What movies won Oscar for "Best Picture" but in your opinion weren't all that good?

[GeneralZod]

1989 - "Driving Miss Daisy" very overrated
1988 - "Rain Man" deserved to win
1987 - "The Last Emperor" deserved to win
1986 - "Platoon" okay in parts, but not the best that year
1985 - "Out of Africa" Never seen it
1984 - "Amadeus" deserved to win
1983 - "Terms of Endearment" Never seen it
1982 - "Gandhi" good but not the best that year
1981 - "Chariots of Fire" overrated
1980 - "Ordinary People" Never seen it
1979 - "Kramer vs. Kramer" never seen it
1978 - "The Deer Hunter" good but not the best that year
1977 - "Annie Hall" never seen it
1976 - "Rocky" deserved to win
1975 - "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" deserved to win
1974 - "The Godfather Part II" good but not the best that year
1973 - "The Sting" overrated
1972 - "The Godfather" deserved to win
1971 - "The French Connection" overrated
1970 - "Patton" good, but not the best that year
1969 - "Midnight Cowboy" overrated
1968 - "Oliver!" never seen it
1967 - "In the Heat of the Night" never seen it
1966 - "A Man for All Seasons" good but not the best that year
1965 - "The Sound of Music" never seen it
1964 - "My Fair Lady" never seen it
1963 - "Tom Jones" never seen it
1962 - "Lawrence of Arabia" deserved to win
1961 - "West Side Story" never seen it
1960 - "The Apartment" never seen it
1959 - "Ben-Hur" deserved to win
1958 - "Gigi" never seen it
1957 - "The Bridge on the River Kwai" deserved to win
1956 - "Around the World in 80 Days" never seen it
1955 - "Marty" deserved to win
1954 - "On the Waterfront" deserved to win
1953 - "From Here to Eternity" overrated
1952 - "The Greatest Show on Earth" never seen it
1951 - "An American in Paris" never seen it
1950 - "All About Eve" never seen it
1949 - "All the Kings Men" never seen it
1948 - "Hamlet" deserved to win
1947 - "Gentleman's Agreement" never seen it
1946 - "The Best Years of Our Lives" never seen it
1945 - "The Lost Weekend" never seen it
1944 - "Going My Way" never seen it
1943 - "Casablanca" deserved to win
1942 - "Mrs. Miniver" never seen it
1941 - "How Green Was My Valley" never seen it
1940 - "Rebecca" never seen it
1939 - "Gone with the Wind" deserved to win
1938 - "You Can't Take It with You" never seen it
1937 - "The Life of Emile Zola" never seen it
1936 - "The Great Ziegfeld" never seen it
1935 - "Mutiny on the Bounty" deserved to win
1934 - "It Happened One Night" never seen it
1932/1933 - "Cavalcade" never seen it
1931/1932 - "Grand Hotel" never seen it
1930/1931 - "Cimarron" never seen it
1929/1930 - "All Quiet on the Western Front" deserved to win
1928/1929 - "The Broadway Melody" never seen it
1927/1928 - "Wings" never seen it

Going back to the 1930s to the 1960s I haven't seen many. If it's a great movie I'll assume it probably deserved to win even though I haven't watched many movies from that year.

I've never seen How Green was My Valley, however it does have a pretty big rep. for being one of the biggest robberies in Oscar history, beating Citizen Kane, The Maltese Falcon, and Sergeant York.

[The Hammer]

Gravity was atrociously bad. I have honestly never been more disappointed by a movie. The effects were great, great effect... the movie was just awful. Why would anyone be interested in listening to an ancient sandra bullock pant for an hour like a neurotic old hag?

Gravity would have been more enjoyable if they'd chosen a nicer actress than that old hag.

There are plenty of fine young actresses available, but they keep recycling the old ones in roles where they don't belong.

[-Antonio-]

Gravity would have been more enjoyable if they'd chosen a nicer actress than that old hag.

There are plenty of fine young actresses available, but they keep recycling the old ones in roles where they don't belong.

Not a Sandra Bullock fan?!

Gravity was impressive if only for the special effects.

I did not care for Argo and Zero Dark Thirty was just OK. Last years nominees to me were not the best.

