Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan is much worse.

@Pisik1337

2 ай бұрын

I did not know that.. and I was glad 😮 thats a big miss.

@Sandman2007

2 ай бұрын

💯

@MrSiriusAB

2 ай бұрын

Oof that hurts to read

@lonellfletcher

2 ай бұрын

So does that mean its a bad film though?

@lanceareadbhar

2 ай бұрын

I assume they are arguing the worst Best Picture, not the worst Best Picture snub assuming you think Shakespeare in Love is a better film than Crash. Forrest Gump over Pulp Fiction or The Shawshank Redemption is pretty bad and I like Forrest Gump.

Vertigo and 2001: A Space Odyssey weren't even nominated for best picture but they are consistently ranked among the greatest films ever made. This just goes to show that we dont remember films that *win* awards. We remember films that *deserve* awards.

Samuel Jackson wasn’t stunned Green Book won, he was confused because he saw the names of 3 producers before the name of the actual winner.

@mooganify

2 ай бұрын

Yeah thats what it seemed like

@binaryvoid0101

24 күн бұрын

…and when the Green Book team went on stage to accept their award, they were literally all old white men 💀

@binaryvoid0101

24 күн бұрын

The worst part of Crash is when the racist cop (Matt Dillon) who initially stops and frisks the Black married couple (Thandiwe Newton, Terrence Howard) and finger r*pes the wife, BUT gets a redemption plot at the end after saving the same woman in a car crash 🤮 Like seriously… wtf

@samuelwallace2782

8 күн бұрын

​@@binaryvoid0101I guess it's worth pointing out that the main writer wrote the movie about his own dad

@FuturePast2019

7 күн бұрын

@@binaryvoid0101 Usually old Jewish men? And racist comments? That Muslims were ... on 9/11. Deniers?

Crash is the kind of movie you think is crazy deep when you’re 12

@blackguyofthesouth2161

2 ай бұрын

🦓🤷‍♂️

@blackguyofthesouth2161

2 ай бұрын

You look 12

@shannonbrown309

2 ай бұрын

Well, to be fair, a lot of social issues were touched upon using "ham fisted" methods at the time Crash came out. Or at least, most popular media did. They all bashed us over the head with a message (like Crash) rather than give us thought provoking, nuanced stories (like, say, Do the Right Thing.)

@stellviahohenheim

2 ай бұрын

nobody want to watch gays shagging for 2 hours

@guysumpthin2974

2 ай бұрын

No matter who wins , the voters often have a stake in further ticket sales . “Best” has little to do with it , its either : needy for ticket sales , agenda, greed , personal favorite of someone with “fringe taste”

To reaffirm the point of the video - this is first time I'm learning about 'crash'.

@user-xp3mn9we3m

2 ай бұрын

Same.

@t9066jl

2 ай бұрын

Every year like clockwork someone makes a video like this explaining Crash winning best picture is the greatest tragedy in the history of mankind.

@ktxg25

2 ай бұрын

Yh, me too

@aspenrebel

Ай бұрын

You didnt miss anything.

@patanouketgersiflet9486

Ай бұрын

A far more controversial choice would have been to give the acadamy award to Cronenberg's Crash in its time. Now that would have been worth experiencing.

'Saving Private Ryan' (a movie that's been added to the National Film Registry & is widely regarded as the greatest war movie ever) losing Best Picture to 'Shakespeare In Love' will always be the Oscar's biggest embarrassment.

@_createusernamelater_6041

2 ай бұрын

Problem was the thin red line also came out that year and that split the votes for saving private Ryan. Which meant Shakespeare in love had a higher proportion of votes when separating the 2 war movies

@joseanibalsantacruzamanzo2202

2 ай бұрын

No way Tom Hanks vs Hitler is the best war movie ever lol it's pure cia slop

@kittyclaws7657

2 ай бұрын

I hope you are joking. If you consider this action filled trash "the greatest war movie ever", you might wanna watch less holywood in your free time.

@evanburrows1697

2 ай бұрын

@@joseanibalsantacruzamanzo2202 run along, little troll (and your sockpuppets)

@quatore-5886

2 ай бұрын

I can't tell if this is sarcasm or an actual sincere comment. Tom hanks??? Have you ever watched Apocalypse Now??

"Many academy members [...] admitted they didn't watch 'Brokeback' before voting." This alone completely invalidates the awards in their entirety. Having watched all the candidates before the vote should be a mandatory prerequisite of any valid vote. Without such a rule being enforced, the vote means absolutely nothing.

@beaupianiste3738

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely! and see my posts above, thanks.

@thebeatnumber

Ай бұрын

Not everyone back then wanted to watch degenerate smut, but that's no longer the case in 2024. Now HollyWEIRD will vote a movie as best picture precisely because it is about a black, transgender muslim woman in a wheelchair.

