Top 10 Oscar Wins I Hate Everyone Loves! 

I don’t hate Forrest Gump, but time has been much more kind to The Shawshank Redemption in my humble opinion.

Ellen Burstyn should have won for Requiem for a Dream. That film is fantastic! Her performance still stays with me.

Your whole reaction to Gladiator winning was me this year with Oppenheimer

Ralph Fiennes should have won for Schindler’s List. It took me a long time to not see him as Amon Goth and feel my skin crawl.

Controversial opinion. I actually think Gladiator holds up very well. Because not only has history shown how influential it was, but I actually think as a blockbuster movie, it stands tall compared to a lot of modern day Blockbusters

7:45 Jean Dujardin had starred in 23 films & 5 tv shows in France since "The artist". He's very famous here.

1957's "12 Angry Men" changed movies for me when I was a teen. The acting, the pacing, the screenwriting, the cinematography, the directing--everything about that jury room drama is filmmaking craft at its finest. Easily, in my top three favorite films of all time.

You're actually not alone on DANCES WITH WOLVES. A number (myself included) really aren't the biggest fans of that movie.

Hate is such a strong word, Gwyneth Paltrow was good in Shakespeare in Love - I was happy when she won the Golden Globe for Comedy - BUT her winning the Oscar over brilliant performances like Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Emily Watson and - who I think should have won - FERNANDA MONTENEGRO - was an authentic injustice. This was literally a robbery. AND I KNOW most people agree with me, but I couldn't help but write this comment. There is no other Oscar winning that pisses me off more than this one to this day.

100% agree on Dances with Wolves. But is it a beloved win? I always thought that people hated the win and it was really unpopular

Even Richard Attenborough told Steven Spielberg his E.T. was "a better piece of cinema" than was his Gandhi. AND Jimmy Stewart said he voted for Henry Fonda the year he won.

God, some of these Oscar wins have aged so badly. Goodfellas not winning Best Picture and DiCaprio not winning Best Actor for Wolf of Wall Street - wow. Love how passionate you are!

Michelle Pfeiffer should have won for “The Fabulous Baker Boys” Jessica Tandy should have won for "Fried Green Tomatoes"

I couldn't stand Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich. It was more about one-liners and camera mugging than performance. Ellen Burstyn should have won for Requiem for a Dream.

It's still bonkers crazy that the Oscar wins of All About Eve and Sunset Boulevard went to men lmao

I’m just here to say, I’ve seen great Jean DuJardin movies since his Oscar win, funny, dramatic, movies ever since. He’s there, he’s just not in Hollywood. Same with Marion Cotillard, she’s has done a few Hollywood movies, but she mostly does French Indy movies.

I'm not going to tell you Judy Holiday should have won that award... but I will note, a lot of people claim to want more comedic performances to have a chance at the Oscars in the abstract but it seems like whenever one of them actually beats out dramatic performances (see also Marissa Tomei) people suddenly freak out and say "what, that's not right!"

Gandhi vs. E.T. is a pretty good example of when it can be really hard to compare such different films.

Bridge on the River Kwai: Why can't you give me the respect that I'm entitled to‽ Brian: Because I'm not one of your faaans!

I'm sorry but I love and adored Jessica Tandy in "Driving Miss Daisy". I thought she was phenomenal. Such a classic movie.

The Artist wins are okay because that 2011 Oscars lineup is so underwhelming category after category

Gandhi, Dances with Wolves and even some acting wins like Jessica Tandy, could be put down to the demographic of the Academy being mostly older men and that they preferred films that were a throwback to earlier epics, to show that Hollywood was still capable of being ambitious. The same can be said for them seeing a veteran like Tandy on the screen for so long, they couldn't help but go for her.

I loved Judy Holliday’s win! It was tough to not see Bette or Gloria honored that year. But the Holliday win was fab!

Coda winning Best Picture didn’t age well for me. Drive My Car, Dune and Belfast were the best movies that should have won Best Picture.

