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What Films Should Have Won Best Picture [1980 onwards]


Of the nominated films which films do you think should have won (actual winners with asterixis)

1980: Ordinary People*
1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982: E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial
1983: The Right Stuff
1984: Amadeus*
1985: The Color Purple
1986: Hannah and Her Sisters
1987: Broadcast News
1988: Rain Man*
1989: Field of Dreams
1990: Goodfellas
1991: JFK
1992: A Few Good Men
1993: Schindler's List*
1994: Pulp Fiction
1995: Apollo 13
1996: Jerry Maguire
1997: L.A. Confidential
1998: Saving Pvt. Ryan
1999: American Beauty*
2000: Traffic
2001: Moulin Rouge!
2002: The Hours
2003: Mystic River
2004: Million Dollar Baby*
2005: Munich
2006: Babel
2007: There Will Be Blood
2008: Milk
2009: Up in the Air
2010: The Social Network
2011: The Artist*
2012: Argo*
2013: Philomena
2014: Whiplash
2015: Room
2016: Moonlight*
2017: Get Out

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1980: Ordinary People*
1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982: Missing
1983: The Big Chill
1984: Amadeus*
1985: Kiss of the Spider Woman
1986: Platoon*
1987: The Last Emperor*
1988: Rain Man*
1989: Driving Miss Daisy*
1990: Goodfellas
1991: JFK
1992: The Crying Game
1993: Schindler's List*
1994: Forrest Gump*
1995: Braveheart*
1996: Fargo
1997: L.A. Confidential
1998: Saving Private Ryan
1999: The Insider
2000: Erin Brokovich
2001: Gosford Park
2002: Chicago
2003: Lost in Translation
2004: ?
2005: Brokeback Mountain
2006: Little Miss Sunshine
2007: Michael Clayton
2008: ?
2009: Precious
2010: The Social Network
2011: Moneyball
2012: Silver Linings Playbook
2013: The Wolf of Wall Street
2014: Whiplash*
2015: The Big Short
2016: Moonlight*
2017: ?

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Hope you don´t mind but I´m going to cheat and add films that weren´t nominated.
** For ones not nominated.

1980: The Empire Strikes Back**
1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982: E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial
1983: The Right Stuff
1984: Amadeus*
1985: Back to the Future**
1986: Aliens**
1987: Full Metal Jacket**
1988: Rain Man*
1989: Field of Dreams
1990: Ghost
1991: Terminator 2**
1992: Aladdin**
1993: The Fugitive
1994: The Shawshank Redemption
1995: Braveheart*
1996: Mission Impossible**
1997: Titanic*
1998: Life is Beautiful
1999: Eyes wide shut**
2000: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
2001: LOTR
2002: The Pianist
2003: Finding Nemo
2004: The Passion of the Christ**
2005: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang**
2006: Apocalypto**
2007: No Country for Old Men*
2008: Slumdog Millionaire*
2009: Inglorious Basterds
2010: Inception
2011: Headhunters**
2012: Flight**
2013: Gravity
2014: Interstellar**
2015: The Revenant
2016: Hacksaw Ridge
2017: Logan**

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Yes. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Also, Roma.

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I don't mind, but just to be clear, my own list wasn't of my favourite films of each year. Just my favourite films of those that were nominated for Best Picture by year.

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Here is my list with a few extra comments:

1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982: E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial
1983: The Right Stuff
1984: Amadeus*
1985: Witness
1986: The Mission
1987: The Last Emperor
1988: Rain Man*
1989: Glory (just ahead of Field of Dreams). How was Glory not even nominated??
1990: Goodfellas
1991: Silence of the Lambs
1992: Unforgiven - what a great year for movies. One of the best years for movies. Tons of classics: A Few Good Men, Last of the Mohicans, Glen Garry Glenross, A River Runs Through It, Howard’s End and The Player. All great movies in my opinion.
1993: Schindler's List*
1994: Shawshank Redemption- maybe the strongest best picture nominees out of any year.
1995: Braveheart
1996: Jerry Maguire
1997: Good Will Hunting
1998: Saving Pvt. Ryan
1999: The Insider
2000: Traffic
2001: Black Hawk Down
2002: The Hours
2003: Lord of the Rings -ROTK
2004: The Passion of the Christ
2005: Munich
2006: Letters from IWorks Jim’s
2007: Gone Baby Gone
2008: The Dark Knight
2009: Avatar
2010: Inception (just ahead of Winters bone)
2011: Tree of Life
2012: Zero Dark Thirty (just ahead of Silver Linings Playbook)
2013: Gravity (just ahead of 12 years a slave)
2014: Interstellar (can’t believe this wasn’t nominated.
2015: Spotlight*
2016: La La Land (just ahead of Hell or High Water
2017: Wind River (anything other than The Shape of Water - terrible movie)

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1980: Raging Bull
1981: Raiders of The Lost Ark
1982: E.T
1983: The Right Stuff or The Big Chill (I can't chose between either as they are my favs)
1984: Amadeus* (first Oscar Best Picture Winner I agree with)
1985: witness
1986: Platoon*
1987: The Last Emperor*
1988: Mississippi Burning
1989: Dead Poets Society (strong year for films that year)
1990: Goodfellas
1991: JFK
1992: Unforgiven
1993: Schindlers List
1994: Pulp Fiction or Shawshank Redemption (can't chose between those two)
1995: Braveheart*
1996: Fargo
1997: L.A Confidential
1998: The Thin Red Line
1999: The Insider
2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden dragon
2001: Gosford Park
2002: The Pianist
2003: Master and Commander
2004: Sideways
2005: Brokeback Mountain
2006: The Departed*
2007: There Will Be Blood
2008: Slumdog Millionaire* (a pretty weak year)
2009: Up
2010: Inception
2011: The Tree of Life
2012: Django Unchained
2013: 12 Years A Slave*
2014: Whiplash
2015: Mad Max: Fury Road
2016: Moonlight*
2017: Phantom Thread
2018: The Favorite

I've only agreed 8 times with Oscar board with their winners.

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