Why Avatar will win the Best Picture award - Edit 1
Before modification by Cannoli at 06/03/2010 06:30:20 PM
Now this list is only instances where I have seen the movies to which I am referring. There might be years that some people think fit in as well, but I either did not see the winner, did not see the nominee in question or did not see any of the nomiees, and will refrain from passing judgment. I will not things I did not see but feel must be on this list with an asterisk. If there are any that you feel belong, feel free to say so. If you disagree with my assertions, you are a nincompoop.
In 1939, Gone with the Wind beat Stagecoach & Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
In 1941, How Green Was My Valley* beat Sergeant York, The Maltese Falcon, Here Comes Mr. Jordan and CITIZEN KANE.
In 1948, Hamlet beat The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
In 1952, The Greatest Show on Earth beat Ivanhoe & High Noon (for wot fans, this is the equivalent of the journey with the menagerie beating the fights against Lanfear, Rahvin & the Shaido for Best Scene of The Fires of Heaven)
In 1956, Aroudn the World in 80 Days beat The Ten Commandments
In 1962, Lawrence of Arabia beat The Longest Day and To Kill a Mockingbird*
In 1964, My Fair Lady beat Becket and Mary Poppins (Yes, MP sucked too, but not as hard as MFL; and I was never made to play Bert the Chimney sweep in a high school reading of it; I don’t care what anyone says, I was NOT “born” to play Henry Higgens)
In 1965, The Sound of Music won. It beat Dr. Zhivago, but that was lame too, though not as bad as the Sound of Music.
In 1975, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest* beat Jaws
In 1977, Annie Hall beat STAR WARS
In 1979, Kramer vs Kramer beat Apocalypse Now
In 1980, Ordinary People* beat Raging Bull (It just SOUNDS wrong)
In 1981, Chariots of Fire beat Raiders of the Lost Ark
In 1982, Gandhi beat ET the Extra-Terrestrial and Tootsie (not great, but better than Ganhi)
In 1990 Dances with Wolves beat Goodfellas
In 1993, Schindler’s List beat The Fugitive
In 1994, Forrest Gump beat The Shawshank Redemption & Pulp Fiction
In 1995, other movies were nominated against Braveheart
In 1997, Titanic beat As Good as it Gets, Good Will Hunting & LA Confidential
In 1998, Shakespeare in Love* beat Saving Private Ryan
In 1999. American Beauty beat The Green Mile, the Insider and The Sixth Sense
In 2001, A Beautiful Mind beat Fellowship of the Ring
In 2002, Chicago beat The Two Towers
In 2003, Return of the King beat Mystic River and Seabiscuit
In 2006,The Departed beat Letters from Iwo Jima
Based on this historical trend, Avatar, District 9 or Ingloious Basterds will beat the Hurt Locker.
What a crock.
In 1939, Gone with the Wind beat Stagecoach & Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
In 1941, How Green Was My Valley* beat Sergeant York, The Maltese Falcon, Here Comes Mr. Jordan and CITIZEN KANE.
In 1948, Hamlet beat The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
In 1952, The Greatest Show on Earth beat Ivanhoe & High Noon (for wot fans, this is the equivalent of the journey with the menagerie beating the fights against Lanfear, Rahvin & the Shaido for Best Scene of The Fires of Heaven)
In 1956, Aroudn the World in 80 Days beat The Ten Commandments
In 1962, Lawrence of Arabia beat The Longest Day and To Kill a Mockingbird*
In 1964, My Fair Lady beat Becket and Mary Poppins (Yes, MP sucked too, but not as hard as MFL; and I was never made to play Bert the Chimney sweep in a high school reading of it; I don’t care what anyone says, I was NOT “born” to play Henry Higgens)
In 1965, The Sound of Music won. It beat Dr. Zhivago, but that was lame too, though not as bad as the Sound of Music.
In 1975, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest* beat Jaws
In 1977, Annie Hall beat STAR WARS
In 1979, Kramer vs Kramer beat Apocalypse Now
In 1980, Ordinary People* beat Raging Bull (It just SOUNDS wrong)
In 1981, Chariots of Fire beat Raiders of the Lost Ark
In 1982, Gandhi beat ET the Extra-Terrestrial and Tootsie (not great, but better than Ganhi)
In 1990 Dances with Wolves beat Goodfellas
In 1993, Schindler’s List beat The Fugitive
In 1994, Forrest Gump beat The Shawshank Redemption & Pulp Fiction
In 1995, other movies were nominated against Braveheart
In 1997, Titanic beat As Good as it Gets, Good Will Hunting & LA Confidential
In 1998, Shakespeare in Love* beat Saving Private Ryan
In 1999. American Beauty beat The Green Mile, the Insider and The Sixth Sense
In 2001, A Beautiful Mind beat Fellowship of the Ring
In 2002, Chicago beat The Two Towers
In 2003, Return of the King beat Mystic River and Seabiscuit
In 2006,The Departed beat Letters from Iwo Jima
Based on this historical trend, Avatar, District 9 or Ingloious Basterds will beat the Hurt Locker.
What a crock.