Judy Holliday was terrific in The Marrying Kind, and was more deserving for consideration for that film. It’s a tragedy that Gloria Swanson didn’t win for her amazing performance.

With Jean DuJardin, it seemed like he preferred the French film scene over Hollywood, and he's mostly stayed over there since his Oscar win. If you want a good movie he was in, DEERSKIN is a fun overlooked title from oddball director Quentin DuPieux. If you've never seen that, check it out, I certainly haven't seen anything like that one!

I love Emma Stone, but I wish Isabelle Huppert won the Oscar for her powerhouse performance in 'Elle.' The same thing with Renee Zellweger's performance in 'Cold Mountain.' She was good, but I wanted Shohreh Aghdashloo to win for her beautiful and heartbreaking performance in 'House of Sand and Fog.' I believe Michelle Pfeiffer was snubbed from receiving an Oscar nomination for her performance in 'White Oleander.' For me, I think 'Casablanca' and 'Citizen Kane' are highly overrated. I can barely get through either one of the two.

The Judy Holliday win was likely a bit political. Old Hollywood did NOT like being put on screen in Sunset Boulevard and by that point Bette Davis had ticked off way too many higher ups.

1:22 Oscar wouldn't have given Best Picture to blockbuster like E.T.

If it'll make you feel any better, Judy Holliday herself was pretty upset about her own win. Knowing that Gloria Swanson would never get a chance like this again, Judy was in tears...and Gloria had to comfort HER! By the way, watch Judy in 1952's The Marrying Kind. It's a better performance; she's funny AND rips your heart out...and of course she wasn't even nominated for that one!

Jean Dujardin at least went on to have a small role in THE WOLF OF WALL STREET.

I hate Meryl’s win for the Iron Lady. I think she had better chances of winning with other previous roles, but not that one. Same for Jennifer Lawrence’s win. That award was for Jessica Chastain. Renée Zellweger’s win for Judy wasn’t it for me; Scarlett J. Should have gotten the award. I totally agree with Jean Dujardin’s win. I disliked Olivia Coleman’s win for The Favorite; that was the Academy’s opportunity to reward Close for her inexplicable and wonderful career. Same for Eddie Redmayne’s win. Felt it was off, compared to the other nominees. Brie Larson winning for Room was not it for me either. Same for Alicia Vikander’s that same year for The Danish Girl. McAdams or Mara should have won. Edit: could you do an episode of Laura Linney’s elusive Oscar? 🥺🥺🥺

Swanson not winning is the biggest Oscar injustice in history. But it's tied with Grace Kelly winning over Judy Garland for A Star Is Born.

I think most people think Goodfellas should've won over Dances With Wolves nowadays, so you're definitely not alone in that opinion.

One theory why Good Fellas didn’t win was because it was wildly unpopular with female critics and female movie goers. It wasn’t so much that the men were vicious hoods, but because the main female character, Karen, and other female characters were so off putting to them. I myself think it’s a masterpiece and one of the greatest movies of all time.

I hate Jessica Tandy winning. That should’ve been Michelle Pfeiffer’s Oscar

E.T. The Extraterrestrial was the greatest fantasy/science fiction ever, and deserved The Best Picture and Best Director.

I hate that Frances McDormand in Three Billboards beat Saoirse Ronan for Lady Bird and even Sally Hawkins for The Shape of Water. I hate that Frances McDormand in Nomadland beat Vanessa Kirby in Pieces of a Woman. I hate that Brendan Fraser in The Whale beat Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin. I hate that Jamie Lee Curtis in EEAAO beat Kerry Condon in The Banshees of Inisherin.

I love ET, but there is no way I am picking that above Gandhi, real old school epics still have a place in the movies. About the Judy Holliday win, yes both Davis and Swanson's performances were legendary that year, but Judy Holliday's was a damn fine performance and what is wrong with actor from a comedic film winning sometimes which are greatly overlooked at the Oscar's many years.

