This is a simple post, with a simple question.
I spent a few minutes earlier today looking at the titles of films that were nominated for Best Picture since 2000. I only found five that I wanted to see again.
Five out of forty-five films.
So, here’s the question: Which of the films that were nominated Best Picture this decade actually deserved the honour? And which un-nominated films would you suggest deserved to be recognised?
The nominees are as follows, with the winners in capital letters:
2000
“GLADIATOR,” “Chocolat,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “Erin Brockovich,” “Traffic”
2001
“A BEAUTIFUL MIND,” “Gosford Park,” “In the Bedroom,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” “Moulin Rouge”
2002
“CHICAGO,” “Gangs of New York,” “The Hours,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,” “The Pianist”
2003
“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
“MILLION DOLLAR BABY,” “The Aviator,” “Finding Neverland,” “Ray,” “Sideways”
2005
“CRASH,” “Brokeback Mountain,” “Capote,” “Good Night, and Good Luck,” “Munich”
2006
“THE DEPARTED,” “Babel,” “Letters From Iwo Jima,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” “The Queen”
2007
“NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN,” “Atonement,” “Juno,” “Michael Clayton,”"There Will Be Blood”
2008
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Frost/Nixon,” “Milk,” “The Reader,” “Slumdog Millionaire”
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(Photo at top: Oscar Party at the Community Centre Building off Roberts Way, by daveypea; Photo sourced by Jett who does not want the above photo to imply that the attendees of the Community Centre Oscar Party are undeserving of their Statues – he just loves the image)