I see a lot of people here didn't like Hurt Locker. I thought that one was really good.

[4Corners]

1967: In the Heat of the Night - Never seen it. Cool Hand Luke is the best movie I've seen from that year
1968: Oliver! - Never seen it, but 2001 Space Odyssey is the best movie I have seen from that year
1969: Midnight Cowboy - Good, but Butch Cassidy should have won
1970: Patton - Good, but Five Easy Pieces was the best that year
1971: The French Connection - Good, but A Clockwork Orange should have won
1972: The Godfather - DESERVED
1973: The Sting - Never seen it, but The Exorcist was the best from that year
1974: The Godfather Pt 2 - Either this or Chinatown could have won
1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - DESERVED
1976: Rocky - Wayyyy overrated, Taxi Driver should have won
1977: Annie Hall- Never seen it, but Close Encounters of the Third Kind was the best I've seen that year
1978: The Deer Hunter - DESERVED
1979: Kramer vs Kramer - Good, but Apocalypse Now should have won
1980: Ordinary People - Good, but Raging Bull should have won hands down
1981: Chariots of Fire - Wayyyy overrated, Reds should have won that year
1982: Gandhi - It's good, and DESERVED in a weak year. Wayyyy better than ET, sorry
1983: Terms of Endearment - DESERVED in a down year
1984: Amadeus - DESERVED
1985: Out of Africa - Never seen it, but Color Purple was the best I've seen that year. Prizzi's Honor was good too
1986: Platoon - DESERVED
1987: The Last Emperor - DESERVED in a relatively weak year
1988: Rain Man - DESERVED
1989: Driving Miss Daisy - Good but overrated, Born on the Fourth of July or Dead Poets Society should have won

[4Corners]

1990: Dances With Wolves - Good, but Goodfellas should have won
1991: The Silence of the Lambs - DESERVED
1992: Unforgiven - DESERVED
1993: Schindlers List - Wayyy overrated, Philadelphia was the best movie that year
1994: Forrest Gump - Good, but in a year with Pulp Fiction and Shawshank Redemption....C'mon
1995: Braveheart - Overrated, Apollo 13 should have won
1996: The English Patient - Good, but Fargo should have won
1997: Titanic - Wayyyy overrated. Good Will Hunting or LA Confidential should have won
1998: Shakespeare in Love - WOAT.....ROBBED SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
1999: American Beauty - Good but The Green Mile was the best that year IMO
2000: Gladiator - Good, but Traffic should have won
2001: A Beautiful Mind - DESERVED in a weak year
2002: Chicago - Wayyyyyy overrated. Gangs of New York or The Pianist should have won.
2003: Return of the King - If you honestly believe Lord of the Rings are GREAT films....yeah Mystic River was the best that year
2004: Million Dollar Baby - Decent but The Aviator was the best that year
2005: Crash - Good, but IDK if it was deserved. Veryyyyy strong year. Capote, Brokeback Mountain, Good Night and Good Luck, and Munich were nominated too
2006: The Departed - DESERVED
2007: No Country For Old Men - This or There Will be Blood deserved to win
2008: Slumdog Millionaire - Wayyyyy overrated. Benjamin Button or Milk deserved to win
2009: The Hurt Locker - This or Inglourious Basterds should have won
2010: The King's Speech - Probably DESERVED. Weaker year. I like The Social Network and True Grit more though.
2011: The Artist - Weak year. Moneyball and The Tree of Life were the best nominated.
2012: Argo - Good, but The Master, Silver Linings Playbook, and Django Unchained were better
2013: 12 Years a Slave - This or American Hustle should have won

[Phenom]

The Departed winning best picture was almost criminal specially since Infernal Affairs wasn't even nominated, it was just Giving Scorsese the Oscar because he was robbed in the past.
its like giving an Oscar to Spike Lee for Old Boy 2013

[Miburo]

I'm probably the only one who will say this, but The Departed was trash.

[BrushMyCage]

I'm probably the only one who will say this, but The Departed was trash.

is infernal affairs much btetter?

[Miburo]

is infernal affairs much btetter?

Dunno, haven't seen it. I don't really watch films.

[BrushMyCage]

Dunno, haven't seen it. I don't really watch films.

i see. any particular reason why you didnt like the departed?