Top 10 Most Controversial Oscar Winners

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[@alldownhill01]

The only reason Marisa Tomei’s win was “controversial” was because it was a comedic performance against dramatic performances. Comedy is still not looked at seriously by the Academy unfortunately. But Tomei is 100% deserving of that Oscar! Her courtroom scene alone proves that!

[@arontamas5639]

Whomever saw My cousin, Vinny all of them can agree: she was the girl that stole the show! It's the shortest description ever but I think performances like that should make it at the Oscars...... Marisa totally deserved that golden statue.

[@Heathcoatman]

She was fantastic in that role. I met her once when I worked at Paramount Studios back in the 90s. She was very nice and down to earth. Part of the reason she won was because the other candidates where in films that werent widely seen, except Howards End. To me the real controversy was Pacino winning for Scent of a Woman (Many considered it a 'career achievement win') instead of Downey Jr for Chaplin or Denzel for Malcolm X, both considerably better performances that Pacino ranting in a courtroom.

[@alldownhill01]

@@Heathcoatman No way! I work at paramount right now! Haha

[@Heathcoatman]

@@alldownhill01 I worked in special events back then. I was eating lunch in the commissary and it was crowded that day. I was eating alone at a two person table and there werent any extra seats anywhere so this woman asked if she could sit across from me at the table, the only empty seat. It was Ms Tomei. She was very nice and down to earth. Back then our office was directly across from the Wings soundstage and Steven Weber had set up a basketball hoop right next to our office. He used to come in and recruit guys for 'a little halfcourt fun' during down time. It wasnt a great job, but I do miss some of the people and strange occurrences.

[@alldownhill01]

@@Heathcoatman That’s so cool! I’ve seen a couple of celebrities in passing. I used to be a tour guide so would see a couple of them walking around on tours. Jaime Lee Curtis was definitely the nicest. I saw Henry Cavill from afar. I got to talk to Tom Holland right before he got Spider Man. But my favorite interaction was getting to shake Chris Pine’s hand at a special 50th anniversary Star Trek celebration the studio held. Now that I work in one of the buildings I don’t walk around often so I haven’t really seen a celebrity in a while.

[@trinaq]

Marisa Tomei was deserving of her Oscar, in my opinion. She delivered a hilarious performance, and even if others don't agree, I'm glad that she won.

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yeah me too

[@samueljeshurunlamechp9894]

True.

[@Huntress59]

I agree

[@belle4652]

She killed that role. 🙌🙌

[@alexmeyer5260]

It was douchebag critic Rex Reed who made this all controversial, as he was the one who accused presenter Jack Palance of reading the wrong name. Roger Ebert publicly called Reed for being out of line.

[@fernandomoreno6197]

Marisa Tomei victory was VERY controversial at the time, but i think is one of the most well deserved victories in the Supporting Actress category

[@allanfelipe766]

Gwyneth Paltrow winning best actress over Fernanda Montenegro is something we still haven't gotten over here in Brazil

[@deaditeera]

Her winning over anyone is just wrong.

[@joymartin4640]

I dont think most people everywhere have gotten over that. Shes really the least deserving winner in the category, dare I say EVER?

[@hannahboldewijn]

Rumor has it, that was Weinstein doing!

[@syria0110]

​@@hannahboldewijnI wouldn't be surprised by this

[@abrahamlupis9354]

@@deaditeera Cate Blanchett should won again the Oscar for Best Actress, this time over Michelle Yeoh since her racist comments towards her

[@trinaq]

Almost two decades later, the general consensus is that "Brokeback Mountain" should have won "Best Picture" over "Crash." While the latter is a decent film in its own right, the former seemed far more deserving of the coveted award.

[@chasehedges6775]

I love that both those movies have the similarities of coming out in the mid 2000s(2005 and 2006, respectively).

[@hunterolaughlin]

In 2018 Brokeback Mountain was one of the 25 films selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry. Really says what film was the REAL winner of Best Picture at the 2006 Academy Awards.

[@dee_dee_place]

I wholeheartedly agree. The writing, directing, acting, & cinematography was outstanding in "Brokeback Mountain". And, Ledger & Gyllenhaal put in two of the finest pieces of acting I have ever seen. The only acting that was even comparable to them was that of Mary Stuart Masterson & Mary-Louise Parker in "Fried Green Tomatoes". (Cicely Tyson did a splendid job as well.)

