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Oscar<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>snubs are as a lot of an Academy Awards<\/strong><\/a> custom as thanking your agent, and relating to Best Picture winners, it is uncommon that critics, followers, and Academy voters agree. There have been some notable Best Picture snubs<\/a> over time, and a overview of a a long time value of Best Picture winners will probably spark debate over why some motion pictures received, whereas others have been inexplicably handed over.<\/p>\n


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With Academy voters seemingly allergic to awarding the Best Picture Oscar to standard movies, it is not uncommon for the Best Picture winner lately to fly underneath the radar of many film followers. During the 2010s, the Academy acknowledged some worthy mainstream hits, however various lesser-known movies have been stunning Best Picture winners throughout the decade<\/a>, snubbing some viewers favorites. In truth, it is probably most movie followers haven’t seen nearly all of the Best Picture winners of the 2010s, although most can be found to stream by varied providers.<\/p>\n

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In hindsight, various movies have emerged as fashionable classics, which have been usually handed over at Oscar time. Here’s a have a look at the Best Picture winners from 2010 to 2019, in addition to our picks for the movie that ought to have received, and a few attention-grabbing information about annually’s Oscars. Movies are listed primarily based on their 12 months of launch, with the Oscar ceremony held the next 12 months.<\/p>\n


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2010<\/h2>\n
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Winner: The King’s Speech<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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What Should Have Won: <\/em>The Social Network<\/em><\/p>\n

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Nominees: 127 Hours<\/em>, Black Swan<\/em>, Inception,<\/em> The Fighter<\/em>, The Kids Are All Right<\/em>, The King’s Speech<\/em>, The Social Network<\/em>, Toy Story 3<\/em>, True Grit<\/em>, Winter’s Bone<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The King’s Speech<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is a major instance of Academy voters giving British movies an excessive amount of credit score only for being British. Tom Hooper’s historic drama is an attention-grabbing slice of historical past, however the movie lacks the gravitas of a Best Picture winner<\/a>. Released and promoted on Christmas Day as an Oscar contender, it turned the protected selection for a lot of Academy voters.<\/p>\n

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While The King’s Speech<\/em> win could also be controversial right this moment, deciding which movie deserved the Oscar as a substitute can spark extra controversy. A small argument may very well be made for Inception <\/em>or The Fighter<\/em>, however David Fincher’s The Social Network<\/em><\/strong><\/a> ought to have received the Oscar then, and the oversight is much more apparent now. The movie elevates the drama behind Facebook’s creation to the extent of Shakespearean tragedy.<\/p>\n

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Movie Fact: Colin Firth, who received an Oscar for Best Actor for The King’s Speech, was not director Tom Hooper’s first selection. Paul Bettany (Vision in Avengers: Endgame) was provided the position, however declined to spend extra time along with his household. <\/em><\/p>\n

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2011<\/h2>\n
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Winner: The Artist<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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What Should Have Won: The Tree of Life<\/em><\/p>\n

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Nominees: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close<\/em>, Hugo<\/em>, Midnight in Paris<\/em>, Moneyball<\/em>, The Descendants<\/em>, The Help<\/em>, The Tree of Life<\/em>, War Horse<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hollywood loves motion pictures about itself, and it may very well be argued that The Artist<\/em><\/strong><\/a> rode novelty to the Best Picture Oscar. The largely silent, black-and-white movie had a large publicity marketing campaign, together with the movie’s canine star, Uggie, who appeared to get extra press than the opposite Best Picture nominees. More conventional movies like Scorsese’s Hugo<\/em>, Spielberg’s War Horse<\/em>, and The Help<\/em>, which have been all excellent, appeared to successfully cancel one another out within the minds of Academy voters.<\/p>\n

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That leaves a considerably controversial selection for Best Picture: Terrance Malick’s The Tree of Life<\/em>, an art-house movie with A-list stars that stays with you lengthy after the credit finish. Its existential imagery left many filmgoers confused, but it surely’s way more profound and effecting than many of the others movies nominated that 12 months. Brad Pitt is superb, and Jessica Chastain’s efficiency<\/a> ought to have been nominated, however she was nominated for The Help<\/em> as a substitute.<\/p>\n

