerns.

[@elnick1000]

I have ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE SWEST as my 5th greatest movie of all time. One of the problems at the time was when released in teh USA some 20 minutes or so was cut fom the film. Including the ending. Despite this, it could have at least goten nominated for best music. Same thinkg with GOOD TEH BAD AND THE UGLY. IT WAS CUT SOMEWHAT ALSO, BUT THAT DID NOT HURT THE FILM IN THE USA. Also many critics at the time dismissed the films of the Italian westerns as trash. the irony should not be lost taht JOHN FORD won 4 academy awards as best director, with one of those films being best picture, when it should not have been. But his westerns never won.

[@skipperclinton1087]

@elnick1000: You could do with some serious understandable English lessons.

[@elnick1000]

@@skipperclinton1087 Had to write quickly. I figured that someone would one day comment on that.

[@Morrisfactor]

Where does THE BIG COUNTRY come in? I think it might be the perfect western.

[@steveo5138]

When Mattie Ross crosses the river to catch up with Rooster Cogburn in True Grit. That's no stunt double. Hailee Steinfeld swam with her horse across that river. True Grit indeed.

[@ETIron-e2h]

Once Upon a Time in the West is the greatest western ever and should’ve won best picture. The greatest John Ford westerns, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and The Searchers both also should’ve won. The Outlaw Josie Wales should’ve won in most years but would’ve been up against One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and Jaws.

[@lordofthemound3890]

These are not only great Westerns, they’re among the greatest films ever made. In any genre.

[@MrJeepsters]

"la chevauchée fantastique" aurait dû l'avoir en 1940. "rio bravo" ou "winchester 73" le meritaient aussi.

[@DrB-cb1by]

If a movie gets an Oscar I immediately scratch it from a watch list.

[@davetomlinson9063]

There should be a new category for classic pictures that have endured and are recognized as Oscar worthy.

[@natureboy1313]

I like your idea.

[@richard-tm9ti]

A credible list, but where are The Outlaw Josey Wales and The Shootist?🤔

[@johnwilliams7922]

Pekinpah's signature was violence.

[@etherealbolweevil6268]

See also Blazing Saddles. I think it is the hats that puts 'The Academy' off.

[@alexbraun2243]

Tombstone back in the 90s was great

[@irvingthemagnificent]

The Searchers was the movie where John Wayne showed the critics were dead wrong, by proving he could act. But he had to wait until (the original) True Grit for his Oscar. Well, at least he finally got one.

[@michaelme1548]

John Wayne had the same problem as Cary Grant. He almost always played a version of the same character. It’s entertaining but not as impressive when you have seen it before.

[@jennifersman7990]

It should be noted that John Ford is one of the most awarded directors in the history of the Oscars John Wayne won his only Oscar for the original True Grit and Hailee Steinfeld scored her first nomination for the remake

[@johnwheeler1629]

The problem with the dollar movies, when shown in many countries they were badly cut to pieces. I know, I was a tenager at the time.

[@chippydogwoofwoof]

Im going to be mad if The man who shot Liberty Vallance isnt on this list.

[@hellinas77]

I have seen and enjoyed ALL these movies and I didn't knew that . Oscars are commercial deals of the Studios and for the Studios Westerns were a byproduct. Thanks for the interesting topic.👏👏👏🇬🇷

[@johnkessler9878]

Hostiles should have won an Oscar. Great acting and superb story line.

[@TomTom-ku6qi]

A Monty Python Western: “ The Good, The Bad, The ugly, The Filthy take a bath once a month whether they need it or not., the Cow Dung Stinking, The Drunkard Rebellious Barbaric Lawless Heathen,…etc …etc….etc…. The ONLY Redeeming Value is they ALL Loved Horses!( supposedly) 🐴🤠

[@geraldmartin7703]

Forget the Oscars: The Bravados (1958) Hour of the Gun (1967).

[@kyle381000]

Rio Bravo is a good movie, and I have enjoyed it so many times that I know the dialogue by heart. However, there is no way that any part of it was Oscar-worthy.

[@user-tg3tj2nq6v]

I think it's Wayne fault. He's outshined by Dean Martin and that was not supposed to happen. He even complained to Howard Hawks. That would never ever have happened to Cooper.

[@minsapint8007]

Fantastic films here. The Wild Bunch is my twin's favourite film.

[@ric6383]

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

[@FrankGustafson-r3b]

SHANE HAD EVERYTHING FOR A GREAT WESTERN MOVIE ! IT DID NOT WIN AN OSCAR ! A TRAVESTY AS FAR AS THAT GOES ! AL 8:02 AN LADD WASN"T EVEN NOMINATED !

[@anthonycaruso8443]

Stagecoach-social history,sorely overlooked.

[@CharlesFlato-wn2qf]

John Wayne and John Ford made some grate movies. I especially liked Red River.

[@pdm2201]

How Shane is not here is unforgivable. But did get best cinematography. John Ford’s “The Man who Shot Liberty Valence” should be here too. Outstanding performance by Lee Marvin. It did win best costumes. And “High Noon”? Well …Gary Cooper won the Oscar for best actor.

[@AndrewPriscott-pd1zv]

The Wild Bunch is my favourite film , I've seen it more than 45 times, F**k the Oscars let's go get Angel.

[@guitarsrcool4922]

I watched this video to see where "Tombstone" would be ranked. Instead it was snubbed. Ridiculous

[@jamesbridge6408]

The Searchers and The Wild Bunch both GREAT. Not mentioned: Lawman. True Grit remake: like almost all remakes--WEAK. Original version? GREAT. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: boring. Too hysterical/Italian

[@ericfurst6091]

The last great movie which won the Best Picture Oscar was No Country for old Man.

[@aallen681]

Far left Hollywood considers westerns right wing?

[@northernpaladin66]

Oh stop it

[@BryceSuderow]

He's absolutely right. The academy for motion pictures consists of actors, producers, and directors. They are overwhelmingly liberal. They hate genre pictures. According to them we already know how a genre picture is going to end. So why even bother to ses it ? By genre picture I mean the gangster film, the Western, and others. They love message movies where there's a liberal and uplifting theme about ending racism and ending violence.

[@BryceSuderow]

If you pay any attention to reading film scholars like Peter bogdanovich, andrew lSarris us and, David Thomson, they point this out repeatedly

[@Mister_Pedantic]

What is it about the Oscars that you people do not understand? There is no robbing. Each year the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences holds a huge party and gives gifts to some of its members. Many corporations do this. The difference between the Academy and those other corporations is that with the Academy Awards, every member gets to vote.

[@walterschiller8281]

All really great western movies! Never tire of watching them. I have most of them in my collection.

[@kevinbergin9971]

I just saw The Wild Bunch again after 30 years. Let me offer up the following: The first section, culminating with their discovery that they stole washers instead of silver money, is great! However, after that the film is rather so-so. Discuss.

[@adriancampbell6924]

There is no accounting for taste so I won't discuss what I think of your moronic comment. Oops! Freudian slip.

[@nadapuesnada7716]

"You have no eyes." -- Jaime Sánchez as "Angel" in "The Wild Bunch".

[@MrMack65]

Well, at the Oscars, actors are doing important things like slapping each other on stage, and maybe a wardrobe malfunction or two.