[@abhisheksharma-sb3er]

​​​​@@dee_dee_place u forget the score, my heart always skips a beat whenever I hear that beginning score when ennis jumps out of that truck

[@dee_dee_place]

@@abhisheksharma-sb3er Truthfully, I don't remember the score. I watched the movie twice, back to back, & all I can remember is the end when Ledger pulls out Gyllenhaal's bloodied shirt from the back of his closet. My heart broke.

[@codyhiginbotham6616]

Shakespeare in Love winning over Saving Private Ryan will always be the biggest Best Picture snub of all time

[@joaovictorbatistaassumpcao4701]

In the same year, Gwyneth won Best Actress is a scam, no one understand how her won instead of Fernanda Montenegro in Central Station/Central do Brasil.

[@marialemos1495]

Totally agree!!!

[@lexkanyima2195]

Chariots Of Fire winning over Raiders Of The Lost Ark is also a snub

[@TomLegend101]

The year the Weinsteins bought the Oscars

[@jacksonjacob7791]

That is really shameful. No one talks about this Shakespeare movie to this day or cares about it. I saw Saving private Ryan in the movie theater back in the day and it was unbelievable. One of the best war movies ever made. This was all that slimy little scum bag Harvey Weinstein and his politics behind the scenes.

[@adagiobreeze8493]

Marisa Tomei was a delight in My Cousin Vinny Another similar win around that time was Mira Sorvino in Mighty Aphrodite in 1996. That one I can understand the controversy given she was a newcomer and was against more textured performances from seasoned actresses plus she won for a Woody Allen movie produced by Harvey Weinstein and her dad was Paul Sorvino. I get the nepotism/ favoritism there.

[@okgo620]

Yeah i agree with Mira Sorvino. I mean who?.....Mighty Aphrodite?? WTF?!?!

[@richardengelhardt582]

Brokeback Mountain will live forever -- Crash is already gone and forgotten.

[@M.A.C.01]

Tbh I feel like gay love stories are more Oscar worthy than they ever have been,

[@jacksonjacob7791]

I remember seeing Crash when it came out on DVD and thought it was overrated even back then.

[@AudreyC379]

Crash is a good movie in itself, but I agree that it shouldn't have won best picture. It's good, but not Oscar worthy good.

[@SupergirlUK]

Wish you'd shown the footage of the standing ovation in 2003, you can clearly see a group of ladies, visibly pissed off and refusing to clap. It's brilliant 👏 Be like those ladies

[@etherealtb6021]

How Green Was my Valley is "lost to time" and "not bad"? 🙄 It is a fricking masterpiece. Kane is just a bigger masterpiece. It is clear that a lot of people who complain about HGWMV winning haven't seen it. 🤷‍♀️

[@nelliethursday1812]

Denzel Washington not winning for Malcolm X says it all

[@yoboinicossman]

What's worse is that the only reason he _didn't_ win was because Al Pacino was so criminally overdue

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@@yoboinicossman Pacino truly deserve it

[@score-crazyca]

Mine is Interstellar not winning Best Original Score in 2014, don’t get me wrong The Grand Budapest Hotel has a great score from Alexander Desplat but when compared to Hans Zimmer’s music to Interstellar it just doesn’t feel right to me. Sorry guys.

[@codyhiginbotham6616]

Films that should’ve won Best Picture 1. Saving Private Ryan 2. Brokeback Mountain 3. The Social Network

[@FSportuguese]

Roma

[@ankolamanko]

LA-LA-LAND

[@codyhiginbotham6616]

@@ankolamanko YES!

[@John-xr9ry]

I feel like Inception was better than Social Network but both are 10/10 masterpieces

[@lexkanyima2195]

Raiders Of The Lost Ark Elvis

[@hunterolaughlin]

The Greatest Show on Earth winning Best Picture over High Noon. At least the only good thing about the film’s existence is partly giving us the legendary director Steve Spielberg, who wouldn’t have been so inspired to pursue a career in filmmaking. If you’ve seen The Fabelmans, you’ll understand what I’m talking about.

[@nelliethursday1812]

Clark Gable not winning for Gone with the Wind is also criminal

[@heatherparisi8250]

he was playing the same characters he always played in that film. nothing groundbreaking

[@salvatoresultana4058]

Jimmy Stewart should’ve won that Oscar, not Gable

[@julkasteven8198]

Will Smith's performance Has nothing to do with that Slap. I defend his win.