@geoffhoutman1557

10 күн бұрын

Until recently in some categories you couldn’t vote unless you went a screening. The three Shorts categories from memory

In the Green Book's Oscar year (2019), it was expected that Roma would win, not BlackKKKlansman.

@genius179

2 ай бұрын

2nd time it has happened to Spike Lee too. Do the Right Thing lost to Driving Miss Daisy, Do the Right Thing was not even nominated. It pissed me off because during that Oscar season Spike held his tongue with Green Book too. He did not want to comment on that movie because after he did with Driving Miss Daisy, he and performances in his movies were ignored by the Academy on so many great projects (Malcolm X, Jungle Fever, 4 Little Girls, and Inside Man).

@bluecollarmenproductions

2 ай бұрын

Nah greenbook was fun

@strikerbowls791

2 ай бұрын

Why? Cause it's black and white? They didn't fall for the bait

@mikehall4730

2 ай бұрын

Spike Lee just needs to make a great Oscar movie and stop relying on political history to try to boost his movie into contention.

@MasDouc

2 ай бұрын

BlackKklansman 100% didn't even deserve to be nominated. Spike Lee should have won for Do The Right Thing and that's it, everything he's done since that has paled in comparison.

The Academy Awards in general are WAY too overhyped. They exist practically just to make people disagree with them.

@blackguyofthesouth2161

2 ай бұрын

No this comment does

@alienboy1322

2 ай бұрын

@@blackguyofthesouth2161 no your comment does

The Oscars are too worried about people reaction to the winners and not enough about films

@alienboy1322

2 ай бұрын

I don't think its that anyone.

@jeffersonhassan4558

2 ай бұрын

The thing is they can't satisfy everyone and art is subjective

@anonymous891

6 күн бұрын

@@jeffersonhassan4558 unfortunately no one will listen to you bcs people too blind on hating each others opinion

Crash was like an after school special. Munich or Brokeback Mountain was more deserved.

@danculbert6349

2 ай бұрын

Yeesh.. what a weak year

@NeoConnor1

2 ай бұрын

Or Capote.

@user-df1ns1ob8y

2 ай бұрын

Munich is absolutely underrated. I love Brokeback, but I would have been very satisfied with Munich winning.

@titusmccarthy

2 ай бұрын

@@user-df1ns1ob8y Munich was Spiellberg's best movie. Better than Schindler's List because it showed how there are shades of grey when it comes to good and evil.

@41nhs

Ай бұрын

​@@NeoConnor1hell yeah, Capote.

It's impractical but I think there should be awards ceromonies taking place ten years after a certain year so it can be really measured how a film has impacted pop culture and influenced filmmaking.

@t221000

2 ай бұрын

I like the way you think

@kristineh1601

2 ай бұрын

Love this idea!

@boffo63

2 ай бұрын

That would make a good feature on a KZread channel

@BFG-hv2ml

2 ай бұрын

Yes, bcs it took 10 years for ppl to realize Interstellar is actually masterpiece

@franohmsford7548

2 ай бұрын

@@BFG-hv2ml Interstellar is complete and utter nonsense!

Jack's reaction in the beginning is pure gold!

“How Green is My Valley” over “Citizen Kane”. Like, do I really need to explain?

@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking

2 ай бұрын

Roddy McDowall, always screwed out of his deserved Oscars. :(

@salmanALI-to3qh

2 ай бұрын

You do!! Because no one has heard about those movies😅😅

@northstarpokeshipper2148

2 ай бұрын

@@salmanALI-to3qh You never heard of Citizen Kane? Have you been living under a rock for the past 80ish years?

@salmanALI-to3qh

2 ай бұрын

Never heard about these movies Btw I'm 21

@parisulki729

2 ай бұрын

​@salmanALI-to3qh this is truly a Citizen kane of bad comments

1951 Best Picture "Greatest Show on Earth" over "High Noon"

@wavesofwoodenlegs

2 ай бұрын

Those are from 1952, but I totally agree.

@northstarpokeshipper2148

2 ай бұрын

1952, but yeah. In fact, out of all of the nominations “Greatest Show” deserved it the 5th most.

@captainmarvelwilson508

2 ай бұрын

How did that movie win? We don’t know. It also got nominated over the much better musical and feel good movie, Singin in the Rain.

@Lexivor

2 ай бұрын

"Greatest Show on Earth" was one of the weakest Best Picture winners of all time. Still better than Crash, though.

@captainmarvelwilson508

2 ай бұрын

@@Lexivor It also has one of the lowest scores on Rotten Tomatoes for a Best Picture winner. What in God’s name were people smoking back in 1952?

Shakespeare in love?

@fthooper14

2 ай бұрын

Exactly, this was a much better example for this video than Crash.

@Ez-Boi23

2 ай бұрын

@@fthooper14so real. Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan and The Matrix is absurd.

@weston407

2 ай бұрын

@@Ez-Boi23 Life is Beautiful, too - if you haven't seen that movie, it's incredible and worth a watch

@Ez-Boi23

2 ай бұрын

@@weston407 I’ll watch it! I’ve been wanting to!