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Movie Fact: Hugo is the one Martin Scorsese movie shot in 3D. Both The Artist and Hugo received 5 Oscars every, though the previous received the extra prestigious awards (together with Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director), whereas the latter received within the technical classes (Cinematography, Visual Effects, Sound Editing, and so on.).<\/em><\/p>\n

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2012<\/h2>\n
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Winner: Argo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Should Have Won: Amour <\/em>or Argo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nominees: <\/em>Amour<\/em>, Argo<\/em>, Beasts of the Southern Wild<\/em>, Django Unchained<\/em>, Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>, Life of Pi<\/em>, Lincoln<\/em>, Silver Linings Playbook<\/em>, Zero Dark Thirty<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Argo<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is a powerful selection for Best Picture, as director Ben Affleck turned a historical past lesson right into a satisfying, dramatic thriller. However, the winner for Best Foreign Language Film, Amour<\/em><\/strong>, was equally deserving of the Best Picture prize as effectively. It’s heartbreaking and exquisite, with distinctive performances, however it could take a number of extra years for the Academy to truly give a international language movie the Best Picture Oscar (2019’s Parasite<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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Related: Best Director Oscars 2022: Who Should Win?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Django Unchained<\/em> could also be the most well-liked nominee from 2012, and rightfully so, however the competitors was powerful, with every movie elevated by glorious appearing. Every different Best Picture nominee boasts top-notch performances (Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty<\/em>, Quvenzhane Wallis in Beasts of the Southern Wild<\/em>, and Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln<\/em>), making this a very robust 12 months for movie.<\/p>\n

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Movie Fact: Daniel Day-Lewis was Steven Spielberg’s first option to play Lincoln, however he provided Liam Neeson the position in 2004 as a substitute. After years researching the character, Neeson dropped out in 2008, and Spielberg provided Day-Lewis the position, however he turned it down. However, his Gangs of New York co-star Leonardo DiCaprio satisfied Day-Lewis to take the position, and he received the Oscar for Best Actor. <\/em><\/p>\n

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2013<\/h2>\n
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Winner: 12 Years a Slave<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Should Have Won: <\/strong>12 Years a Slave<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Nominees: 12 Years a Slave<\/em>, American Hustle<\/em>, Captain Phillips<\/em>, Dallas Buyers Club<\/em>, Gravity<\/em>, Her<\/em>, Nebraska<\/em>, Philomena<\/em>, The Wolf of Wall Street<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

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2013 featured a various mixture of Best Picture nominees, with field workplace hits like Gravity<\/em> and Captain Phillips<\/em> paired with indie-style movies like Her<\/em> and Philomena<\/em> (though each have been massive studio productions). Even in a 12 months that noticed the discharge of Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street<\/em> (and an iconic DiCaprio efficiency) and David O. Russell’s American Hustle<\/em>, the standout movie right here is 12 Years a Slave<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Director Steve McQueen’s<\/a> devastating have a look at slavery is a mesmerizing watch, with an incredible efficiency from Chiwetel Ejiofor<\/a>. The unbelievable but true story is a tough however finally uplifting watch. Lupita Nyong’o received a well-deserved Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in her function movie debut right here. The Academy bought it proper with this one.<\/p>\n

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Movie Fact: 12 Years a Slave was the primary Best Picture winner directed by a Black filmmaker (British-born Steve McQueen) and written by a Black author (American-born John Ridley).<\/em><\/p>\n

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Winner: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Should Have Won: Boyhood<\/em><\/p>\n