[@jacksonjacob7791]

Will Smith with his constant oscar bait movies was really obnoxious.

[@alexmeyer5260]

I'll defend Life Of Pi winning Best Cinematography and Marisa Tomei winning for My Cousin Vinny to my dying day.

[@guilhermerls2272]

FERNANDA MONTENEGRO ("Central do Brasil") SHOULD'VE WON. PERIOD. 🇧🇷

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

M*A*S*H (1970) won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay despite the fact that very little of the scripted dialogue actually made it to the screen. The actors improvised much of the dialogue on-set. The only good thing about Shakespeare in Love was that it inspired the short film George Lucas in Love.

[@jsutdak4630]

You totally missed the fact that Mickey Rourke didn't win the Oscar after literally acting his heart out in The Wrestler

[@optimusprimefan84]

well, the academy couldn't look past all the wrestling parts of the film... that was the problem.

[@jsutdak4630]

@@optimusprimefan84 yeah it sucks, because that movie wasn't just about wrestling the whole story behind it was amazing

[@optimusprimefan84]

also... the academy NEVER watches the best picture nominees anyway, AND... it may also have something to do with probably making the film Milk somehow count as a campaign for Sean Penn to win Best Actor.

[@jsutdak4630]

@@optimusprimefan84 true

[@venuslove-i1v]

That one hurt me because I loved Mickey Rourke. smh

[@hannahboldewijn]

- Marlon Brando not winning for "A streetcar named desire" - Anne Hathaway winning for Les Mis, had to be Amy Adams - Gwynth winning was just Weinstein - Marisa Tomei deserved the win!

[@callmej5337]

I agree with all, except for miss Hathaway. For me it's was extremely deserving

[@scottthescottish]

Anne performance to me is one of the best supporting actress wins ever. Amy Adams is not at all one of Amy's best.

[@frances1227]

Anne Hathaways whole performance was Oscar winning but honestly she could have only done i dreamed a dream and it would have been enough to win that Oscar

[@deadbars8755]

Bohemian Rhapsody winning Best Editing is the most absurd thing I've ever heard in my life, let's hope The Academy doesn't repeat this with Elvis

[@claudettewright365]

It didn’t! EEAAO sweep!

[@codyhiginbotham6616]

The fact that they never nominated Jim Carrey (for The Truman Show, Man on the Moon, & Eternal Sunshine) is an outrage

[@lexkanyima2195]

And Jeff Daniels in Terms of Endearment and Danny Glover in The Color Purple

[@jacksonjacob7791]

The Truman show is a great movie and so was his performance.

[@markelijio6012]

@@lexkanyima2195 The fact is Danny Glover has received an Honorary Oscar.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@markelijio6012 but it was not the same

[@markelijio6012]

@@lexkanyima2195 I'm sorry, but that's my comment about saying things for what it's worth, okay?

[@prithamukherji4516]

@MsMojo can you make a video on this year's academy snubs 😊

[@jimbo9208]

or you can

[@eleven2614]

Surprised to not see Anthony Hopkins for The Father (although, the controversy is more about how he received his prize rather than him winning it).

[@jabberwock6]

people believed that Chadwick boseman would've won?

[@eleven2614]

@@jabberwock6 They put the award last on the show (instead of the usual best picture), because the producers thought it would be sweet to end on that note... Then Hopkins, who wasn't at the ceremony (due to health, age and covid reason) so the ceremony end abruptly. And that was... awkward...

[@alexmeyer5260]

@@jabberwock6 He had won many of the precursors like Golden Globe, Critics Choice, and Screen Actors Guild, so that combined with his shocking death led many to think he was the Oscar frontrunner.

[@abrahamlupis9354]

​@@eleven2614 fortunately the family of Chadwick Boseman was cool with him, they believe in a fair competition unlike Michelle Yeoh

[@eleven2614]

@@abrahamlupis9354 Disagree with you on Yeoh, but I won't argue in the comments section.

[@kaihendee1139]

The kings speech "besting" Inception for best picture was nothing short of criminal.

[@optimusprimefan84]

no... The King's Speech beating The Social Network, now THAT was criminal.

[@abrahamlupis9354]

Inception a.k.a. u.s. Paprika

[@flagutierrez]

nope it was fare@@optimusprimefan84

[@AudreyC379]

Inception is overrated.