@weston407

2 ай бұрын

@@Ez-Boi23 it’s amazing - so many emotions packed into one movie - you’ll love it - make sure to watch the original Italian language version

Saw the title of this video and was like "gotta be Crash" That thing was a tv movie at best.

@jonleggett2439

Ай бұрын

Same.

@johngr1747

Ай бұрын

Same

@eddiejc1

Ай бұрын

I didn't think it should be "Crash" because there are other films in other years either in my youth or before that which were worse choices. Is "Crash" over "Brokeback Mountain" really a worse choice than "My Fair Lady" over "Dr. Strangelove (or: How I Came To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb)" or "Oliver!" over "2001: A Space Odyssey"?

I was 14 when crash came out and even then I found it basic. I hated it, I remember getting progressively angrier further into the movie, bc I felt like I was being treated like an idiot. On the other hand, I remember watching brokeback mountain in the theater with my mother. It was uncomfortable and weird, not only bc I had to watch a gay sex scene with my mom at age 14 (😂) but also because I had never watched homosexuality being portrayed so honestly and unapologeticaly in film before. I didn't know how to feel but I knew I was watching something special, thought-provoking, and most importantly; Good. It's an experience I'll never forget. That's what an oscar-winning film should do to you.

People talk about Brokeback Mountain but why does NO ONE talk about Munich or Capote? Those two movies should have voters salivating.

@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking

2 ай бұрын

Capote...I was so hyped. 3/4 into it... _Well, is anything going to happen? No? No? No!!!! Damnit. I want my money back._

@marcen12

2 ай бұрын

@@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking Some good movies have anti climaxes. Capote is one of them. People wanted one thing but they got another. It's like when The Grey came out and everyone thought it would be Taken with wolves. Then it turned out to be a lot more quieter and quaint. Didn't stop audiences in theaters turning against it

@luddite4change449

2 ай бұрын

@@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking Phillip Seymore Hoffman did win best actor

@coryfunk2307

Ай бұрын

I actually liked capote better than brokeback crash Munich and goodnight and good luck. I am a rarity loved Capote.

@reasonabledoubt6908

Ай бұрын

I only remember being disappointed with Munich and why even bother with capote..the kind of film critics say they love so as note to be invalidated by the snooty intellectual crowd.

How did I know this was gonna be about Crash before even clicking on the video

@anthonylesley982

2 ай бұрын

Same

@t9066jl

2 ай бұрын

Because they do it every year.

@Dr-Zoid-Berserk

Ай бұрын

It’s the cliche example. I’m not a film buff, but I’ve heard about crash over and over from KZreadrs in the last decade.

I think two of the biggest Oscar snubs are these: Liam Nelson in Schindler's List and The Dark Knight not at least being nominated for Best Picture.

And I ESPECIALLY agree about animated films getting snubbed! They didn't NEED a 'Best Animated Picture' category, they just needed to acknowledge the power of animation! X (

This had me until it started to pander. Out of Africa and Gigi were never frowned upon as black eyes to the Academy. The only BP winners that raised questions of the Academy's credibility were Around The World In 80 Days, Shakespeare In Love, Crash, and Green Book. There's no consistent outcry that The Defiant Ones was snubbed. The Color Purple might be the only one worth mentioning but Out of Africa wasn't unworthy itself. You see the common theme here with the films you're advocating for? There's more. Driving Miss Daisy is a heartfelt movie that may not have deserved its Oscar win but it didn't take anything from Do The Right Thing. DTRT wasn't even nominated for Best Picture or Director. It got 2 nominations and won none. How can it be the film that was robbed? Glory was a much better film that took home 3 Oscars and it wasn't even nominated for Best Picture. If people want to advocate for movies that were not in contention in 1989, why not talk on behalf of Glory? Because it was made by a white director? And Blackkklansman wasn't Best Picture worthy. They are lucky to win for screenplay, which was undeserved. They probably feared further backlash if it lost. Roma was the film that was robbed, cleaning up the most Oscars that night but lost to Green Book. Make your argument without pandering, or stop believing the lie. I don't know. But what you're arguing here is based off the lies you believe, taking away from what could've been a healthy discussion.

What about the ultimate snub, Plan 9 from Outer Space!

@mooganify

2 ай бұрын

lmao

@martinbeausoleil5229

2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@overnight_doughnut_fryer

19 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@brendancurington4013

7 күн бұрын

Right up there with Attack of the Killer Tomatoes and The Terror of Tiny Town.

@caronstout354

5 күн бұрын

The original Razzie-worthy movie!

Is it strange that, without seeing what film this was in the thumbnail, without even having seen the film itself, I knew what movie you’d be talking about prior to clicking?

I'm not surprised you mention Crash. I feel like script was made for a play, but somehow became a movie. I have it on dvd and bluray.

