- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
The 11 Biggest Oscar Shockers of All-Time
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:52 pm
Posted on 2/3/17 at 2:52 pm
As per IMDB:
11. Marisa Tomei of My Cousin Vinny upsets Vanessa Redgrave for Howard's End for Best Supporting Actress at the 1993 ceremony.
10. Bob Fosse, director of Cabaret, beats out Francis Ford Coppola, director of The Godfather, in the Best Director category at the 1973 ceremony.
9. Rocky wins Best Picture over heavy favorite Network at the 1977 ceremony.
8. At the 2007 ceremony, the rap group Three 6 Mafia scores an Oscar in the Best Original Song category for their song: "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" (from the movie Hustle & Flow), beating out the heavily favored Dolly Parton song, "Travellin' Thru" from the movie Transamerica.
7. At the 2006 ceremony, Crash scored an upset for the ages - beating out the heavily-favored Brokeback Mountain in the Best Picture category.
6. In one of the oddest moments in Oscar history, Barbara Streisand (Funny Girl) and Katharine Hepburn (The Lion in Winter) tie for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 1969 Oscar ceremony.
5. At the 1999 Oscar ceremony, Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love ) beat out the favored Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth) for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Elizabeth is still considered by many to be the finest performance of Blanchett's career.
4. Another shocker from the 1999 Oscar ceremony was Shakespeare in Love's surprising upset of Saving Private Ryan in the category of Best Picture.
3. Many people were dumbfounded when Chariots of Fire defeated Warren Beatty's magnum opus Reds for Best Picture at the 1982 Oscar ceremony.
2. An 11-year-old Anna Paquin wins Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Piano at the 1994 ceremony, beating out Hollywood heavyweights like Winona Ryder, Emma Thompson, and Holly Hunter.
1. And the biggest shocker of all? Well...maybe when it comes to hindsight, but How Green Was My Valley's Best Picture win over Citizen Kane at the 1942 Oscar ceremony looks worse and worse with each passing year
11. Marisa Tomei of My Cousin Vinny upsets Vanessa Redgrave for Howard's End for Best Supporting Actress at the 1993 ceremony.
10. Bob Fosse, director of Cabaret, beats out Francis Ford Coppola, director of The Godfather, in the Best Director category at the 1973 ceremony.
9. Rocky wins Best Picture over heavy favorite Network at the 1977 ceremony.
8. At the 2007 ceremony, the rap group Three 6 Mafia scores an Oscar in the Best Original Song category for their song: "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" (from the movie Hustle & Flow), beating out the heavily favored Dolly Parton song, "Travellin' Thru" from the movie Transamerica.
7. At the 2006 ceremony, Crash scored an upset for the ages - beating out the heavily-favored Brokeback Mountain in the Best Picture category.
6. In one of the oddest moments in Oscar history, Barbara Streisand (Funny Girl) and Katharine Hepburn (The Lion in Winter) tie for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 1969 Oscar ceremony.
5. At the 1999 Oscar ceremony, Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love ) beat out the favored Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth) for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Elizabeth is still considered by many to be the finest performance of Blanchett's career.
4. Another shocker from the 1999 Oscar ceremony was Shakespeare in Love's surprising upset of Saving Private Ryan in the category of Best Picture.
3. Many people were dumbfounded when Chariots of Fire defeated Warren Beatty's magnum opus Reds for Best Picture at the 1982 Oscar ceremony.
2. An 11-year-old Anna Paquin wins Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Piano at the 1994 ceremony, beating out Hollywood heavyweights like Winona Ryder, Emma Thompson, and Holly Hunter.
1. And the biggest shocker of all? Well...maybe when it comes to hindsight, but How Green Was My Valley's Best Picture win over Citizen Kane at the 1942 Oscar ceremony looks worse and worse with each passing year
This post was edited on 2/3/17 at 2:55 pm
18
Posted on 2/3/17 at 3:06 pm to RollTide1987
quote:
Marisa Tomei of My Cousin Vinny
Posted on 2/3/17 at 3:08 pm to RollTide1987
# 4 is a travesty.
Posted on 2/3/17 at 3:10 pm to RollTide1987
7. At the 2006 ceremony, Crash scored an upset for the ages - beating out the heavily-favored Brokeback Mountain in the Best Picture category.
Sin City or Lord Of War or just give the Oscar to Pulp Fiction because it should have won years ago.
4. Another shocker from the 1999 Oscar ceremony was Shakespeare in Love's surprising upset of Saving Private Ryan in the category of Best Picture.
Meh. Thin Red Line > Shaving Ryan's Privates. Rushmore was good too.
1. And the biggest shocker of all? Well...maybe when it comes to hindsight, but How Green Was My Valley's Best Picture win over Citizen Kane at the 1942 Oscar ceremony looks worse and worse with each passing year
Also consider 1947 Gentlemen's Agreement (which sucked) over Out Of The Past
Sin City or Lord Of War or just give the Oscar to Pulp Fiction because it should have won years ago.
4. Another shocker from the 1999 Oscar ceremony was Shakespeare in Love's surprising upset of Saving Private Ryan in the category of Best Picture.
Meh. Thin Red Line > Shaving Ryan's Privates. Rushmore was good too.