[@angelaholmes8888]

Marissa was great in my cousin vinny

[@DanGamingFan2406]

Yeah, I had a feeling "the slap heard around the world" would be on this list. Will Smith could've had his first Oscar win in the bag, and technically, he did. But his actions were completely unwarranted, uncalled for, and really cheapened his tearful acceptance speech. I hope he's learned his lesson.

[@laurenpatrick4609]

Nahh chrie rock deserved that slap

[@Deathstroke4200]

I don't think he was tearful for the win more so he realized how badly he screwed up when he came up on Chris was sinking in

[@laurenpatrick4609]

@@Deathstroke4200 Chris was the one being disrespectful

[@chriscarpenter1920]

​@@laurenpatrick4609 Perhaps, although in his defense at least he was comparing her to a likable movie character. In any case though, I think Will's response was AT LEAST as bad, if not worse.

[@laurenpatrick4609]

@@chriscarpenter1920 nahh it really wasnt.

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

I think something more controversial about Bohemian Rhapsody is that the director was accused of going to the same "parties" as Kevin Spacey, so any Oscar that movie won, they couldn't mention the director.

[@kcsupersonic1]

I think the 93rd Academy Awards had a pretty big controversy that got swept under the rug because it was the COVID awards. The whole show seemed to be leading up to a Posthumous Win for Chadwick Boseman in the Best Actor category for his role in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. The awards even shifted the presentation of Best Actor and Best Picture to make Best Actor the final award of the night. Everything was set up perfectly until... Anthony Hopkins won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in The Father. Hopkins wasn't even at the ceremony to accept because of COVID. It all added up to probably the worst Oscars ever.

[@lexkanyima2195]

The event is confused

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

It wasn't the worst Oscars though. Not worse than the one where the crowd heckled a Native American woman who was speaking about land rights.

[@taralord4527]

I think it`s also worth mentioning that John Wayne wanted to attack Sacheen Littlefeather at the Academy Awards. When people say he´s a Hollywood Legend and one of the greatest movie stars ever I just get angry cause all he was, was a racist in a bunch of racist movies. What Brando and Littlefeather did back then was amazing.

[@rleutz13]

Grace Kelly for "the Country Girl" over Judy Garland in "A Star is born" is considered one of Oscar's most egregious mistakes.

[@jamesm654]

Marisa Tomi's win aged very well. She totally deserved to win.

[@malecheerleader2007]

Brokeback Mountain deserved Best Picture hands down!

[@samya1231]

CODA winning over Power of the Dog didn't generate controversy, but imo, the latter deserved it as a much better structured and cohesive character study than the former which was sometimes cringy !

[@abrahamlupis9354]

the controversy was that it was a copy of a french movie, meaning that french should do something to stop USA from copying their films

[@trusha_tungare]

Shakespeare in love- best picture…. Seriously 😐

[@jacksonjacob7791]

A joke back then and and even bigger joke now.

[@l.salisbury1253]

How 'bout silent film star Emil Jannings? In 1929 he became Oscar's first-ever Best Actor of the Year... and Oscar's first-ever BLACK EYE! A year after his win sound completely engulfed the international film industry and Jannings' thick European accent no longer endured him to American audiences. He figured with Talkies now the wave of the future he'd fly back to his native Germany to resume his film career there. And as soon as he returned to Germany he joined a certain up-&-coming Political Party! THAT'S RIGHT- Oscar's first Best Actor was a card-carrying NAZI! Note: to the best-of-my-knowledge B'nai B'rith has never tried to posthumously strip him of that Academy Award. If they did today they'd be met with ZERO opposition!

[@stevensiferd7104]

Jennings was one of the Nazis that Tarentino had his "Inglorious Basterds" kill in the movie theater sequence.

[@LeonardoKlotz]

Top 10 Movies That Received TONS of Nominations, But Didn't Win Any * The Color Purple * Gangs of New York * The Irishman

[@markelijio6012]

All have lost, but not forgotten.

[@lexkanyima2195]

Elvis

[@stevenmalham2234]

1965 Julie Andrews loses Best Actress for Sound of Music. Rather, Julie Christie wins it for Darling. Most bogus.

[@alexmeyer5260]

Julie Christie deserved that Oscar for Darling. And Julie Andrews had already deservedly won her Oscar the year before for Mary Poppins.