@i.hold.vertigo2329

2 ай бұрын

Agreed, listening to some of the dialogue I couldn't help think "man, people don't really talk like that. This feels written."

@DoctorJammer

2 ай бұрын

What's a dvd?

@AudreyC379

Ай бұрын

Jack Nicholason's reaction says it all. 😂

I knew the Academy Awards were a joke, when Heat wasn't even nominated in a single category!

@nl3064

Ай бұрын

🙄

@rustincohle2135

Ай бұрын

_Heat_ is technically better made than anything else (not dramatically).

The Oscars and most award shows are garbage anyway.

@Aivottaja

2 ай бұрын

And the whole Hollywood industry.

@realPlinkett

2 ай бұрын

Well yeah, but they are important and influential.

@patoren3gou653

2 ай бұрын

*insert buzz lightyear meme here*

@psycake1310

2 ай бұрын

Crash was one of THE movies of its year.

@MrManiac2591

2 ай бұрын

Such a brave and original take! 🙄

I saw "Brokeback Mountain" for the first time last year (2023) and it was almost unbearably heartbreaking!! It was heartbreaking in 2005, and it will remain heartbreaking in 2065 and beyond. "Brokeback Mountain" will stand the test of time. I've never seen "Crash" and have no desire to.

Yes, I was hoping that this would be the infamous Best Picture Disaster. Crash has mostly faded out of most people's memories, while Brokeback Mountain is still fondly remembered today.

@kamsismith

2 ай бұрын

I don't know what the decision-makers were thinking about having Crash win Best Pictures. Yes, the themes that the movie explores themes like racism and racial profiling(both issues that are very important to address), but there are other movies that explored those themes better. Brokeback Mountain was basically about discovering your sexuality even if it meant being isolated from your community and hurting the people you care about. Even 19 years after its release and 16 years after Heath Ledger’s death, people still remember both of those things and I pray we don't see a remake because Heath was one of those actors like River Phoenix who drew in you through their aura.

@strikerbowls791

2 ай бұрын

I mean Munich or Capote were the next best films, not Brokeback Mountain

@leesimmons5453

2 ай бұрын

Fondly remembered by whom? It had less cultural permanence than Avatar.

@gabrielseanwallace3979

2 ай бұрын

Honestly for me it's the opposite. 'Crash' left an indelible impression on me, and still hits me hard to this day (no pun intended). I've watched it probably three times now and it grips me every time the woman has to be pulled out from under the car by the same guy who abused her. So many of the scenes and characters stick in my mind. 'Brokeback Mountain' on the other hand, for me, I watched it when it came out and the only thing I remember about it now is that the acting was great and it was a western romance with the twist (for the time it was a twist) that the romance was homosexual. All these years later and literally nothing else about the movie remains in my memory, which I suppose is why I've never been inspired to give it a second viewing... It really surprises me that 'Crash' seems to have gone out of fashion.

@jeffersonhassan4558

2 ай бұрын

​@@gabrielseanwallace3979i think art is subjective,I connected much more with brokeback mountain than crash despite being a black man in America

Shakespeare in Love robbed Brazil of an Oscar.

@vitorkk328

2 ай бұрын

Fernanda Montenegro >>> Gwyneth Paltrow

@65g4

2 ай бұрын

Brazil huh?

@ArnikaandMe

2 ай бұрын

Wut bout private ryan

@pastarizzoto

2 ай бұрын

@@65g4 Yeah, Salvando Private Ryaninho, one of the finest Brazilian films

@pedrotorresboreli9708

2 ай бұрын

@@65g4 in the best actress, it was for Fernanda Montenegro for her role on Central Station. Yes, we still hold that grudge and it's passed over generations

I remember 10 or so years ago I watched Crash in order to help a friend to complete a homework, without the knowledge that it was an Academy Award Winning movie. I couldn't believe what I saw, I'm not American but the way the movie handled the topic of racism and prejudice seemed so exaggerated, cartoony not very natural, etc. I couldn't believe it won Best Picture

@grobles1974

2 ай бұрын

it is a terrible film

@blackguyofthesouth2161

2 ай бұрын

Disagree

@Caracal-mb2ji

2 ай бұрын

well it did come out in 2006

@quangpham1952

2 ай бұрын

it reminded me of American Fiction lol

Chicago over The Two Towers or Green Book even being nominated is also a joke.

@michaeladkins6

8 күн бұрын

You know they were wait for the third movie to give the oscar.

@201hastings

4 күн бұрын

The musty side of center really doesn’t like the green book.

Crash is the reason the phrase "Oscar bait" came into use.

The idea that one movie is the “best movie” is ridiculous anyway. Different movies tell different stories and that elicit different responses.

@theultimatereductionist7592

2 ай бұрын

DUH! OBVIOUSLY! ALL COMPARISONS OF ENTERTAINMENT ARE IDIOTIC STUPID GARBAGE!

