Worst2First: My Top Ten Best Picture Oscar Winners
Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps
-
Worst2First:
My Top Ten Best Picture Oscar Winners
These are the best of the best, the films that earned the highest honor of Best Picture. This is what all directors aspire to, and only a few have achieved this ultimate goal.
Here are my personal top ten Best Picture Oscar winners, worst2first...
**THERE WILL BE NO SPOILERS**
#10
No Country for Old Men
Brother Joel and Ethan Coen have churned out some of the most thought-provoking and powerful pieces of cinema in recent history, and "No Country for Old Men" is definitely one of them. The film won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay, and made a household name out of Javier Bardem.
#9
Braveheart
Known as Mel Gibson's best work, "Braveheart" told the story of William Wallace, a Scottish warrior who led the Scots in the first war of Scottish independence against the British. Besides starring in the lead role, Gibson also directed the war epic, winning an Oscar for Best Director, while the film also won three other technical awards - Cinematography, Makeup, and Sound Editing.
#8
The Departed
While this wasn't Martin Scorsese's best, it still stood head and shoulders above any of the other nominated films that year, earning the Best Picture Oscar (as well as Scorsese's first Best Director Oscar, and Adapted Screenplay and Editing). The film featured a stellar cast including Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Alec Baldwin, and Mark Wahlberg, and centered around a mob boss in Boston and the police force trying to take him down, while having a mole on both sides.
#7
Ben-Hur
Winning a record of eleven Academy Awards, the Biblical epic "Ben-Hur" still holds as one of cinema's crowning achievements in epic historical action. The film starred Charlton Heston as a man confined to slavery, who gained redemption by facing his enemy and participating in a how-historic chariot race.
#6
Forrest Gump
The story of Forrest Gump - a simple man who had a hand in pretty much every historical event - resonated with audiences and critics alike, earning six Academy Awards and touching the hearts of millions.
#5
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Being one of only three films to win the Big Five Oscars (Picture, Actor, Actress, Director and Screenplay), "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is a powerful piece of cinema that's withstood the test of time. Featuring standout performances by Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher, the film centers around a man in a mental hospital dealing with a ruthless head nurse and resulted in a historic win at the Academy Awards.
#4
Schindler's List
The true story of Oskar Schindler - a German businessman who saved countless Jewish lives during the Holocaust - touched the hearts of millions of moviegoers and critics, earning the film seven Academy Awards including Picture and Best Director for Steven Spielberg.
#3
The Godfather
One of those classic films that remains as one of the most powerful pictures in history, "The Godfather" was also the highest grossing film of 1972, and was the highest grossing film ever made for many years following. The film also won three Oscars, including one for Best Actor for Marlon Brando.
#2
The Godfather Part II
For a sequel to surpass the original is a rarity in itself, but for a sequel to win Best Picture was unprecedented - until "The Godfather Part II." The film won Best Picture along with five other Academy Awards, becoming the first sequel to achieve that feat.
#1
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
"The Godfather Part II" became the first sequel to win Best Picture, and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" was the second film sequel to win Best Picture, and there's no surprise why. The film was a visual masterpiece from start to finish, one that critics decades from now will look back on and say it's the defining films of our generation. Not only that, but the film also swept the Oscars that year, winning all eleven Oscars it was nominated for - a record that still hasn't been broken.
Major Theatrical Releases May 2019 After the hype that is "Avengers: Endgame," May offers a massive collection of differing types of movies, enough to entertain everyone. Here are the major theatrical releases for May 2019. **THERE WILL BE NO SPOILERS** **DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE** The Intruder May 3 Dennis Quaid goes from starring the family-friendly "A Dog's Journey" to playing a total psycho in "The Intruder." When a young couple purchases a home from Quaid's character Charlie, they didn't realize it came with an addition - Charlie himself, who can't seem to let his old home go. I don't expect any twists or turns in this tale, and this looks like a film better fit for Lifetime than the big screen. Long Shot May 3 Charlize Theron stars as Charlotte Field, the current Secretary of State and who's running for President. Seth Rogen stars as Fred Flarsky, a...
Witch Starring Russell Shaw, Ryan Spong, Sarah Alexandra Marks, Fabrizio Santino Directed by Craig Hinde & Marc Zammit Movies about witches are about a dime a dozen, and follow the same formula: typically set in a time period long ago (since now, fortunately, the stigma of witches has been lessened and the religious fervor has diminished), in a small Puritanical town, a girl is accused of witchcraft which spirals the town into a frenzy filled with suspicion, doubt, and murder until the witch is put to religious justice. While that's not necessarily a bad formula (Robert Eggers' "The VVitch" and Mario Bava's "Black Sunday" immediately come to mind), most films fall by the wayside. "Witch" is a small film that, at first glance, seems to follow the mold before completely shattering it in a second act twist that's daring, provocative, and works in a lot of levels, but could've been more pronounced if given a bigger budget. In the small ...
Special Review: "Midwest Sessions" Directed by Mario Ricciardi Independent filmmaking is a fascinating concept, wherein the director and everyone involved sets out to make something unique, different, and go against the traditional status quo of what's defined as a "blockbuster." These films aren't usually seen by the masses and won't be included in the top ten highest grossing movies of all time, but they offer something those films don't: a heart and commitment by the people involved to craft something wholly distinctive that tell a story in their own way. Such is "Midwest Sessions," a local film directed by Mario Ricciardi that centers on the city of Youngstown, Ohio, and the captivating people who live there. Told in different vignettes that seem distinct and different from one another but coming together as a whole in the end, it's an engrossing film that utilizes its shoestring budget and gives great performances, decent effects a...
Comments
Post a Comment