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

[Dixie Normis]

Hurt Locker

Crash

Gladiator

Not that they weren't good, I just think they are severely overrated. I just saw Gravity, and it was entertaining but I don't know how it was nominated.

That was easily the most overrated film of the year. Good list, but I thought gladiator kicked ass.

I would say Shakespeare in Love winning over Saving Private Ryan was probably one of the worst snubs in history.

[The Hammer]

I would say Shakespeare in Love winning over Saving Private Ryan was probably one of the worst snubs in history.

Shakespeare in Love is a womens' movie.

I didn't enjoy it myself, but a lot of women enjoy stuff like that.

Most men prefer movies like Saving Private Ryan.

[Dixie Normis]

Driving Miss Daisy (beat My Left Foot and Born on the 4th of July)

Dances with Wolves (beat Goodfellas)

Forrest Gump. Still a good movie but IMO, The Shawshank Redemption should have won.

Chicago (beat Gangs of New York and the Pianist) One of the gayest movies of all time

Crash-completely **** movie. Beating any other movie is a travesty.

The Hurt Locker was decent but I thought it was extremely overrated. Zero Dark thirty was way better, which lost to another overrated movie in Argo

[Dixie Normis]

Shakespeare in Love is a womens' movie.

I didn't enjoy it myself, but a lot of women enjoy stuff like that.

Most men prefer movies like Saving Private Ryan.

I know but regardless, Saving Private Ryan was easily the better movie and I think the Academy should have realized that, although they make some bull**** calls quite often.

[The Hammer]

Zero Dark thirty was way better, which lost to another overrated movie in Argo

I would have chosen Zero Dark Thirty over Argo.

Argo was okay but not great, while the last 30 minutes of Zero Dark Thirty were epic.

[Dixie Normis]

I would have chosen Zero Dark Thirty over Argo.

Argo was okay but not great, while the last 30 minutes of Zero Dark Thirty were epic.

Hell yea, I thought the movie was interesting as hell right from the beginning and the ending was the icing on the cake. I think they were probably hesitant to give it to Katherine Bigelow again because she had just won best picture for The Hurt Locker.

Some of these are political... I think The Departed was a fine movie and all, but its winning was, IMO, a blatant "Scorsese should have won at least once, and the **** might be dead soon... we'd better give him one."

Likewise, on an actor win, was Sidney Poitier's Oscar-winning perf. REALLY Lilies of the Field?

[!! Shawn]

Hurt Locker

Crash

Gladiator

Not that they weren't good, I just think they are severely overrated. I just saw Gravity, and it was entertaining but I don't know how it was nominated.

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?

[Enayze]

What movies won Oscar for "Best Picture" but were really not that good in your opinion?

Here's a list of Oscar Winners for Best Picture:

http://www.oscars.org/awards/academy...-pictures.html

Here's another list, this one includes nominees:

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aca...r_Best_Picture

All these western made movies, aren't you concerned that they are all *******?

[The Hammer]

All these western made movies, aren't you concerned that they are all *******?

No.

But as Anorak said, sometimes the Oscar choices are political rather than simply choosing the best movie.