@mustang8206

2 ай бұрын

It's not ridiculous

@S.D.323

2 ай бұрын

its inherently subjective but it isnt dumb

It's funny that in a video about Crash, he refers to the film as having slipped out of pop culture's consciousness, and here we are, still talking about it all these years later.

@jameydunne3920

2 ай бұрын

Yes, but for all the wrong reasons. It is much more infamous than famous. And like most infamous things, not really as bad as described, just more shocking and underwhelming. It is a dated, mediocre, forgettable film with an A+ cast (especially for the era).

@liammiles2286

Ай бұрын

@jameydunne3920 Yes, those are valid observations. I was simply making a point that the video contradicts itself by stating the film is no longer part of the cultural conversation when it is, obviously for the wrong reasons, but still a talking point nonetheless.

@jameydunne3920

Ай бұрын

@@liammiles2286 That's a valid break down. I just think Crash has the unfortunate reputation of a poor movie that became a cautionary tale or social "whipping boy". It probably should be forgotten since there are more interesting/ fun mediocre movies to think about.

@jakem3043

Ай бұрын

@@liammiles2286I get your point but I think he’s more referring to the films merit. Of course it’s still talked about, but it’s often remembered as an upset at the Oscars, not because it was good. I guarantee you people are more likely to recognize Brokeback Mountain than Crash. It’s contributed far more to pop culture than Crash has so I think his point still stands.

@markiv2942

Ай бұрын

@@liammiles2286What the f are you saying? IT ISN'T CONTRADICTING. And only reason we're talking about it is the F reward it got and that's why this video exist. Logic, little simp, logic.

Oh man, that movie. Hamfisted doesn't even begin to describe it. The actors could have just as well pulled out a white board, turned straight to the camera and started a two hour long lecture. The writers decided to just abandon any kind of subtlety all together. I don't know if it was an "artistic" choice or a prank or both...

I feel like Munich was actually the best film that year and should have won, That's something I don't ever hear, but that is a great film.

@luddite4change449

2 ай бұрын

Good Night and Good Luck was a good candidate as well.

@nl3064

Ай бұрын

Munich was average in absolutely every way. The whole year was crap.

Do the Right Thing getting snubbed, was when I knew this award was trash.

Dear God, the clips of dialogue from Crash are so Razzie worthy.

I haven’t forgotten Crash. It was highly impact for me growing up.

Brokeback Mountain is the best go-to to quash any argument that viewers are trans/homo-phobic towards modern movies. No, we are not. All we want is a good story, not a "check-all-the-social-boxes" story. Hedwig and the Angry Inch is another great example of telling a story of characters who are gay or trans, but the viewer doesn`t care, cause the story is so amazing. Gay, straight, trans, all female, whatever...I don`t care!! Just tell me a good story rather than force feeding me "the message".

@PunguinYoga

4 күн бұрын

Yep!

2:48 you forgot to mention the Screen Actors Guild Awards!

@kristineh1601

2 ай бұрын

SAG only awards actors so it wouldn’t apply to Best Picture. 😉

@moviemaniac14

2 ай бұрын

LOL, no that would be Crash that received top honors at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Brokeback went home empty handed my guy.

1952: The Greatest Show On Earth over High Noon and The Quiet Man. And the most memorable film of that year, Singin' In The Rain, wasn't even nominated. 1956: Around The World In 80 Days over Giant, The King & I, and The Ten Commandments. And the actual best movie that year, The Searchers, was even nominated. 1973: The Sting, a fun little caper film, won over The Exorcist, one of the greatest horror movies of all time. 1981: Chariots Of Fire, a forgettable Olympic racing pic more remembered for its score than anything in the film, won over Raiders Of The Lost Ark. 1982: Gandhi, an overblown biopic , won over The Verdict, Tootsie and freaking ET!!!! 1989: Driving Miss Daisy won over Field Of Dreams and Dead Poets Society while Do The Right Thing or Glory weren't nominated. 1990: Dances With Wolves won over Goodfellas. Seriously. 1998: Shakespeare In Love wins over Saving Private Ryan 🤦🤦🤦🤦 I could go on. The point is, there were some just as bad if not worse in Oscar history. Saying this was the absolute worst is hyperbole....

Yeah i think the animation pictures get super hard screwed every year on the oscars

@thelastowlbear8110

2 ай бұрын

I stopped watching the awards altogether when Zootopia won the 2017 Best Animated over Kubo and the Two Strings. It was clear the voters had not watched both films. One was a largely forgettable story that kinda botched it's own message, the other pushed the boundaries of it's own medium.

@businesssecretsofthepharao8901

2 ай бұрын

Puss in Boots:The last Wish should have won best picture, and Paddington 2 a few years before.

@titusmccarthy

2 ай бұрын

@@thelastowlbear8110Zootopia was copaganda.

