Best Oscar winners for Best Picture from the last 10 years?

Some movies feel like they didn't earn their Oscar at all, while for others, we're just relieved they finally got some recognition... here’s a list of Best Picture winners from the last decade. Which one of these actually deserved the win in your eyes? 😎
(Feel free to vote more than once... let's see what you guys think.)

Interestingly enough, she cast her vote for 99, 00, and 01; I notice the person preceding me opted for two out of those three films.

Angela Kern69 said:That’s interesting—she voted for '99, '00, and '01, and I noticed the person right before me picked two out of those three movies.

As for me, I went with '99 and '00.🙂

I would simply love to add one little observation regarding the most undeserving winner!

Could one even begin to contemplate the sheer cinematic brilliance found when comparing Shakespeare in Love and The English Patient, especially when we place such an intense, glowing emphasis on the genius of Shakespeare himself?

Personally, I’m going with '04... man, that one is my absolute favorite.
Ali, '01 wasn't half bad either..

The most undeserving

Gladiator

Titanic

The English Patient

Chicago

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Compared to all the ABSOLUTELY STUNNING movies that have hit theaters over the last decade—I mean, seriously, the quality has been through the roof—these ten? They’re just... nothing special, really.

Out of all of these, Braveheart is easily my favorite. Wasn't Saving Private Ryan supposed to win the Oscar for Best Picture???

nimblemarlin17 said:Out of all of them, Braveheart is easily my favorite. Wasn't Saving Private Ryan supposed to win Best Picture at the Oscars???

It was nominated, sure, just like Elizabeth, The Thin Red Line, and Life Is Beautiful, but Shakespeare in Love actually took home the trophy.

Chicago🙂 🙂 🙂

Man, honestly—it’s only now, seeing them bundle all these absolute disasters together, that I realize my only real option is to just walk away from the film industry entirely and stick to reading comics!!!!

David Edwards83 said:Compared to all the AMAZING movies we've seen over the last decade, this list is pretty much nothing special...

I'm with you on that.
From the list: Forrest Gump

Braveheart

Now that it’s actually laid out like this, you can really see just how many screw-ups happened....

Braveheart is easily the best one.

Honestly, it blows my mind that Shakespeare in Love actually walked away with an Oscar before Saving Private Ryan did.

You don't realize a movie's true worth until a few years have passed. Does anyone actually think Shakespeare in Love was a masterpiece worthy of that Oscar?

Well, looking at this list, I’d say Shakespeare is pretty much sitting at number two for me.

Haha, now this is a juicy topic. But when you really sit back and think about how people treat Oscar winners like they're some kind of ultimate gold standard, it makes me feel like movies aren't even worth all this massive hype. Honestly, not a single one of those winners has made it into my personal top 10, 20, or even the top tier of films I've seen over the last decade.

I mean, let's be real, the Oscars are totally overrated. It’s mostly just a masterclass in high-level marketing.

If I had to pick which one of those mentioned actually deserves a rewatch, it would be American Beauty. And hey, it's actually pretty cool to see so many of you guys feeling the exact same way.

There’s this common assumption floating around that the Best Screenplay category is basically reserved for the "smarter," more profound films compared to the heavy hitters in the main categories.

I actually went through the trouble of digging up all the winners from the last decade or so. Just a quick heads-up: I made sure to filter out any years where the screenplay winner was just riding the coattails of the Best Picture winner.

2004. Lost in Translation
2003. Hable con ella + The Pianist
2002. Gosford Park
2001. Almost Famous + Traffic
2000. The Cider House Rules
1999. Memoirs of a Geisha
1998. Good Will Hunting + L.A. Confidential
1997. Fargo + Sling Blade
1996. The Usual Suspects + Sense and Sensibility
1995. Pulp Fiction
1994. The Piano

Looking at this list, it really seems to me that 👍

Richard Hernandez13 said:People usually assume the screenplay category is reserved for the "smarter," higher-quality films compared to the main categories.

Interesting point from Richard Hernandez13! I totally missed that nuance. It’s like, "Great script, but they totally dropped the ball on the special effects and the packaging." 😁