1. And the biggest shocker of all? Well...maybe when it comes to hindsight, but How Green Was My Valley's Best Picture win over Citizen Kane at the 1942 Oscar ceremony looks worse and worse with each passing year
Also consider 1947 Gentlemen's Agreement (which sucked) over Out Of The Past
Posted on 2/3/17 at 3:23 pm to RollTide1987
Kramer vs Kramer winning best picture over Apocalypse Now
Posted on 2/3/17 at 3:51 pm to RollTide1987
my favorite not listed was Avatar and James Cameron losing to the EOD movie by his ex wife that i can't even remember the name of.
avatar nominated as best picture was one of the greatest travesties in cinema.
avatar nominated as best picture was one of the greatest travesties in cinema.
Posted on 2/3/17 at 3:53 pm to RollTide1987
quote:
Marisa Tomei of My Cousin Vinny upsets Vanessa Redgrave for Howard's End for Best Supporting Actress at the 1993 ceremony.
support
This post was edited on 2/3/17 at 3:57 pm
Posted on 2/3/17 at 3:54 pm to RollTide1987
quote:
beating out Hollywood heavyweights like Winona Ryder
Posted on 2/3/17 at 3:55 pm to RollTide1987
quote:
How Green Was My Valley's Best Picture win over Citizen Kane at the 1942 Oscar ceremony looks worse and worse with each passing year
Man I thought people were upset about this in 2005, but dang if it aint 2017 and I'm even madder!
Posted on 2/3/17 at 3:59 pm to RollTide1987
quote:
7. At the 2006 ceremony, Crash scored an upset for the ages - beating out the heavily-favored Brokeback Mountain in the Best Picture category.
#Oscarssostraight
Posted on 2/3/17 at 4:40 pm to RollTide1987
quote:
8. At the 2007 ceremony, the rap group Three 6 Mafia scores an Oscar in the Best Original Song category for their song: "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" (from the movie Hustle & Flow), beating out the heavily favored Dolly Parton song, "Travellin' Thru" from the movie Transamerica.
Posted on 2/3/17 at 5:10 pm to RollTide1987
quote:
Shakespeare in Love's surprising upset of Saving Private Ryan
It's also ridiculous that Zero Dark Thirty lost to Argo (though Argo's a good movie).
Posted on 2/3/17 at 5:26 pm to RollTide1987
Children of Men not even being nominated for best picture was fricking stupid. Should have won over the Departed too
Posted on 2/3/17 at 6:12 pm to RollTide1987
quote:
How Green Was My Valley
I've seen it about 4 times bc a family member loves it...An old family member.
There's nothing really good or unique or interesting about it...Compared to rebolutionary Citizen Kane.
Valley feels and looks like how Hollywood filmed movies originally coming from stage plays. Fixed tripod shots from afar, all characters jammed into a tiny room so they all fit into the frame, yapping away incessantly very loudly just like a stage play.
I use that movie as an example of how far we've come. GWTW doesn't feel that dated nor of course Citizen Kane.
Valley looks and sounds like it could have been Rudolph Valentino's last picture.
This post was edited on 2/3/17 at 6:13 pm
Posted on 2/3/17 at 6:54 pm to RollTide1987
The Right Stuff losing to Terms of Endearment. :(
Posted on 2/3/17 at 7:58 pm to RollTide1987
quote:
8. At the 2007 ceremony, the rap group Three 6 Mafia scores an Oscar in the Best Original Song category for their song: "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" (from the movie Hustle & Flow), beating out the heavily favored Dolly Parton song, "Travellin' Thru" from the movieTransamerica.
This is my favorite. They milked it for all it was worth. Years after winning, their songs still start out "academy award winners"!
Posted on 2/3/17 at 8:20 pm to RollTide1987
quote:This was the biggest upset I ever saw
3. Many people were dumbfounded when Chariots of Fire defeated Warren Beatty's magnum opus Reds for Best Picture at the 1982 Oscar ceremony.
However most of those listed were not "shockers" at all:
quote:I barely pay attention to the Oscars -- and even I heard beforehand that the 36M "song" might win
8. At the 2007 ceremony, the rap group Three 6 Mafia scores an Oscar in the Best Original Song category for their song: "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" (from the movie Hustle & Flow), beating out the heavily favored Dolly Parton song, "Travellin' Thru" from the movie Transamerica.
quote:This was also much-predicted before, that there might be an anti-Brokeback backlash. Was not shocking at all.
7. At the 2006 ceremony, Crash scored an upset for the ages - beating out the heavily-favored Brokeback Mountain in the Best Picture category
quote:Both of these were predicted by many observers
5. At the 1999 Oscar ceremony, Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love ) beat out the favored Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth) for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Elizabeth is still considered by many to be the finest performance of Blanchett's career.
4. Another shocker from the 1999 Oscar ceremony was Shakespeare in Love's surprising upset of Saving Private Ryan in the category of Best Picture.
quote:This was the opposite of a shocker. According to Kane editor Robert Wise (present at the ceremony), Kane was booed every time it was mentioned during the award announcements.
1. And the biggest shocker of all? Well...maybe when it comes to hindsight, but How Green Was My Valley's Best Picture win over Citizen Kane at the 1942 Oscar ceremony looks worse and worse with each passing year
Posted on 2/4/17 at 6:39 am to RollTide1987
quote:
8. At the 2007 ceremony, the rap group Three 6 Mafia scores an Oscar in the Best Original Song category for their song: "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" (from the movie Hustle & Flow), beating out the heavily favored Dolly Parton song, "Travellin' Thru" from the movie Transamerica.
I believe it was Jon Stewart who was hosting that year and said right after "if you're keeping score at home, that's Three Six Mafia 1, Martin Scorsese 0.
Posted on 2/8/17 at 1:29 pm to RollTide1987
Ordinary People and Redford over Raging Bull and Scorsese aren't on the list?
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News