If we applied the modern Best Picture rule to 1980-2008...

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If we applied the modern Best Picture rule to 1980-2008... Jun 4, 2017 7:50:35 GMT taranofprydain, jimmalone, and 1 more like this

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Post by IndianaJones1981 on Jun 4, 2017 7:50:35 GMT

How do you think the Best Picture races would have shaken out? For personal pleasure, I've listed my own take on what films would have made the cut, based on all of the nominations of each prospective year and precursor awards. Plus, I'm only speculation as far back as 1980 because going any further would make my head hurt.

Green - Canonical winner

Blue - Canonical nominees nominees

Red - Speculative nominees

- 1980 -

• 'Coal Miner's Daughter'

• 'Fame'

• The Elephant Man'

• 'Melvin and Howard'

• 'Ordinary People'

• 'Raging Bull'

• 'The Stunt Man'

• 'Tess'

- 1981 -

• 'Arthur'

• 'Atlantic City'

• 'Chariots of Fire'

• 'The French Lieutenant's Woman'

• 'On Golden Pond'

• 'Ragtime'

• 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'

• 'Reds'

- 1982 -

• 'Das Boot'

• 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial'

• 'Gandhi'

• 'Missing'

• 'An Officer and a Gentleman'

• 'Sophie's Choice'

• 'Tootsie'

• 'The Verdict'

• 'Victor/Victoria'

- 1983 -

• 'The Big Chill'

• 'The Dresser'

• 'Fanny & Alexander'

• 'The Right Stuff'

• 'Silkwood'

• 'Tender Mercies'

• 'Terms of Endearment'

• 'Yentl'

- 1984 -

• 'Amadeus'

• 'Beverly Hills Cop'

• 'Broadway Danny Rose'

• 'The Killing Fields'

• 'A Passage to India'

• 'Places in the Heart'

• 'The River'

• 'A Soldier's Story'

- 1985 -

• 'Back to the Future'

• 'The Color Purple'

• 'Kiss of the Spider Woman'

• 'Out of Africa'

• 'Prizzi's Honor'

• 'Ran'

• 'Runaway Train'

• 'Witness'

- 1986 -

• 'Children of a Lesser God'

• 'Crimes of the Heart'

• 'The Color of Money'

• 'Hannah and Her Sisters'

• 'The Mission'

• 'Platoon'

• 'Peggy Sue Got Married'

• 'A Room With a View'

• 'Stand By Me'

- 1987 -

• 'Broadcast News'

• 'Cry Freedom'

• 'Empire of the Sun'

• 'Fatal Attraction'

• 'Hope and Glory'

• 'The Last Emperor'

• 'Moonstruck'

• 'My Life as a Dog'

- 1988 -

• 'The Accidental Tourist'

• 'Dangerous Liaisons'

• 'A Fish Called Wanda'

• 'Gorillas in the Mist'

• 'Mississippi Burning'

• 'Rain Man'

• 'Running on Empty'

• 'Working Girl'

- 1989 -

• 'Born on the Fourth of July'

• 'Crimes and Misdemeanors'

• 'Dead Poets Society'

• 'Do the Right Thing'

• 'Driving Miss Daisy'

• 'Field of Dreams'

• 'Glory'

• Henry V'

• 'My Left Foot'

- 1990 -

• 'Avalon'

• 'Awakenings'

• 'Dances with Wolves'

• 'Ghost'

• 'The Godfather Part III'

• 'GoodFellas'

• 'The Grifters'

• 'Reversal of Fortune'

- 1991 -

• 'Beauty and the Beast'

• 'Boyz N the Hood'

• 'Bugsy'

• 'The Fisher King'

• 'JFK'

• 'The Prince of Tides'

• 'The Silence of the Lambs'

• 'Thelma & Louise'

- 1992 -

• 'The Crying Game'

• 'Enchanted April'

• 'A Few Good Men'

• 'Howards End'

• 'The Player'

• 'A River Runs Through It'

• 'Scent of a Woman'

• 'Unforgiven'

- 1993 -

• 'The Age of Innocence'

• 'The Fugitive'

• 'In the Line of Fire'

• 'In the Name of the Father'

• 'Philadelphia'

• 'The Piano'

• 'The Remains of the Day'

• 'Schindler's List'

- 1994 -

• 'Bullets over Broadway'

• 'Forrest Gump'

• 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'

• 'The Lion King'

• 'The Madness of King George'

• 'Pulp Fiction'

• 'Quiz Show'

• 'The Shawshank Redemption'

• 'Three Colors: Red'

- 1995 -

• 'Apollo 13'

• 'Babe'

• 'Braveheart'

• 'Dead Man Walking'

• 'Leaving Las Vegas'

• 'Il Postino'

• 'Sense and Sensibility'

• 'Toy Story'

• 'The Usual Suspects'

- 1996 -

• 'The English Patient'

• 'Evita'

• 'Fargo'

• 'Hamlet'

• 'Jerry Maguire'

• 'The People Vs. Larry Flynt'

• Secrets & Lies'

• 'Shine'

• 'Sling Blade'

- 1997 -

• 'As Good As It Gets'

• 'The Full Monty'

• 'Good Will Hunting'