@brittanydavisghiblieaglesfan

Ай бұрын

“Every year”? What about “Spirited Away” and “The Boy and the Heron”, two masterpieces by Hayao Miyazaki that deserved their wins? I also think “Shrek”, Finding Nemo”, “The Incredibles”, “Ratatouille”, “WALL-E”, “Toy Story 3”, “Rango”, “Inside Out”, “Zootopia”, “Coco”, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”, “Toy Story 4”, “Soul”, and “Encanto” all deserved their wins in their respective years (even “Luca” was my personal favorite in 2021).

Forrest Gump winning over Shawshank Redemption could also count, though both films still hold up well today.

@davidcatlett4052

2 ай бұрын

Usually it's thought that Gump robbed Pulp Fiction as Best Picture.

@dash648

2 ай бұрын

This to me seems more like it was just a stacked year and people were gonna be mad not matter what cuz all three of those films are considered great

@lukewright9031

2 ай бұрын

I'm just going to say the ground breaking (for the time) VFX helped.

@britishyankee961

2 ай бұрын

Forest Gump is a better movie than Shawshank.

@pablocasas5906

2 ай бұрын

At least Forrest Gump, while kind of corny in some aspects, it's actually a very enjoyable movie, perhaps not the best of that year but it made an impact. Watching Crash felt like a chore and forgot about it a day after I watched it

There's "Slumdog Millionaire".....even Indians don't like it...except the song. And there was "Reader, Frost/Nixon, Milk and Benjamin Button for competition

@katialourenco2770

15 күн бұрын

I loved Slumdog Millionaire ngl. Great movie. Benjamin Button is up there too

Clearly, the Academy has a bias against directors named Lee.

@JAN-qf5yt

2 ай бұрын

Including the one who won Best Director that year and then again? Yeah, sure.

@myenguerrand

6 күн бұрын

or Leigh, as in Mike Leigh

@201hastings

4 күн бұрын

You’re acting like it’s a big conspiracy when in fact voters just receive a bunch of screeners and vote on which they prefer.

@kgavagaistella

2 күн бұрын

@@201hastings Actually, I'm joking.

I actually really liked Crash when it came out but I was very young and had no idea what would be considered an "oscar" movie. One day I'll rewatch it and reassess.

My mom accidentally took me to see brokeback mountain in theater when I was 9. She kept my eyes covered almost the whole movie and was laughing about it for a long time.

@kdm_entertainment

2 ай бұрын

«Accidentally»? Im sure she wanted to see it no. She forgot you were with her? I dont understand

@userman44

2 ай бұрын

Entering the theater was an accident. Staying there for the entire film was not.

@Killgore-ip2yq

2 ай бұрын

That's also funny because besides that "one scene" in the beginning, do these guys ever go beyond just kissing? 😅

@keithjohnson3534

2 ай бұрын

Lol! Like the time I accidentally took a first date to 50 shades of gray when we actually got tix for Jupiter ascending. 😅😂

@keithjohnson3534

2 ай бұрын

We left immediately when I realized we were at the wrong screen, and went back for the right one.

Lmao I was thinking “it has to be fucking Crash” before clicking

The fact stays, most people know of or watched Brokeback Mountain, it gave one of the best performances for the actors in it, and not a lot of pf people even know about Crush🤷 especially beyond US

Its kinda funny that I have never watched Brokeback Mountain but I know about the movie, the premise, the actors, and the positive reviews. As I was watching the video and he mentioned Crash I had no recollection of watching a movie named that. Once I saw Sandra Bullock, Ludacris and Michael Pena I realized that I did watch this movie and have forgotten everything about it since I watched it 2 years ago. Very much a forgettable film.

Y'all just going to act like American Beauty didn't happen?

@anonymous-zp5ts

Ай бұрын

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In 1981 the best picture winner was "ordinary people" not "elephant man" who remembers "ordinary people" even by name (no I'm not talking about john legend's song) ? Btw, redford also won best director award over lynch That the way it goes. I'm fed up with people always saying crash didn't deserve its victory, shakespare in love didn't deserve its victory and so on... dont blame the player, blame the game. And let's think a little bit, what is more important, winning an award or earning money (people going to see a movie in theatre) when you win a award it's a good ad to attract studios & others inverstors in your future projects. When you make money in theatre it already is.

@martineldritch

2 ай бұрын

I was just a young teen then but I saw both films that year and loved them both. I have to say that Ordinary People was one of my favorites of all time. Saw it a few years ago and and it was just as good as I remembered it.

@beaupianiste3738

2 ай бұрын

I also loved Ordinary People, and was so moved by the acting, especially, the young fellow, played by Timothy Hutton. I still have a copy of this great movie, but definitely a tear jerker. I thought Redford's direction was very good. I also saw Elephant Man, another powerful film, but much later, and didn't know it had been released at the same time as OP.

@fabianhebestreit3240

2 ай бұрын

There are still reactors watching Ordinary People on KZread today and loving it.

