Time Out NY's 50 Most-Deserving Oscar wins

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At least it's a bit different from most of these lists but it's still braindead.

And, no the entire Best Makeup Oscar category was NOT created to honor American Werewolf in London -- it was created as a mea culpa for the previous year's Elephant Man not getting a special Oscar for makeup.
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The Great
50. The Third Man, Best Cinematography, 1951
49. Joel and Ethan Coen, Best Directors, 2008, No Country for Old Men
45. Diane Keaton, Best Actress, 1978, Annie Hall
42. Barry Lyndon, Best Cinematography, 1976
40. Sabrina, Best Costumes, 1955
32. Days of Heaven, Best Cinematography, 1979
28. “Theme from Shaft,” Best Song, 1972, Shaft
23. Sunset Blvd., Best Story and Screenplay, 1951
22. Apocalypse Now, Best Sound, 1980
21. La Strada, Best Foreign Language Film, 1957
20. Purple Rain, Best Song Score, 1985
19. Black Narcissus, Best Cinematography, 1948
18. Chinatown, Best Original Screenplay, 1975
13. “Over the Rainbow,” Best Song, 1940, The Wizard of Oz
12. Casablanca, Best Picture, 1944
10. Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Best Visual Effects, 1992
7. Clint Eastwood, Best Director, 1993, Unforgiven
4. The Godfather, Best Picture, 1973
2. Sunrise, Best Picture (Unique and Artistic Production), 1929
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey, Best Visual Effects, 1969


The Good
48. The Sting, Best Song Score, 1974
46. The Omen, Best Original Score, 1977
38. Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Best Costume Design, 1993
37. “Flowers and Trees,” Best Animated Short Film, 1932
36. Humphrey Bogart, Best Actor, 1952, The African Queen
34. “Lose Yourself,” Best Song, 2003, 8 Mile
33. The French Connection, Best Editing, 1972
31. Alien, Best Visual Effects, 1980
30. The Exorcist, Best Sound, 1974
29. Martin Scorsese, Best Director, 2007, The Departed
26. Batman, Best Art Direction, 1990
25. Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Best Visual Effects, 1989
24. Robert De Niro, Best Actor, 1981, Raging Bull
44. The Virgin Spring, Best Foreign Language Film, 1961
17. The Red Shoes, Best Art Direction, 1949
15. Jaws, Best Original Score, 1976
14. Walter Huston, Best Supporting Actor, 1949, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
11. An American Werewolf in London, Best Makeup, 1982
8. The Silence of the Lambs, Best Picture, 1992
6. Pulp Fiction, Best Original Screenplay, 1995
5. Hattie McDaniel, Best Supporting Actress, 1940, Gone with the Wind
3. Marlon Brando, Best Actor, 1955, On the Waterfront


The Bad
43. All That Jazz, Best Editing, 1980
41. Katharine Hepburn, Best Actress, 1982, On Golden Pond
39. Chariots of Fire, Best Original Score, 1982


The I Don't Know
47. George Arliss, Best Actor, 1930, Disraeli
35. Linda Hunt, Best Supporting Actress, 1984, The Year of Living Dangerously
27. Wuthering Heights, Best Cinematography, 1940
16. Joan Crawford, Best Actress, 1946, Mildred Pierce
9. Hearts and Minds, Best Documentary, 1975
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Post by Big Magilla »

In a word: idiotic.

Yes, "Over the Rainbow" is the best Best Song winner, but to cite a few problems...

They're hedging in citing Sunrise's win for Best Picture, which technically was awarded in a consolation prize category abandoned after the first year.

The two Best Picture winners aside from Sunrise were not The Godfather and The Silence of the Lambs.

Granted, Black Narcissus is beautifully photographed by the incomparable Jack Cardiff but its Art Direction win is even more significant and deserving.

The three Best Actor winners were not Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront (though that one I understand), Robert De Niro in Raging Bull and Humphrey Bogart in The African Queen.

Joan Crawford in Mildred Pierce and Katharine Hepburn in On Golden Pond are hardly the two most deserving Best Actress winners.

Walter Huston was wonderful in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre but there were others equally deserving of mention.

Clint Eastwood the Best Director winner of all time? He wouldn't even be in my top ten.
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