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- Mediocre Pictures: The Most Overrated Best Picture Winners of All-TimeOccasionally the highest honor at the Academy Awards is given to a less-than-deserving film.
- What Do the SAG, DGA Awards Results Mean for the Oscars?As more and more other awards shows take place, the Oscar field narrows, bringing into focus the likely winners of the Academy Awards this year.
- If `The Artist" Wins Best Picture, Will it Be Considered that Rare Comedy to Win or the Much Less Rare Musical to Win?What is "The Artist"? Is it a comedy or a musical? Take away the music and the film is unquestionably diminished. On the other hand, only the first half can really be considered an outright comedy before the film becomes much darker.
- Comedy Movies to Win the Academy Award for Best Picture Since the 1970sThe definition of what makes a comedy has been expanded enough since the 1970s to allow the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to brag that the genre has been well represented among its Best Picture winners.
Comedy Movies to Win the Academy Award for Best Picture from the 1930s Through the 1960sFrom the 1930s through the 1960s comedies rarely won the Oscar for Best Picture, but at least most of those that did belonged indisputably in the comedy genre. Look for part two of this series to see how that element change considerably from the 70s on.- Oscar Handicappers Predicting yet Another Shutout for Comedy in the Race for Best PictureThe last flat out comedy to win Best Picture at the Oscars was "Annie Hall." Woody Allen may possibly be behind the only comedy to even get nominated in 2011. Could those forecasting Oscar nominations be giving too much credit to Woody's "comeback"?
- The Top Ten Oscar Winning Best Pictures 1927-2011My ten favorite movies that were winners of the Best Picture award at the Oscars.
Academy Awards Changes Rule to Make the Number of Films Nominated for Best Picture a SurpriseThe number of movies capable of being nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars went from five to ten recently. Next year, the number could be anywhere between five and ten.- Best Picture Award for the Academy Awards 2011Academy Awards 2011 has ten nominations for Best Picture! See them ranked from most deserving to least deserving. Which is your favorite?
- The 2011 Best Picture RaceThis article is a break down of all ten best picture nominees.
- 2011 Academy Awards: 'The King's Speech' Wins Oscar for Best PictureThe Academy Award winner for Best Picture at the 2011 Oscars ceremony was "The King's Speech," starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter and directed by Tom Hooper.
'The King's Speech' Sweeps the Academy Awards, Wins Oscar for Best PictureThe heavy favorite "The King's Speech" won the 2011 Academy Award for Best Picture, beating out "Black Swan" and "The Fighter."- Best Picture 2011 Crowns The King's Speech at LastBack in September, a "King's Speech" Best Picture win looked easy to guess, although it wasn't that way from October to January. Yet "The Social Network" finally lost its lead to "The King's Speech" with the coronation completed on Oscar night.
- Quote Roundup: AMC Oscar Best Picture Showcase in Highlands Ranch, ColoradoOn Saturday, February 26, 2011, die-hard movie buffs congregated at AMC Theaters in Colorado for the Oscar Best Picture Showcase. I dropped in and talked with moviegoers between screenings.
- The King's Speech Wins the Oscar for Best Picture at the 83rd Academy AwardsThis year's Oscars bought us a great lineup of movies nominated for Best Picture. The King's Speech has won this year's category for Best Picture
2011 Academy Awards: Ranking the 10 Best Picture NomineesSince 2010 the Academy has re-introduced the category of Best Picture to 10 nominees instead of the standard five. Here is my ranking in order from 1 to 10 on the most deserved films to win to the least deserved. Who are long shots and who will win?- Oscar Predictions 2011 Have Three Film Best Picture RaceThere is a 10 movie field for Best Picture again, yet there are only three real contenders, as best. Only "The Social Network" and "The King's Speech" are being picked by most, and only "The Fighter" is projected as a sleeper threat.
- Ranking the Best Picture Movies for the Oscar'sTen Movies are vying for the Oscar for Best Picture. I rank the movies one to ten and give you my reason why the movie will or will not win the Oscar.
- Ranking the Movies Nominated for Best Picture at the OscarsThe Oscars are around the corner and ten movies have made the cut for Best Picture of the Year. I am giving my perspective on which movie should get the Best Picture nod and why.