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Nominees: American Sniper<\/em>, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)<\/em>, Boyhood<\/em>, Selma<\/em>, The Grand Budapest Hotel<\/em>, The Imitation Game<\/em>, The Theory of Everything<\/em>, Whiplash<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Michael Keaton might have been robbed of the Best Actor Oscar for Birdman<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, however the actual travesty right here just isn’t recognizing Boyhood<\/em><\/strong><\/a> for the superb piece of filmmaking it’s. Richard Linklater’s (Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise<\/em>) superb character examine is greater than its unconventional manufacturing effort (Linklater filmed over the course of 12 years<\/a> to correctly cowl the growing old of actor Ellar Coltrane from seven to 19). Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette ship career-best performances in a movie that’s human drama at its purest. In an excellent 12 months for cinema (American Sniper, Birdman, Selma,<\/em> and Whiplash<\/em> have been standouts), Boyhood<\/em> stood out from the remainder.<\/p>\n

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Movie Fact: Oprah Winfrey turned the primary Black feminine producer to have a movie (Selma) nominated for Best Picture.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2015<\/h2>\n
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Winner: Spotlight<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Should Have Won: The Revenant<\/em><\/p>\n

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Nominees: Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, Room, Spotlight, The Big Short, The Martian, The Revenant<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The well timed material of Spotlight<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (the publicity of abuse within the Catholic Church) made it the favored selection for Best Picture, and Tom McCarthy’s movie is superb, however the years have been kinder to different movies. Mad Max: Fury Road<\/em> and The Martian<\/em> are two uncommon blockbusters that deserved their Best Picture nod, however a 3rd field workplace hit, The Revenant<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, stays the very best movie within the group.<\/p>\n

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An exhausting cinematic expertise, director Alejandro Gonz\u00e1lez I\u00f1\u00e1rritu’s<\/a> story of survival and revenge within the American wilderness of the early 1800s is daring and visceral. It’s a easy story, however I\u00f1\u00e1rritu goes deep into the psychological limits of man, whereas counting on gorgeous visuals and DiCaprio’s face to inform the story. It’s a unique story than he advised the 12 months earlier than with Birdman<\/em>, but it surely’s additionally a superior one.<\/p>\n

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Movie Fact: Leonardo DiCaprio, a vegetarian, ate an precise uncooked bison liver for a scene within the movie, hoping for optimum realism. He received his first Oscar for his position, and I\u00f1\u00e1rritu received his second consecutive Best Director Oscar for the movie. <\/em><\/p>\n

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2016<\/h2>\n
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Winner: Moonlight<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Should Have Won: Manchester by the Sea <\/em>or Moonlight<\/em><\/p>\n

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Nominees: Arrival, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion, Manchester by the Sea<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Moonlight<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is a deeply affecting movie, with an unforgettable efficiency by Mahershala Ali, who took residence an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. While the movie is a deserving winner, one other film deserves consideration as effectively, and it is not La La Land<\/em>, the movie accidentally introduced because the Best Picture winner<\/a> on the Oscar ceremony. It’s Manchester by the Sea<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Kenneth Lonergan’s insightful story a few grieving household in New England.<\/p>\n

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Led by Casey Affleck’s Oscar-winning efficiency, Manchester by the Sea<\/em> is a extra full movie than Moonlight<\/em> in some points, and it probably would have gotten extra Oscar consideration, had previous sexual harassment allegations towards Affleck not resurfaced throughout its launch. Manchester<\/em> earned loads of essential reward<\/a> on the time, together with from The National Board of Review.<\/p>\n

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That would not diminish Moonlight’s<\/em> worthiness as a winner, nonetheless, as Barry Jenkins’ often-heartbreaking story is a must-watch. 2016 had a very robust slate of Best Picture nominees, with every boasting robust appearing performances, however each Moonlight<\/em> and Manchester<\/em> stand out from the remainder.<\/p>\n