[@okgo620]

Leo Dio should have had at least three oscars under his belt.

[@yoboinicossman]

It's a shame that the masterpiece that is The Pianist will simply go down as the film that won a child r***** an Oscar

[@abrahamlupis9354]

no, for being the best representation of the survival of Wladyslaw Szpilman

[@jacksonjacob7791]

That movie was incredible and I think it was deserving despite his past.

[@grayshigami6797]

Toy Story 4 winning over Klaus

[@splaysbar]

Marlon Brando 🔥

[@tobi-wan_kenobi]

91st Oscars has been a big joke with Green Book, Ali and Malik winning an Oscar...

[@AudreyC379]

Another one is The Shape of Water winning best picture during the 2018 Oscars. That movie was so bad! My jaw dropped open when it won, I couldn't believe it. There were so many better choices that year. Also don't forget Dead Poet's Society losing out to Driving Miss Daisy.

[@Zombiekilleryamato]

I think that interference by William Randolph Hearst hurt citizen Kane winning best Picture he did hurt its theatrical run

[@LeonardoKlotz]

Claudio Miranda won for Best Cinematography in LIFE OF PI But didn't get nominated for TOP GUN: MAVERICK Isn't that ironic?

[@blackguyofthesouth2161]

No, that's not what irony is

[@codyhiginbotham6616]

Despite Rowan Polanski being an awful human being, the direction of The Pianist; and the film itself; was fantastic

[@punkwrestle]

He is a criminal, he shouldn’t have even been nominated. If that’s the case Will Smith shouldn’t be punished either, since what he did was a lot less of a crime than Polanski.

[@codyhiginbotham6616]

@@punkwrestle Obviously. Smith’s incident wasn’t even close to as bad as what Polanski did I’m happy the direction of The Pianist got nominated, I’m just disappointed that the director had the be Polanski

[@abrahamlupis9354]

The World Cup is awful due to the corruption of FIFA, all watch the last one in Qatar despite the scandals so I can tell that we all are nobody to question Roman Polanski

[@abrahamlupis9354]

​@@punkwrestle Ladj Ly was a criminal and Les Miserables 2019 was nominated for Best Foreign Picture here

[@annafowdy]

@@abrahamlupis9354 I never watched the World Cup.

[@sreyangovender3404]

Polanski deserved his best director Oscar. The Pianist is an outstanding piece of cinema

[@abhisheksharma-sb3er]

He didn't, he shouldn't even be nominated

[@abrahamlupis9354]

​@@abhisheksharma-sb3er humans are flawed, especially during the world cups

[@abhisheksharma-sb3er]

@@abrahamlupis9354 wtf

[@tracyanderson3715]

Love love love Bohemian Rhapsody

[@philipcalderon3208]

“Crash” premiered in 2004. Why couldn’t it compete against Clint Eastwood’s “Million Dollar Baby”?!

[@jimbo9208]

because million-dollar baby came out in 2005

[@felixmendelssohn991]

It was released in Toronto on September 2004 but not until May 2005 that it got wide release in the US. It actually won its Oscars in 2006.

[@shayes88able]

I hope Roman Polanski is on this list because he did a lot worse than a slap 🙄

[@abrahamlupis9354]

Charles Manson began, he drew first blood

[@charlesschofield4018]

The only ones I disagree with are Life of Pi wins Best Cinematography, Marisa Tomei wins Best Supporting Actress for My Cousin Vinny, Marlon Brando wins Best Actor for The Godfather and Shakespeare in Love wins Best Picture. Before what Will Smith did to Chris Rock, I was betting Benedict Cumberbatch should win Best Actor for The Power of the Dog.

[@dariussalepetru6770]

Or Andrew Garfield for tick, tick ... BOOM!

[@SirAsdf]

Suicide Squad winning Best Makeup was an insult to every makeup artist everywhere.

[@hunterolaughlin]

Oh get over it! That was 7 years ago and it’s just make-up and hairstyling! It’s not like it won Best Picture or Best Actor or Actress.

[@leonigama5597]

That's awesome congrats about Most Controversial Oscar Winners from Top 10

[@romanxxxxyoutube]

Why is this on Ms Mojo?

