The Top Ten Oscars that Weren’t

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

Robert DeNiro as Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976)

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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