• 'L.A. Confidential'

• 'The Sweet Hereafter'

• 'Titanic'

• 'Wag the Dog'

• 'The Wings of the Dove'

- 1998 -

• 'Elizabeth'

• 'Gods and Monsters'

• 'Life is Beautiful'

• 'Primary Colors'

• 'Saving Private Ryan'

• 'Shakespeare in Love'

• 'The Thin Red Line'

• 'The Truman Show'

- 1999 -

• 'American Beauty'

• 'Being John Malkovich'

• 'The Cider House Rules'

• 'The Green Mile'

• 'The Hurricane'

• 'The Insider'

• 'The Sixth Sense'

• 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

- 2000 -

• 'Almost Famous'

• 'Billy Elliot'

• 'Chocolat'

• 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

• 'Erin Brockovich'

• 'Gladiator'

• 'Traffic'

• 'Wonder Boys'

- 2001 -

• 'A Beautiful Mind'

• 'Black Hawk Down'

• 'Gosford Park'

• 'In the Bedroom'

• 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'

• 'Monster's Ball'

• 'Moulin Rouge'

• 'Shrek'

- 2002 -

• 'About Schmidt'

• 'Adaptation.'

• 'Chicago'

• 'Gangs of New York'

• 'The Hours'

• 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Twoers'

• 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding'

• 'The Pianist'

• 'Talk to Her'

- 2003 -

• 'City of God'

• 'Cold Mountain'

• 'Finding Nemo'

• 'In America'

• 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'

• 'Lost in Translation'

• 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'

• 'Mystic River'

• 'Seabiscuit'

- 2004 -

• 'The Aviator'

• 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'

• 'Finding Neverland'

• 'Hotel Rwanda'

• 'The Incredibles'

• 'Million Dollar Baby'

• 'Ray'

• Sideways'

• 'Vera Drake'

- 2005 -

• 'Brokeback Mountain'

• 'Capote'

• 'The Constant Gardener'

• 'Crash'

• 'Good Night, and Good Luck'

• 'A History of Violence'

• 'Munich'

• 'Pride & Prejudice'

• 'Walk the Line'

- 2006 -

• 'Babel'

• 'Blood Diamond'

• 'Dreamgirls'

• 'The Departed'

• 'Letters from Iwo Jima'

• 'Little Miss Sunshine'

• 'Pan's Labyrinth'

• 'The Queen'

• 'United 93'

- 2007 -

• 'Atonement'

• 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'

• 'Into the Wild'

• 'Juno'

• 'Michael Clayton'

• 'No Country for Old Men'

• 'Ratatouille'

• 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'

• 'There Will Be Blood'

- 2008 -

• 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'

• 'The Dark Knight'

• 'Doubt'

• 'Frost/Nixon'

• 'Milk'

• 'The Reader'

• 'Slumdog Millionaire'

• 'Wall*E'

Phew. Alright, what do you think?

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If we applied the modern Best Picture rule to 1980-2008... Jun 5, 2017 15:17:55 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 15:17:55 GMT

I fucking love this! Appreciate the Amazing Effort and Agree with almost all of your Picks. I still have a gut feeling they wouldn't have nominated 'The Dark Knight.' I believe they would've nominated 'Revolutionary Road,' or more likely; 'The Wrestler.' I also believe they didn't understand the Timeless Aura and Revolutionary message of 'Do The Right Thing.' Something more approachable and safe would've been nominated instead.

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If we applied the modern Best Picture rule to 1980-2008... Jun 6, 2017 10:04:11 GMT

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Post by jimmalone on Jun 6, 2017 10:04:11 GMT

Appreciate the effort. Maybe I will find time to make my own and comment closer. Though I probably won't go back as far as you did.

2001:
Nominees: A Beautiful Mind, Gosford Park, In the Bedroom, The Fellowship of the Ring, Moulin Rouge

Additional Nominees: Amelie, Blackhawk Down, Training Day, Monsters Ball

2002:
Nominees: Chicago, Gangs of New York, The Hours, The Two Towers, The Pianist

Additional Nominees: About Schmidt, Talk To Her, Adaptation, Road to Perdition

2003:
Nominees: The Return of the King, Lost in Translation, Master and Commander, Mystic River, Seabiscuit

Additional Nominees: Cold Mountain, House of Sand and Fog, Pirates of the Caribbean, Finding Nemo

2004:
Nominees: Million Dollar Baby, Aviator, Finding Neverland, Ray, Sideways

Additional Nominees: Vera Drake, Hotel Rwanda, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Collateral

2005:
Nominees: Crash, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Good Night and Good Luck, Munich

additional nominees: Walk the Line, The Constant Gardener, A History of Violence

2006:
Nominees: Departed, Babel, Letters from Iwo Jima, Little Miss Sunshine, The Queen

additional nominees: Pan's Labyrinth, United 93, Little Children

2007:
Nominees: No Country for Old Men, Atonement, Juno, Michael Clayton, There will be Blood

additional nominees: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Into the Wild, Ratatouille

2008:
Nominees: Slumdog Millionaire, Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader

additional nominees: Doubt, The Wrestler, Wall-E, The Dark Knight

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