[@pablobandicoot2245]

Toy story 4, i don't have to say more

[@kcsupersonic1]

I will fight anyone on the topic of Green Book. Green Book was an excellent movie with absolutely amazing performances from Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen. Not only was it well acted, it had heart, humor, and the scenes were well shot and composed. People knock it for historical accuracy, completely forgetting that this is a movie and as such there will always be liberties taken with a film for the sake of telling a story. The story that Green Book sets out to tell, it tells well, and if you are looking for a more accurate and comprehensive look at Don Shirley's life, I suggest watching a few documentaries. Just because a film doesn't have a 100% accurate portrayal of a historical figure doesn't mean the film itself is bad. Look at The Greatest Showman. It doesn't have close to an accurate portrayal of P.T. Barnum, but the story the film itself tells is so much fun and Hugh Jackman gives an incredibly compelling performance.

[@nestorsifuentesaguirre2722]

Let's face it had Jackman never been in the film and maybe the Oscars would have never chosen at all

[@salvatoresultana4058]

2:25 actually, that was a very mediocre collection of nominees compared to other years.

[@wojtek1765]

Controversial or not I still think Green book is still a great film

[@QuestionMARK618]

same. I enjoy watching it a lot 👍🏻

[@nathanchisupa3960]

Same bro

[@angelaholmes8888]

I was actually happy when Shakespeare in love won best picture I absolutely love that film 💖💖💖🥰

[@jimbo9208]

yes, it a good movie but compared to saving privet Ryan it should not of won.

[@jimlent1770]

Saving Private Ryan had a powerful first 25 minutes, but only that opening was memorable; the rest was just a typical war movie. Shakespeare in Love deserved its win, though Judi Dench winning Best Supporting Actress for 10 minutes of screen time was perhaps a bit much.

[@etherealtb6021]

Me too! SVP is great too. It is apples and oranges, not better here.

[@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom]

Shakespear in Love won because of Weinstein. Fact. That was Saving Private Ryan's win. Fact.

[@julkasteven8198]

I agree the film is Beautiful. I enjoyed Gwyneth Paltrow's performance too.

[@jessrosefawkes2721]

Rami malek and the whole bohemian rhapsody film we’re deserving winners! I’m an avid life long queen fan and thought the film was fantastic especially Ramis performance as Freddie Mercury, it was iconic in my eyes, I thought he did Freddie proud!

[@jimbo9208]

yes but not for editing

[@ShunsuiHitsugaya]

Rami Malek really nailed it as Freddie.

[@neutralman9124]

Every single second of that movie is a disaster and Malek's performance felt like a bad SNL parody.

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

rami malek was not deserving

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

@@neutralman9124 finally someone with common sense

[@ryanbacher2455]

What? Life of Pi winning for Cinematography was controversial because the category is still distinct from VFX? There was way more controversy over the VFX award (underpayment, protests, company going bankrupt, etc.).

[@Deathstroke4200]

Crash for sure lol

[@freddiemolinajr.8397]

good video

[@randomreviews4278]

Green book was great

[@RadicalSpikee]

Crash is a great movie!

[@annafowdy]

I'm not watching the Oscars this year.

[@chasehedges6775]

Same. I personally don’t care for them.

[@trinaq]

I don't blame you, I might give it a pass this year, and merely hear about them second-hand.

[@annafowdy]

@@chasehedges6775 yeah. I will say this, whoever wins Best Animated Feature better let the audience know that animation is not a genre for kids like those three women insinuated last year.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@trinaq Same,

[@jasonfamilia6479]

Same. The Oscars are 🗑️

[@goodwood-rc4nx]

Citizen Kane was never going to win the Oscar with the story being based on the life about William Hearst, the most powerful newspaper magnate of the time

[@lexkanyima2195]

Why ?

[@RayMcElroy50]

What about 2016s SUICIDE SQUAD winning for Best Makeup?

[@hunterolaughlin]

Let’s just move on from Suicide Squad winning Best Make-Up & Hairstyling and not bring it back up please.

[@alexmeyer5260]

Yes, that is the worst Oscar win of the 21st century, hands down!! Even Jason Bateman looked pissed off when Kate McKinnon announced it as the winner when they presented it together.

[@hunterolaughlin]

@@alexmeyer5260 Can you just move on, please? It’s already been 6 years since it happened and we don’t need to bring all these complaints back up again.

[@markelijio6012]

@@hunterolaughlin YEAH!