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Movie Fact: Moonlight producer Dede Gardner is the primary lady to win Best Picture twice (after 12 Years a Slave). The movie had a reported price range of $1.5 million, the smallest price range for a Best Picture winner since Rocky, which had a price range of $1.1 million in 1975. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Winner: The Shape of Water<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Should Have Won: Dunkirk<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Nominees: Call Me by Your Name, The Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, Get Out, Lady Bird, Phantom Thread, The Post, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water<\/em><\/strong><\/a> wasn’t a foul selection for Best Picture, however in hindsight, it probably wasn’t the very best one. His greatest movie is 2007’s Pan’s Labyrinth<\/em>, however that 12 months was dominated by The Departed<\/em>, and it was relegated to the Best Foreign Language Film class \u2014 the place it misplaced to Germany’s The Lives of Others<\/em>. In 2017, The Shape of Water<\/em> appeared to seize Academy voters’ imaginations on the time, and the romantic fantasy beat out some nice movies that 12 months, together with Get Out<\/em>, The Darkest Hour<\/em>, and Three Billboards<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Related: 2022 Movies Most Likely to Win Major Awards<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, nonetheless, stands on a unique cinematic stage. Told in a non-linear style<\/a>, it may be argued that Dunkirk<\/em> can be higher appreciated if moviegoers did not have to maintain notes on the timeframe of the movie’s three main plot traces simply to observe alongside. Even so, the movie is an astounding cinematic achievement, and the true story of the well-known British evacuation of World War II is one that also continues to amaze.<\/p>\n

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Movie Fact: Get Out was the function movie directorial debut for Jordan Peele, and the movie would make him the primary African-American to win the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Winner: Green Book<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Should Have Won: Roma<\/em><\/p>\n

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Nominees: <\/strong>A Star Is Born, BlacKkKlansman, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, Green Book, Roma, The Favourite, Vice<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Green Book<\/strong><\/a> was a shock winner, because the movie’s depiction of the real-life story was criticized by many on the time. The movie many anticipated to win, Roma<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, would have been the primary international language movie to win Best Picture, and it well-deserved the dignity. Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n’s (Gravity<\/em>) story of a maid in Nineteen Seventies Mexico is a fully stunning and complex look right into a lifestyle not often portrayed on-screen. There was some criticism of the movie as a Netflix manufacturing with a restricted theatrical launch, which can have damage its standing with Academy voters. AMC and Regal Theaters really refused to e-book Roma<\/em><\/a> for some screenings, upset over Netflix’s shortened theatrical launch window on the time.<\/p>\n

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2018 was notable for seeing various blockbusters being nominated, together with A Star Is Born<\/em>, BlacKkKlansman<\/em>, Black Panther<\/em> (the primary Marvel movie to earn a Best Picture nod), and Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Movie Fact: Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n selected to make Roma for Netflix, as he hoped the Spanish-language movie would discover a wider viewers by streaming, not anticipating it to get a lot help as a Best Picture nominee. He primarily based the story on his household’s real-life maid that he had as a baby, who remains to be alive and now thought of a member of the household. Much of the movie is predicated on his direct recollections. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Winner: Parasite<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Should Have Won: Parasite<\/em><\/p>\n

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Nominees: 1917, Ford v Ferrari, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, Little Women, Marriage Story, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Irishman<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hilarious, insightful, and finally disturbing, Parasite<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is the kind of movie that American filmmakers don’t (and even can’t) make. It tells the story of a con-artist household within the decrease rungs of Korean society, who connive their approach right into a rich household by working as their servants and tutors. Filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho<\/a> (Snowpiercer, Okja<\/em>) is a cinematic visionary, and he lastly acquired his due as a filmmaker with Parasite’s<\/em> Oscar wins. It received 4 Academy Awards, but it surely arguably deserved extra, because the members of the incredible forged weren’t even nominated. Song Kang-ho particularly deserved recognition as a father keen to go to any size to supply for his household.<\/p>\n

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Movie Facts: Parasite turned the primary international language movie to win Best Picture. Sam Mendes’ 1917 is offered as one steady shot, however cuts have been cleverly hidden all through, with the precise size of photographs working between 39 seconds and eight-and-a-half minutes lengthy.<\/em><\/p>\n

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