Check out the big favorites that didn’t win an Oscar

Check out the big favorites that didn’t win an Oscar

The 2023 Oscars take place this Sunday, March 12, and while there are some big favorites for the award, like the already pointed out, the prize is far from being immune to zebras. Predictions are not always correct and the big favorites have already fallen by the wayside, including some of the biggest films of world cinema.

Fair or not, the favorite doesn’t always walk out the other side of the Oscar ceremony with the statuette in hand, and this is true both in the past and in the recent history of the iconic award. Come to think of it, the brings you a list of some of the times the favorites were beaten by the underdogs in the major world film awards.

It’s not infrequent times that a favorite ended up being replaced at the Oscars. In 2022, for example, At the rhythm of the heart he was not considered the favourite, with the seat being filled by Attack of the dogs. So, we’ve shortlisted 10 more moments in the Best Picture category when an underdog outwitted the big favorite, prompting an awards surprise.

A Place in the Sun

At the 1952 Oscars, the overwhelming favorite for the night’s grand prize was A Place in the Sun, having won several awards, including that of the directors and producers unions, as well as the Golden Globe. The film still had new Oscar nominations, including two in the acting categories.

already the movie paris symphony he was close behind with eight nominations, but had no acting nominations. In the end, they each won six, including screenplay awards, and George Stevens won Best Director. A Place in the Sunbut it lost Best Picture to the lavish musical.

Kill or die

The following year, another favorite fell to the 1953 Oscar – the 25th edition of the award. One of the greatest directors of the silent era, Cecil B. DeMille directed the lavish melodrama The greatest show on earth centered around a circus.

While it was a box office success, the film was not expected to win; Instead, Kill or die he was the favorite to conclude the evening victoriously. There are mixed opinions on how DeMille’s film managed to win: from the political climate of the McCarthy era to the sentimentality for the great director of the previous era with an Oscar.

Whatever the reason, The greatest show on earth is regarded as one of the worst Best Picture winners of all time, having bested some of the best films ever made. in addition to favorites Kill or diethe year still featured classics like After the storm and the musical Singing in the rainwhich even managed to receive a nomination for best picture.

All the president’s men

In 1977 it was the turn of Rocky – A fighter surprise as a small, low-budget film written by and starring an unknown actor named Sylvester Stallone.

It has outperformed some of the biggest names in the industry, including the classic Taxi driver by Martin Scorsese, Web of intrigue by Sidney Lumet and favorite All the president’s men by Alan J Pakula.

While Rocky it became a beloved film, All the president’s men she was the favorite, who many believed, and still believe, should have won.

Apollo 13 – From disaster to triumph

Brave heartby Mel Gibson, weren’t considered a serious Oscar contender against films like Apollo 13 – From disaster to triumph, Reason and sensitivityin addition to others who have not even won the nomination in the as category Farewell to Vegas, The last steps of a man AND The suspects.

Apollo 13 was the favorite but Brave heart surprised everyone by leading the nominations with ten and winning five, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Save Private Ryan

Save Private Ryan it wasn’t just a favorite for the Best Picture Oscar in 1999. It was a big favorite. Since the Academy has a tendency to favor drama, especially historical dramas, there was little doubt that Steven Spielberg’s WWII-set film would win him an Academy Award.

Spielberg was recognized for his direction, but in a moment that shocked audiences, he was defeated by a romantic comedy about a fictional romance between a married Shakespeare and a wealthy young woman pretending to be a man so to be able to perform in a comedy.

Two decades later, Save Private Ryan is remembered as one of the greatest war films ever made, and Shakespeare in love it is remembered as the film that no one can believe they have won.

The Brokeback Mountain Secret

Having received high praise for his groundbreaking story of two cowboys who fall in love, it was to be expected The Brokeback Mountain Secret was the night’s big winner at the 2006 Oscars.

While Crash – No limit received some critical acclaim as well, the film earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture, and the only film thus far to win a Best Picture Oscar without receiving a Golden Globe Best Picture nomination was Master strokein 1974.

The two films entered the night with nearly equal numbers of nominations, and each won for its screenplay. When Ang Lee, director of The Brokeback Mountain Secret won, the win in the Best Picture category seemed certain, but it was accident which was awarded, sparking a flurry of controversy and criticism of the Academy that still reverberates today.

The social network

The social network had swept major critics’ awards and won big at the Golden Globes, becoming the main contender for the grand prize on Oscar night.

However, an inspirational film about King George VI’s efforts to overcome his stutter won over voters and The king’s speech it won for Best Director and Best Picture.

lincoln

the historical drama lincolnby Steven Spielberg, was widely considered a favorite of Oscar night 2013. On the other hand, argon arrived at the awards with something against him. It had been 23 years since a film had won the top category of the Oscars without its director being nominated for Best Director, even though many believed Ben Affleck had been snubbed.

However, despite being favored, lincoln both lost in the Best Director category, to Ang Lee for The Adventures of Piand for argonwhose victory was very surprising.

La La Land – Seasons of Singing

One of the most surprising situations in the history of the Oscars, perhaps second only to Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock, was the result of the Best Picture category at the 2017 Oscars. Not so much for the result, but for the situation: La La Land he is called to the stage to receive his award and soon realizes there has been a mistake, and he was the winner Moonlight: in the moonlight.

Although the situation is more surprising than the result – musical romance La La Land he was widely regarded as the favorite to win the award, having made an impact with The wicked (1951) and Titanic for the highest number of nominations, with 14.

So it was no surprise when La La Land was announced by Faye Dunaway as the winner for Best Picture. However, whoever turned off their TV at the start of acceptance speeches missed the moment it was announced that Dunaway and fellow emcee Warren Beatty had received the wrong envelope, and three minutes later, Moonlight was named Best Picture in one of the most unexpected and surprising moments in Academy history.

1917

There were nine films in the running for Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars, some with big names: the irish, by Martin Scorsese, with Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino, Once upon a time in Hollywoodby Quentin Tarantino, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt e 1917by Sam Mendes, which didn’t have a big star attached, but is an epic historical piece that Academy voters have traditionally loved.

However, despite 1917 being considered the favorite, it was a Korean short comedy unexpectedly won this stiff competition. Parasite not only did it become the first non-English-language film to win Best Picture, it also won the most awards of the night with four, including Best Director.

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