Before seeing the video, my Worst Oscar Win Pick is: Crash.

LaLa Land losing was the academy overcorecting. Moonlight was barely spoken about at the time let alone years later.

Brokeback Mountain was a genuine and beautiful film. Ledger and Gyllenhaal both giving absolute banger performances was icing on the cake. Crash was condescending and preachy. And with its boatload of talent, underwhelming.

"Driving Miss Daisy" beat out "Born on the 4th of July", "Field of Dreams", and "Dead Poet's Society" - all of which were much better. That gets my pick for worst best picture. At least with "Crash", it was much better than Miss Daisy.

Before watching this video I thought it was either going to be about Crash or Shakespeare in Love winning the best picture.

Never heard of the Crash since now. Brokeback Mountain was super popular back in the day.

My Dad (He worked in a movie store) once said when I asked him about if Shakespeare in Love (Saw it referenced in a show, never watched it) deserved an Oscar, he said, “No, Saving Private Ryan deserved it… [Skip some dialogue] Crash didn’t deserve its Oscar”

Never heard of Crash. Only thing I noticed was that it had both Rhodeys in it

Fact is that ultimately the choice is arbitrary. The voters don't select from every film released that year. They select from a short list submitted by the studios. The studios in turn don't necessarily pick the best film they've produced. They may select something they think has a chance of winning or based on some internal agenda. They also take steps to influence the judging. But even without such the final voting is subjective. Everyone has their own opinion about what would be the best film in any particular year and many times it will be something that was not even nominated.

Two movies that I didn’t understand all the hype over were Lost in Translation and The Birdman.

I knew it was CRASH before I even saw Jack...😂

Why is Shakespeare in Love better than Saving Private Ryan? No one even remembers Shakespeare. And, what is so socially redeeming about Brokeback? The best movies are the ones that people remember years down the road. Does anyone remember the sequel to Saving Private Ryan? Saving Private Ryan is still considered the best war movie. The sequel no one even heard of: Saving Private Ryan's Privates!🤩🤩

The moment where I completely gave up on the Oscars.

Silver Linings Playbook is also one of those weird wins, in my opinion.

@JayFingers

2 ай бұрын

SLP didn’t win Best Picture.

@wildpendulum

5 күн бұрын

@@JayFingers oh, you're right, it won Best Actress

heath not winner for best actor bugged me more than the the best picture category. because i remember so many people saying he's still young he has plenty of chanced to win but then he freaking died and they gave it posthumously to a less deserving role of his!!

@fabianhebestreit3240

2 ай бұрын

Interestingly, the Oscar instead went to another actor for a gay role who also surprisingly died just a few years later.

Broke back mountain isn't a bad movie but calling it one of the greatest films of all time is delusional.

@chubbyrain74

2 ай бұрын

That raised my eybrow also.

@StimParavane

2 ай бұрын

The LGBTQ+ mafia is strong.

@slystone4892

2 ай бұрын

You’re delusional, Brokeback is really one of the greatest films of all time, it’s really that great.

@curriy

2 ай бұрын

@@slystone4892You’ve watched maybe 30 movies total if you think this

@derek7284

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely. I have nothing against queer cinema, Broke Back is a movie that will be forgotten in years to come.

‘The Dark Knight’ not being nominated for best picture was criminal. Since then I lost interest in movie awards. Also, Nolan not being nominated for best director for Inception was unforgivable.

Could have been a crazy vote splitting that year. Crash 25%(of the vote) Broke Back 24% Munich 19% Capote 6% Good Night, Good Luck 1%

Completely agree that Crash is the worst Best Picture winner in history (or at least in the last 30 years). Though Saving Private Ryan deserved to win, Shakespeare in Love was actually a good movie. But you made an error in saying that Driving Miss Daisy beat Do The Right Thing because Do The Right Thing wasn't even nominated for Best Picture (which is insane). Great video!

How did I know it was gonna be about crash?😭

This video reminds me the Moonlight Gaffe! Ahaha

Inglourious Basterds losing to The Hurt Locker also deserves a mention. I remember Kathryn Bigelow's movie got eviscerated by true military, who said that the scenario shown in that movie was plain implausible, particularly the way Jeremy Renner's character was written.

@fabianhebestreit3240

2 ай бұрын

...and Inglorious Basterds was a realistic and plausible?

@maxeisenhardt8800

2 ай бұрын

@@fabianhebestreit3240 No. It was never intented to be that.

@201hastings

4 күн бұрын

@@fabianhebestreit3240significantly more realistic and plausible than hurt locker sadly. We watched that when I was in the usmc and the eod guys were absolutely shitting on it.

I tried to rewatch Crash as an adult and wow is it ham-fisted with its message. I couldn't make it through the first 30 minutes. It was one of those movies that felt deep when I was 16.