[@sarahkimberley9375]

I won't forgive the Oscars for Chadwick Boseman not winning best actor after he died 😢

[@jacobway468]

Why?

[@bennymora3086]

The Godfather was my favorite🔫

[@awadalyoussef1105]

#1 Gweneth Paltrow wins best actress over Cate Blanchett

[@Htx.lunatic]

Unpopular opinion (apparently)! I LOVE Crash. Sandra Bullock's performance alone made that movie deserving of winning that Oscar.

[@kaptain4054]

Well this is clearly an example of the Oscars “like other awards” pick the safest and sexiest,safer pick than who truly deserves to win. Just look at the awards of the past and tell me what really deserves wins

[@claudettewright365]

They didn’t do that this time, thank goodness!

[@brezzyblue]

6:48 😂😅😂

[@QuestionMARK618]

foreshadowing

[@janethayer1547]

Ya’ll act like there were no movies before 1995.

[@lonellfletcher]

why was Life of Pi's cinematography win controversial but not Avatar's?

[@susovan6066]

Life of Pi deserved cinematography oscar

[@dariussalepetru6770]

No

[@susovan6066]

@@dariussalepetru6770 have you seen the film?

[@currentlymello]

They should give best picture to black panther but who cares

[@waittillfamewtf2385]

"U-571" won Best Sound Editing 🏆 "73rd Academy Awards"

[@jimbo9208]

and what wrong with that

[@waittillfamewtf2385]

@@jimbo9208 no competitors

[@markelijio6012]

Jon Johnson of Sony Pictures Studios who took home his only Academy Award for best sound effects editing in 2001 on Universal/Studio Canal's U-571 after beaten out Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman of Buena Vista Sound for Warners' Space Cowboys.

[@chasehedges6775]

I will never forgive what Will Smith did at the Oscars to Chris Rock.

[@cinnamon8884]

chris rock is a pos, he deserved it.

[@markelijio6012]

Me neither

[@blackguyofthesouth2161]

Nobody cares

[@chasehedges6775]

@@blackguyofthesouth2161 That is also agreeable

[@4ofdubs]

What? He felt offended by a certain joke about his wife's hair loss.

[@salinasn3]

Brokeback mountain should have won! Hands down

[@angelaholmes8888]

Roman Polanski definitely shouldn't had won best director 😡🤬🤢🤮

[@jimbo9208]

if not him then who

[@abrahamlupis9354]

just once, in France he won 5 Cesar Awards for Best Director and is the top on the list

[@melanietillman6308]

Agreed. He shouldn't even be making movies. He should be in jail. The girl was 12 🤢 I can't believe people in these comments are defending him and I still can't believe people gave him a standing ovation.

[@abrahamlupis9354]

@@melanietillman6308 well, he did a great job on The Pianist and the awards were win fairly unlike Lance Armstrong's Le Tour de France titles

[@Dim4323]

Number 2: their a pention for saving privaite ryan for best picture Cause of Winstine.

[@mariorossi4861]

How is "difficult to find any justification for Polanski's win"? What's to "justify"? I don't recall "The Pianist" being an insulting stinker. As a matter of fact, I recall it being a masterpiece

[@nestorsifuentesaguirre2722]

Idk man. Maybe the film cheated in the Oscars. In the words of AJ from Fairly Oddparents another movie hand the prize at their grasps until The Pianist stole it out of the blue

[@abrahamlupis9354]

Yeah, I feel bad for the main character

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

Oof! That really sucks!

[@williammccollom6847]

Out of Africa winning Best Picture in 1985 over Back to the Future, that was a huge one. Ordinary People beating Raging Bull in 1980 there are many more

[@lexkanyima2195]

What ?

[@dariussalepetru6770]

Or Color Purple

[@markelijio6012]

I'm sorry, William, don't you think you overdo it yourself? There are times I said myself for example: "Back to the Future" took home one Academy Award in 1986 for best sound effects editing. And it has received three more nominations: best original screenplay, best original song "The Power of Love" and best sound. For what I know now, the Oscar winning blockbuster got one award and earned three nominations including the film's theme song, "The Power of Love." That's the power of ultimate cinema and if you're looking for some answers about Best Picture, then watch the 1986 Academy Awards on KZbin, very carefully. Okay, alright? I'm not doing this for you...but you're doing it all for yourself. The right way at the right time. The winner: Out of Africa (Universal). Other nominations: The Color Purple (Warners), Kiss of the Spider Woman (Carolco/Le Studio Canal, Spelling Films International), Prizzi's Honor (ABC Studios/The Foreman Company/International Pictures, Buena Vista) and Witness (Paramount). Enjoy!

