The Best Movies List

CNN.com has compiled a list of classic films, performers, and people behind the scenes that have been snubbed by the Academy, often for lesser films. Here is their top 10 list:

1. Stanley Kubrick’s double snub – 1968/1964
2. “Citizen Kane,” denied best picture – 1941
3. Martin Scorsese, ever the bridesmaid – 1976/1980/1990
4. James Dean: Rebel without an Oscar – 1955/1956
5. Alfred Hitchcock’s Academy curse -1958
6. “Pulp Fiction” and Morgan Freeman get Gump-ed -1994
7. Robert Duvall steals the show, but is robbed of the award – 1979
8. “LA Confidential” is sunk by a blockbuster – 1997
9. Al Pacino’s best apparently not good enough – 1976
10. “Brokeback Mountain” wins everything but an Oscar – 2005

For the complete stories behind these Oscar snubs, click the link below.
Robbed! The Screening Room’s top ten Oscars that weren’t (CNN.com)

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