The worst "Best Picture"

[George K]

I always thought it was "Forest Gump" but these are worthy alternatives.

Others in the list:

• Shakespeare in Love
• Crash
• Dances with Wolves (won over Goodfellas)
• Out of Africa
• Driving Miss Daisy
• Moonlight
• Shape of Water
• Nomadland
• Argo - " Not that is was particularly bad, it was just so unremarkable."
• How Green Was My Valley beat Citizen Kane

[jon-nyc]

It’s hard to comment because I’ve seen either none or one of those. (I vaguely remember a scene from driving miss daisy but that could have been from a trailer).

But I saw Forest Gump and I agree about that one. Though I’m happy for Hanks to have won best actor, if he did.

[jon-nyc]

By the way Spike Lee is still pissed that Driving Miss Daisy won the year his first hit came out. Jungle Fever was it? Or a different one?

[jon-nyc]

I think it might have been Do The Right Thing

[Copper]

If DEI is ever completely wiped from the face of the earth, it will be the Academy Awards that marks the end.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in The worst "Best Picture":

I saw Forest Gump

It won over "Shawshank Redemption." The acting was as good, and a much, much better movie.

And not nearly as supid silly.

King's "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" is a fun novella.

[89th]

Shakespeare beating Saving Private Ryan was always a clear travesty IMO.

I liked Crash btw.

[Mik]

Driving Miss Daisy was our first date.

[Axtremus]

@Mik said in The worst "Best Picture":

Driving Miss Daisy was our first date.

Does Miss Daisy consider it a date?

[taiwan_girl]

I thought Nomadland was quite good. Did not realize that it won best picture.