BAD movies that were nominated in one of the major Oscar categories

[DaKardiiParticipant Joined: Jan 12th, 2018 Topics: 72 Posts: 801 View Predictions]

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Sometimes, a stinker can make it into the major categories at the Oscars (Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, and Adapted Screenplay) if the cards are played just right.

Discuss examples of these WTF moments occurring.

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[M: The OriginalParticipant Joined: Aug 5th, 2014 Topics: 40 Posts: 4507 View Predictions]

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The Blind Side stands out. It was mandatory ten spots the year it got in.

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[O´HaraParticipant Joined: Jul 11th, 2018 Topics: 4 Posts: 229 View Predictions]

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Personally I hate Mary Poppins and I don´t think Julie Andrews deserved to win best actress

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[RobertPiusParticipant Joined: Nov 22nd, 2012 Topics: 181 Posts: 1037 View Predictions]

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Swing Shift is a mess of a movie that actually had Goldie Hawn and Jonathan Demme fighting over the final cut in really combative ways. Despite all the editing fights and different versions Christine Lahti still managed a well deserved Supporting Actress nomination.

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is like that too. It’s a terrible movie but Charles Durning is just great in his one little song. I always give the academy credit for noticing good performances in bad films.

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[StegeoParticipant Joined: May 13th, 2017 Topics: 32 Posts: 2193 View Predictions]

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The Post

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[Dan Jo GaliciaParticipant Joined: Aug 16th, 2017 Topics: 0 Posts: 140 View Predictions]

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I read that Jacqueline Susann’s Once is not Enough is a piece of trash yet Brenda Vaccaro was nominated for supporting actress.

Gloria is terrible yet Gena Rowlands got nominated.

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[DaKardiiParticipant Joined: Jan 12th, 2018 Topics: 72 Posts: 801 View Predictions]

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TOP TEN WORST-REVIEWED BEST PICTURE NOMINEES ON ROTTEN TOMATOES, AND WHICH MAJOR OSCARS THEY WERE NOMINATED FOR/WON

1. Anthony Adverse (1936)- 13%

• Best Picture (nominated)
• Best Supporting Actress- Gale Sondergaard (WON)

2. Blossoms in the Dust (1941)- 25%

• Best Picture (nominated)
• Best Actress- Greer Garson (nominated)

3. Doctor Dolittle (1967)- 32%

• Best Picture (nominated)

4. The Robe (1953)- 33%

• Best Picture (nominated)
• Best Actor- Richard Burton (nominated)

5. The Broadway Melody (1929)- 35%

• Best Picture (WON)
• Best Director- Harry Beaumont (nominated)
• Best Actress- Bessie Love (nominated)

6. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)- 38%

• Best Picture (nominated)
• Best Actor- Richard Burton (nominated)
• Best Actress- Geneviève Bujold  (nominated)
• Best Supporting Actor- Anthony Quayle (nominated)
• Best Adapted Screenplay (nominated)

7. The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)- 40%

• Best Picture (nominated)

8. Alibi (1929)- 43%

• Best Picture (nominated)
• Best Actor- Chester Morris (nominated)

9. Naughty Marietta (1935)- 43%

• Best Picture (nominated)

10. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)- 44%

• Best Picture (WON)
• Best Director- Cecil B. DeMille (nominated)

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[ElazulParticipant Joined: Sep 2nd, 2017 Topics: 3 Posts: 437 View Predictions]

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I think Sophie’s Choice is kind of a bad movie but of course Meryl’s performance is the gold standard nonetheless.

I read several comments here that A Man for All Seasons is among the worst best picture winners so would that qualify here?

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[Leo Grant LoganParticipant Joined: Nov 7th, 2010 Topics: 67 Posts: 1572 View Predictions]

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The Lovely Bones – Stanley Tucci
Nine – Penelope Cruz
I Am Sam – Sean Penn
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close – Best Picture

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[Andrew CardenParticipant Joined: Jan 16th, 2016 Topics: 17 Posts: 3400 View Predictions]

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Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why He Is Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?

THE OSCAR 100 (#30-26): Al Pacino, Edith Evans, Judy Garland, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

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[Pablo J GarciaParticipant Joined: Jan 11th, 2016 Topics: 0 Posts: 87 View Predictions]

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I am surprised noone had said yet “Butterfly 8”. Even Liz Taylor said it was the worst film she ever did. She got the nomination due to her illness.

Glenn Close supporting nomination for that film about beisball, it should be also included.

For me “Life is Beautiful” is the worst movie ever made. The only good thing about it, its music… the rest is just a pure joke.

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[Jeffrey KareParticipant Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 160 Posts: 1602 View Predictions]

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While I don’t necessarily hate this movie, Hello, Dolly! still stands out as a critical and commercial disappointment that managed to receive a Best Picture nomination.

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[Berlin2002Participant Joined: Dec 29th, 2011 Topics: 0 Posts: 138 View Predictions]

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Dan Jo Galicia wrote:

I read that Jacqueline Susann’s Once is not Enough is a piece of trash yet Brenda Vaccaro was nominated for supporting actress.

Gloria is terrible yet Gena Rowlands got nominated.

Sacrilege I say! Brenda Vaccaro was the best thing in that gosh awful ” Once Is Not Enough “. She definitely was the flicks VIP and an Oscar nomination was deserved. She runs the gamut of brash loudmouth to vulnerable powerfrau that just couldn’t get the man.

Which version of ” Gloria ” are you referring to? The Sharon Stone remake is beyond terrible but the original with Gena Rowlands is great. Rowland’s performance as the ultimate badass in heels with a heart of gold was extremely Oscar worthy. Unfortunately for her it was a very competitive year for actresses. The entire movie rocks. The scene with Rowlands on the subway train taking down the two mobsters is everything. Kick ass movie. Highly recommended.

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[zkronsParticipant Joined: Apr 25th, 2015 Topics: 9 Posts: 250 View Predictions]

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Stegeo wrote:

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That is ridiculous. I do not understand how you can actually have seen The Post and think “oh this is a bad movie” It deserved the two nominations it received AT THE VERY LEAST.

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[BenitoDeliciasParticipant Joined: Nov 3rd, 2010 Topics: 8 Posts: 4449 View Predictions]

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The Judge, with nominee Robert Duvall, was super lame.

I suppose Meryl Streep is the Queen of this. The simple fact that she has been nominated many times alone or with one or two extra nominations for that film is very telling.

Music of the Heart is kinda terrible.

I do think The Post is super easy, by the numbers, sort of good, sort of whatever film. I would’ve never even given it a tiny little thought for a BP nomination. Other women deserved Streep’s nomination.

I think Into the Woods was extremely disappointing.

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