[@dee_dee_place]

I thought Marlon Brando FINALLY did a damn good job of acting, in "The Godfather" UNTIL I found out he didn't bother to remember any of his lines. He had all his lines written & placed all around the room for him to read. He did the same thing for "Apocalypse Now". As for Roman Polanski, "he pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor- statutory rape but fled to France before a sentencing hearing", IMHO, none of his movies should have been backed by or seen by a USA citizen. He should have been ousted from The Academy as soon as he pleaded guilty.

[@lexkanyima2195]

It's very confusing

[@seanhorace925]

I can't be the only one who finds Moonlight beating La La Land to be a controversial win. Am I?

[@samya1231]

Yeah THAT Best Picture moment defintely deserved mention. Moonlight deserved it though.

[@alexmeyer5260]

It's only controversial because of the whole wrong envelope scandal.

[@tonycoleman6797]

The Greatest Show on Earth winning Best Picture in 1953!

[@samueljeshurunlamechp9894]

Slumdog Millionaire (2008) winning Best Picture, Best Editing and Best Cinematography... Yes, the movie is great, but come on. The Dark Knight wasn't even nominated...

[@abrahamlupis9354]

sorry but Danny Boyle did a better job

[@nelliethursday1812]

Myrna Loy never got an Oscar Neither did Deborah Kerr Beulah Bondi, Claude Rains Edward G. Robinson so much of the Golden age of Hollywood was ignored.

[@suebob16]

I believe both Myrna Loy and Deborah Kerr would later receive Honorary Oscars, but you are right that despite several nominations Deborah Kerr never won and Myrna Loy was never nominated. Not to mention the other actors you listed who I think each received at least one nomination from the academy during their careers.

[@lexkanyima2195]

They are snubbed

[@markelijio6012]

@@lexkanyima2195 Sorry, Lex.

[@rics1883]

How about Michelle Yeoh winning over Cate Blanchett’s masterful performance.

[@cduy4699]

How about not.

[@dariussalepetru6770]

No

[@popcornroulettereactions]

Bohemian Rhapsody - a film that takes place over such an extensive amount of time, you can hardly say that it wasn't well edited - that said Blackkklansman should have won Green Book - this movie is so underrated - maybe the most underrated Best Picture winner - strip away all the politics, it's a terrific story of two men becoming friends and changing each other's worldview - that said Blackkklansman should have won Life of Pi - however you achieve the cinematography, with the assist of visual effects or the sun, that's the final product and I cannot begrudge it. Marissa Tomei - she's amazing in this Crash - Brokeback Mountain should have won Will Smith - regardless of the crass Chris Rock joke and the unfortunate reaction, he deserved to win How Green Was My Valley - Citizen Kane should have won Marlon Brando should have won Best Supporting Actor and Al Pacino should have won Best Actor for The Godfather Shakespeare in Love - I really like this movie but Saving Private Ryan should have won Roman Polanski - yeah, this should have gone to Rob Marshall

[@SeekingUnemployment]

Before Brando’s refusal was George C Scott for Patton. And The Greatest Show on Earth is not well regarded

[@theveronika1]

Gwyneth Paltrow and Shakespeare in love better be on the list

[@nujeru99]

I will never stop cracking up at all the whining and bitching about Crash winning Best Picture. Its one of the most nuanced and complex films about the MANY facets of racism in the modern world. Brokeback Mountain was a wonderful film, but I thought Crash was more than deserving. The "reviewers" are 95% white men who gave almost no appreciation for the topics that Crash covered

[@madman00774]

The fact that Bohemian Rhapsody has more Oscars than The Shaksaw Redemption, Raging Bull, Pulp Fiction, Citizen kane and 2001 is just ridiculous!! Let alone about that Editing Win!

[@lexkanyima2195]

So ? I don't see a problem

[@madman00774]

@@lexkanyima2195 Then you have no taste in movies

[@isaacmartinez6904]

In my opinion, Adriana Debose win for Best Supporting Actress in West Side Story wasn’t deserving. It should have been Kristen Dunst from Power Of The Dog or Judi Dench from Belfast. Just saying. Elaborate me if I am wrong.