Slumdog Millionaire is infinitely worse but no one ever mentions that. Crash is a good movie, everyone just hates it because they think they're supposed to

@reasonabledoubt6908

Ай бұрын

Rt.who the hell remembers slumdog..? Like it was chose for its quirky memorable title but I don't remember a thing about it..

I thought this was gonna be about La La Land lol. Like, Moonlight had the worst win because its win was totally botched/done the worst-type thing.

@HugoSoup57

2 ай бұрын

Moonlight and La La Land were both excellent.

@201hastings

4 күн бұрын

Why would it be about La La land? It has high critical acclaim from watchers and critics. Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean anything.

@juliav.mcclelland2415

4 күн бұрын

@@201hastings Because THAT was the WORST awarding of Best Picture in Oscar history.

There's a great interview with screenwriter Diana Ossana talking about it on the podcast Script Apart. She said when Crash won, Paul Haggis looked over at her and then quickly looked away possibly feeling the awkwardness of the win with most people expecting Brokeback to take it out. And she said it was like he was avoiding her after the win. The legacy of Brokeback is much stronger than Crash's. I loved Green Book but didn't see it as a Best Picture winner.

A lot of these best picture winners are movies I only watched just once or twice. My cinephile heart will always go back to those films I rewatch over and over again and never grow tired of. ❤

Shakespeare in love

Fucking Crash, right?

Great video. I am a huge Star Trek fan and at age 70 have seen enough episodes to say so. I have always loved the dynamic of Kirk, Spock and Bones. Never before have I seen a version where without Spock, more Leonard Nimoy, there is no Star Trek. Yes of course Rodenberry and Lucy made it possible, Nimoy with Shatner made it great. Mr Nimoy once said Spock is a now a part of our culture, but if occasionally we could just think of Leonard, that would be nice. As a possible nerd, I certainly do. Thanks for a trip down memory lane.

I think the greatest honor is being nominated. The winners chosen is often hit or miss.

I get upset every time I remember animation isn't given respect by the mainstream media. Animation is one of the greatest forms of art and entertainment to ever exist. It's such a shame that it's looked down upon. Animation isn't just for kids. And animation is just as impressive (if not more impressive) than anything done in live action or CGI

Shakespeare in Love still ranks as the biggest failed winner of all time in the Oscars. How do you not give that to Saving Private Ryan??!!!

@201hastings

4 күн бұрын

Let me break it down for you Barney style. Voters receive screeners in the mail and vote according to their preference. “Giving” it to saving private Ryan would go against the whole individual vote.

The takeaway discussed at the end is apt. The Oscars may not actually be awarded to the most deserving. But it gives a platform to movies that would otherwise only be seen by selective audiences.

Cause Hollywood love stories sbout simplified racism. Makes them feel better about racism and the system that allows it. That's why people's love the help and green book too

@jamesmeow3039

2 ай бұрын

Rich white people in the movie business are the last folk who should determine the best films about race relations.

@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y

2 ай бұрын

@@jamesmeow3039They're not white, though.

Once you realize that the Academy Awards are nothing more than a popularity contest, and in no way honor cinema, you'll be a happier movie viewer.

This film is a punching bag for every youtuber known.

I still think that the social network should have won in 2011

My uncle told me about Crash winning the Oscar. He said about it, and I quote, “it is not a movie I will ever watch more than once.”

CRASH may not have been Best Picture-worthy, but at least it wasn’t as tiresomely predictable as this choice. There is that to be said.

@jordanleighton6893

2 ай бұрын

I’m not sure I understand what you’re saying here

@ziegfeldgirl99

2 ай бұрын

@@jordanleighton6893​​⁠ I think he’s saying that the choice to make a video about how Crash is the worst BP winner is itself predictable, since it’s a commonly held opinion by people who talk about Oscars history. I’ve seen this exact same take dozens of times before.

@michaelhall2709

Ай бұрын

@@ziegfeldgirl99You got it, thanks. In truth, I didn’t express myself very well here.

I think its lets politically charged than people make it out to be. The weighted way that the Oscar votes are tallied will always push for a “safe bet” or a “strong #2” over the more striking, controversial, or groundbreaking films. If even 5% of the voters decide that Broke Back Mountain is too controversial it’s enough to make it lose.

Green book is forgotten now?, it's such a great movie

Green Book winning over Roma genuinely enraged me

@MasDouc

2 ай бұрын

Green Book was the better movie. I'm a huge fan of Alfonso Cuaron but for the category of best picture the right movie won. He won best director and best foreign film for Roma which was the more correct choice anyway.

@201hastings

4 күн бұрын

Good that makes me happy

Agreed. I remember arguing with many people in my office after Crash won

@powrr

2 ай бұрын

Did you win

@bluecollarmenproductions

2 ай бұрын

Why? You’re the issue.. I’m happy crash won

So Crash is the movie that made every single black person paranoid.

@titusmccarthy

2 ай бұрын

You never saw a much better film called Do The Right Thing?