Biggest Best Picture Upset? - Blu-ray Forum

cpstevens · 04-28-2013, 12:10 AM

The options in the poll are what is said to be the biggest best picture upset's of all time. Sorry if I missed some of the older ones. I'm just not as familiar with that time.

I went with 'Forrest Gump' over 'The Shawshank Redemption' and 'Pulp Fiction'. I'm actually a pretty big fan of 'Forrest Gump', but 'Shawshank' and 'Pulp Fiction' are two of my favorite movies of all time.

Edit: Whoops, I forgot one of the biggest ones of all: 'Shakespeare in Love' over 'Saving Private Ryan'. Looks like the "other" category will get some love.

EricJ · 04-28-2013, 01:19 AM

Okay, I wanna see hands:
Has anybody....ANYBODY....EVER....watched "A Beautiful Mind" in the last ten years?
Cable, disk, airline flight, anything?

(And The Artist might not have been "unexpected" or "an upset" over Hugo for 2011, but if you're talking "unjust" or "wrench in the voting gears", it needs a place on the list.)

King Troll · 04-28-2013, 01:21 AM

Hurt Locker was great but nowhere near as good as Inglorious Basterds

ZooTv · 04-28-2013, 01:27 AM

Gladiator over Traffic

Race Bannon · 04-28-2013, 01:29 AM

Dances with Wolves over Goodfellas

Visco. · 04-28-2013, 01:30 AM

Dances with Wolves over Goodfellas

Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan (like wtf?)

Titanic over LA Confidential

King's Speech over The Social Network (it was good, TSN was a near perfect film)

MovieMan31 · 04-28-2013, 02:14 AM

Definitely shakespeare in love over saving private ryan. Shakespeare waw a very good movie, but I don't think it was anywhere on the same level as ryan.

jamesdevil · 04-28-2013, 05:35 AM

Of those you have listed, '41, '76, '80, '81, '94 and '02 are the most egregious.

Forrest Gump and Crash are the only BP winners on there that I actively dislike so I'd pick one of those.

SpartanX · 04-28-2013, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Visco.

Dances with Wolves over Goodfellas

Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan (like wtf?)

Titanic over LA Confidential

King's Speech over The Social Network (it was good, TSN was a near perfect film)

I agree with very single one of these.

spanky87 · 04-28-2013, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by EricJ

Okay, I wanna see hands:
Has anybody....ANYBODY....EVER....watched "A Beautiful Mind" in the last ten years?
Cable, disk, airline flight, anything?

(And The Artist might not have been "unexpected" or "an upset" over Hugo for 2011, but if you're talking "unjust" or "wrench in the voting gears", it needs a place on the list.)

Bballryan8 · 04-28-2013, 01:42 PM

Hurt Locker over Avatar...don't get me wrong I love Hurt Locker...but c'mon man...Avatar was so breathtaking and phenomenal, even if it was Dances w/ Wolves with aliens

SpartanX · 04-28-2013, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Bballryan8

Hurt Locker over Avatar...don't get me wrong I love Hurt Locker...but c'mon man...Avatar was so breathtaking and phenomenal, even if it was Dances w/ Wolves with aliens

Avatar is good, but The Hurt Locker is phenomenal.

KingRad · 04-28-2013, 05:10 PM

My bias opinion forced my vote, Dances With Wolves over my favorite film of all time, GoodFellas. But hey, at least Ghost didn't win.

kiltymchaggis · 04-28-2013, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by zootv

gladiator over traffic

+1

kiltymchaggis · 04-28-2013, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Visco.

Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan (like wtf?)

This is the big one for me. I made a bet with my then-girlfriend that Ryan was going to win Best Picture and if it lost to Shakespeare, I had to go with her to the theatre to see Shakespeare so she could earn extra credit in her English class. Ryan was supposed to be a sure thing that year. Oh how pissed off and wrong I was.

cpstevens · 04-28-2013, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SpartanX

Avatar is phenominal, but The Hurt Locker is good.

Fixed it for you

Canada · 04-28-2013, 08:40 PM

How Green is my Valley over Citizen Kane
Dances with Wolves is great but Goodfellas is a masterpiece
Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan
Gladiator over Traffic
Argo over Zero Dark Thirty I hated Argo
Forest Gump over Pulp Fiction

bootsy · 04-28-2013, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Canada

Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan

The poll needs this one for sure.

RicketyCricket · 04-28-2013, 08:56 PM

Both Avatar and Inglourious Basterds are waaay better than The Hurt Locker. THL is good, but it's not a fantastic story (like IB) or a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle (like Avatar).

wormraper · 04-28-2013, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by RicketyCricket

Both Avatar and Inglourious Basterds are waaay better than The Hurt Locker. THL is good, but it's not a fantastic story (like IB) or a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle (like Avatar).

but Avatar was nothing even CLOSE to a best picture winner. it had shiny visuals was like a ride, but it's plot was this close to being as thin as a chinese wafer cookie. no substance to it, which is what best pictures are usually very heavily weighted on