- March Madness - Oscar StyleA quick rating of the 10 Best Picture Nominiees for the 2011 Academy Awards
- Oscars Nominate 10 Best Picture Movies for Second Year in a Row2010's nominations mark the second year The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AKA: The Oscars) has nominated 10 films for their Best Picture award. Are they all worthy?
83rd Academy Awards: Best Picture Category Again Features 10 NomineesThis year's Oscar winner for Best Picture will again be chosen from a field of 10 nominees. Last year, the Academy increased the number of nominees from five to 10, citing a desire to recognize more films, but what role do ratings play in the decision?- What Movie Will Win Best Picture at the 2011 Academy Awards? A Look Back at the 1969 Awards for AnswersThe front runners for Best Picture at the 2011 Academy Awards "The Social Network" and "The Kings Speech". One is a contemporary the other is a very classic tale. The two front runners of the 1969 Oscars were also a contemporary vs. a classic tale.
- Oscar 2011 Predictions & TV TimeThis article offers predictions and TV time for Oscar 2011. The 2011 Oscar award show is set for February 27 at Kodak Theater in Hollywood, USA.
- 2011 Oscars and the Top Three Best Picture UpsetsThe top contenders for this year's Oscar Awards are clearly "The Social Network" and "The King's Speech." A look at three of the Best Picture upsets gives a clear view of what will probably happen this year.
- Handicapping the 2011 Best Picture Oscar RaceThe 2011 Best Picture Oscar race has a lot of quality films with a lot of great performances, but ultimately only one can prevail.
The 2011 Academy Award Nominees for Best Picture- Who Should Win?With the Academy Awards rapidly approaching and a total of TEN films nominated this year, who deserves to win?
Would 'The King's Speech' Be the First Movie About the British Royal Family to Win Best Picture?"The Kings Speech" might be getting a lot of buzz these days, but can it overcome an Oscar curse by winning best picture?- Biggest Best Picture UpsetsHere is a look at the three biggest upsets for Best Picture.
- 2011 Academy Award Predictions: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress2011 Academy Award predictions on who will win the "Best Picture," "Best Actor," and "Best Actress" categories.
- Dining Out at the Academy Award's 'Best Picture' CafeWithin the 82 winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture lay the makings of one fine restaurant menu.
- Academy Awards 2011: Which Movie Would Win Oscar for Best Picture If Only the Box Office Counted?On our alternate world where the dollar decides the contenders and the winner, instead of "The King's Speech" or "The Social Network" being the frontrunners for the 2011 Best Picture Oscar, there would be an entirely different group of top movies...
83rd Oscar Nominations Best Picture "The King's Speech" Leads for 2011"The King's Speech" (Colin Firth) leads Best Picture for the 2011 Oscars, followed by "True Grit", "The Social Network", "Inception", "The Black Swan", "The Fighter", "127 Hours", "Winter's Bone", "The Kids are Alright" and "Toy Story 3".- Oscars 2011 to Have Tighter Best Picture Race?"The Social Network" has dominated nearly every Best Picture race before the Oscars, so it would seem very likely to finish the job. Yet since "The King's Speech" and "True Grit" got more nominations, pundits wonder if they can close the gap.
- 2011 Oscar Nominees for Best PictureThe nominees for best picture for the 2011 Academy Awards have been announced. Here's an overview of the nominations for best picture.
- 2011 Oscar Nominees: The 10 Nominations for Best Picture of the YearThe 2011 Oscar nominees will include 10 films nominated for Best Picture of the Year. What will they be?
- 'The Social Network' Wins Best Picture, DramaThe movie The Social Network was nominated for six Golden Globes and won four, including Best Picture in the Drama category.
- Early 2011 Oscar Predictions: "Best Picture"Here are some early Oscar Predictions for "Best Picture" in 2011.
- The Top Films Vying for 2011 Best PictureThe best of the best and which films might make the cut for an Oscar nomination in 2011.
More Than the Sum of It's Parts: The 'Little' Best Picture WinnersA quick look at those films that won Best Picture at the Oscars, but only just barely.
