As of today, I've seen 67 of the 110 nominees for Best Picture since 1989, leaving me 43 more to see, plus the eventual nominees for 2010. Below is my opinion on the best ones I've seen. (note: I haven't seen Silence of the Lambs, Saving Private Ryan, and other major films considered to have been snubbed)
The list is certainly incomplete, and I'm sure my opinions will change as I see more, but for what it's worth, here's a 90's kid's take on things:
Year - Best Picture (Opinion) - Actual Best Picture
Other Nominees Seen
1989 - Field of Dreams - Driving Miss Daisy
Dead Poets Society
1990 - Goodfellas - Dances With Wolves
The Godfather Part III
1991 - The Silence of the Lambs - The Silence of the Lambs
Bugsy, Beauty and the Beast, Prince of Tides
1992 - A Few Good Men - Unforgiven
1993 - Schindler's List - Schindler's List
The Fugitive
1994 - The Shawshank Redemption - Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Quiz Show, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Pulp Fiction
1995 - Braveheart - Braveheart
Babe
1996 - Fargo - The English Patient
Jerry Maguire
1997 - Titanic - Titanic
Good Will Hunting, L.A. Confidential
1998 - Life is Beautiful - Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love
1999 - The Insider - American Beauty
American Beauty, The Cider House Rules, The Sixth Sense
2000 - Traffic - Gladiator
Gladiator; Chocolat; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2001 - A Beautiful Mind - A Beautiful Mind
Moulin Rouge!, Gosford Park
2002 - Gangs of New York - Chicago
The Hours
2003 - Mystic River - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Lost in Translation, Master and Commander: Far Side of the World, Seabiscuit
2004 - Million Dollar Baby - Million Dollar Baby
Sideways
2005 - Crash - Crash
Capote
2006 - The Departed - The Departed
Letters From Iwo Jima, The Queen, Little Miss Sunshine, Babel
2007 - There Will Be Blood - No Country for Old Men
Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men, Juno, Atonement
2008 - Slumdog Millionaire - Slumdog Millionaire
The Reader, Frost/Nixon
2009 - The Hurt Locker - The Hurt Locker
Avatar, An Education, A Serious Man, District 9, Up, Up in the Air, Inglourious Basterds
For reasoning for each year and a breakdown of this year's best, stay tuned...
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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Films You Might Have Missed chronicles one soon to be college graduate's attempt to see each Academy Award for Best Picture nominee during his lifetime (1989-present), attempts to predict the 2010 nominees and winners, and points out a few excellent movies along the way that might have gone unnoticed. Enjoy the show...
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