View Poll Results: What was the biggest Best Picture upset of all time?
1941: 'How Green Was My Valley' over 'Citizen Kane'	13	7.47%
1976: 'Rocky' over 'All the President's Men' and 'Taxi Driver'	8	4.60%
1980: 'Ordinary People' over 'The Elephant Man' and 'Raging Bull'	6	3.45%
1981: 'Chariots of Fire' over 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' and 'Reds'	4	2.30%
1982: 'Ghandi' over 'E.T.'	4	2.30%
1985: 'Out of Africa' over 'The Color Purple'	2	1.15%
1989: 'Driving Miss Daisy' over 'Born on the Fourth of July'	2	1.15%
1990: 'Dances with Wolves' over 'Goodfellas'	14	8.05%
1994: 'Forrest Gump' over 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Shawshank Redemption'	23	13.22%
1995: 'Braveheart' over 'Apollo 13'	0	0%
1996: 'The English Patient' over 'Fargo'	6	3.45%
1997: 'Titanic' over 'Good Will Hunting' and 'L.A. Confidential'	15	8.62%
2000: 'Gladiator' over 'Traffic'	4	2.30%
2001: 'A Beautiful Mind' over 'The Fellowship of the Ring'	7	4.02%
2002: 'Chicago' over 'The Two Tours', ' 'The Pianist', and 'Gangs of New York'	5	2.87%
2005: 'Crash' over 'Brokeback Mountain'	14	8.05%
2009: 'The Hurt Locker' over 'Avatar' and 'Inglourious Basterds'	22	12.64%
2012: 'Argo' over 'Lincoln'	3	1.72%
Other (Please Comment)	22	12.64%
Voters: 174. You may not vote on this poll

04-28-2013, 12:10 AM	#1
cpstevens Active Member Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray collection:86 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:5	Biggest Best Picture Upset? The options in the poll are what is said to be the biggest best picture upset's of all time. Sorry if I missed some of the older ones. I'm just not as familiar with that time. I went with 'Forrest Gump' over 'The Shawshank Redemption' and 'Pulp Fiction'. I'm actually a pretty big fan of 'Forrest Gump', but 'Shawshank' and 'Pulp Fiction' are two of my favorite movies of all time. Edit: Whoops, I forgot one of the biggest ones of all: 'Shakespeare in Love' over 'Saving Private Ryan'. Looks like the "other" category will get some love. Last edited by cpstevens; 04-28-2013 at 02:18 AM.

04-28-2013, 01:19 AM	#2
EricJ Banned Member since:Jul 2007 Location:The Paradise of New England Blu-ray collection:6	Okay, I wanna see hands: Has anybody....ANYBODY....EVER....watched "A Beautiful Mind" in the last ten years? Cable, disk, airline flight, anything? (And The Artist might not have been "unexpected" or "an upset" over Hugo for 2011, but if you're talking "unjust" or "wrench in the voting gears", it needs a place on the list.)

04-28-2013, 01:21 AM	#3
King Troll Banned Member since:Jun 2012 Blu-ray collection:686 Trading Score:127	Hurt Locker was great but nowhere near as good as Inglorious Basterds

04-28-2013, 01:27 AM	#4
ZooTv Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2010 Location:In the back, off the side, far away 4K collection:22 Blu-ray collection:319 DVD collection:105 Blu-ray reviews: 8 Trading Score:44	Gladiator over Traffic

04-28-2013, 01:29 AM	#5
Race Bannon Special Member Member since:Mar 2013 4K collection:102 Blu-ray collection:1050 DVD collection:242 Digital collection:1	Dances with Wolves over Goodfellas

04-28-2013, 01:30 AM	#6
Visco. Blu-ray Knight Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Columbus, Ohio Blu-ray collection:662 DVD collection:24 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:36	Dances with Wolves over Goodfellas Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan (like wtf?) Titanic over LA Confidential King's Speech over The Social Network (it was good, TSN was a near perfect film)

04-28-2013, 02:14 AM	#7
MovieMan31 Special Member Member since:Oct 2011 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:473 DVD collection:66 Digital collection:60 Trading Score:11	Definitely shakespeare in love over saving private ryan. Shakespeare waw a very good movie, but I don't think it was anywhere on the same level as ryan.

04-28-2013, 05:35 AM	#8
jamesdevil Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Raleigh, NC 4K collection:640 Blu-ray collection:987 DVD collection:18 MA collection:571 Digital collection:25 iTunes collection:119 Trading Score:20	Of those you have listed, '41, '76, '80, '81, '94 and '02 are the most egregious. Forrest Gump and Crash are the only BP winners on there that I actively dislike so I'd pick one of those.

04-28-2013, 01:42 PM	#11
Bballryan8 Senior Member Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Spring City, PA Blu-ray collection:31 Trading Score:1	Hurt Locker over Avatar...don't get me wrong I love Hurt Locker...but c'mon man...Avatar was so breathtaking and phenomenal, even if it was Dances w/ Wolves with aliens

04-28-2013, 05:10 PM	#13
KingRad Special Member Member since:Aug 2012 Location:Youngstown, OH Blu-ray collection:475 DVD collection:116	My bias opinion forced my vote, Dances With Wolves over my favorite film of all time, GoodFellas. But hey, at least Ghost didn't win.

04-28-2013, 08:40 PM	#17
Canada Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Victoria, BC Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1201 DVD collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:42	How Green is my Valley over Citizen Kane Dances with Wolves is great but Goodfellas is a masterpiece Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan Gladiator over Traffic Argo over Zero Dark Thirty I hated Argo Forest Gump over Pulp Fiction

04-28-2013, 08:56 PM	#19
RicketyCricket Expert Member Member since:Mar 2012 Location:Raleigh Blu-ray collection:315 Trading Score:168	Both Avatar and Inglourious Basterds are waaay better than The Hurt Locker. THL is good, but it's not a fantastic story (like IB) or a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle (like Avatar).

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