Dances with wolves winning over Goodfellas is not a controversial take. I think it's one of the biggest blenders the Oscars ever did

Dances with Wolves is currently my favorite movie. It’s so good. I don’t understand people who don’t like it or even hate it. It deserved to win best picture. Don’t get me wrong Goodfellas is great, but I’ve seen that twice and that’s enough for one lifetime. It’s too dark and stressful to watch. Dances with Wolves is more hopeful and uplifting. The journey of that movie is so beautiful and well acted.

Leonardo Dicaprio deserved the award for The Wolf of Wall Street over Matthew McConaughey!! Leonardo gave his best acting performance in that movie!

I agree with most of your picks, especially Michelle Pfeiffer, who's electric in "The Fabulous Baker Boys." I also think it's Jeff Bridges best performance. My one disagreement would be Richard Burton over Paul Scofield. Scofield is amazing in "A Man for All Seasons." He has to exude moral certainty and legal brilliance while never seeming condescending or overstepping his bounds. You have to believe this man is the one man that could put the King of England in his place. It's a wonderful performance.

Jessica Lange winning for Tootsie was wrong. Should have been Teri Garr for Tootsie.

I adore Bridge on the River Kwai. I like it more than Lawrence of Arabia. BUT 12 Angry Men deserved to win.

It's okay Brian, we all have them. I thought "Everything Everywhere at once" (which everyone seem to root for) winning best picture was a noodle scratcher. Just didn't see what the fuss was, seemed kinda random and silly movie, but it won best Pic and so many other awards including director and 3 actor wins. I must have totally missed the spark.

Dallas Buyer's Club won acting for the same reasons Philadelphia did. If you're a gay man rising up in the 90s, you know why. Which is Why Brokeback Mountain did not win because it didnt deal with That issue, just love.

I was going to start arguing with you on Bridge over the River Kwai...and then you mentioned it beat out 12 Angry Men. 12 Angry Men is one of my favorite movies of all time - how could that lose Best Picture. I probably watch it every year and each year it gets better. So, yeah, I get you :)

I surprised that you didn't mention one of most disliked best picture win that is "Shakespeare in Love". Many people wish that "Saving Private Ryan" has won award.

You're against Jessica Tandy. Oh my God you monster LOL

Bette Davis and Gloria Swanson cancelled each other out in 1951, I'm afraid:( The vote was so split that Judy Holiday got it.

I don't get the love for Frances Mcdormand in Fargo, and winning over Blethyn and Watson, just no.

Not the Gladiator 2 trailer during your breakdown of the first film 😂😂

Michelle Pfeiffer not having an Oscar is outrageous. She should have won instead of Jessica Tandy.. I also agree that Gladiator is overrated.

I think gladiator is a good film, but in the grand scheme of things it’s really just a poor man’s Ben-Hur…

Mine: 1. Green Book (Best Picture) 2. King’s Speech (Best Picture) 3. Tom Hooper - King’s Speech (Best Directing) 4. Eddie Redmayne - Theory of Everything (Best Actor) 5. Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Lining Playbook (Best Actress) 6. Joaquin Phoenix - Joker (Best Actor) 7. The Artist (Best Picture) 8. Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side (Best Actress) 9. Gwyneth Paltrow - Shakespeare in Love (Best Actress) 10. Olivia Colman - The Favourite (Best Actress)

I don't "hate" Jamie Lee Curtis's performance in EEAAO...but I wasn't a fan of it (or the film), nor did I think the very talented Ariana DeBose was as spectacular in WSS as everyone else seemed to think.

OMG, thank you for including James Stewart cause I really thought it's just me who's not a fan of his win for The Philadelphia Story. He was entertaining, sure, but I believe, he should've won for It's a Wonderful Life or Vertigo instead.

I'm 59 and never saw Gladiator, or Dances with Wolves; both never appealed to me. Gloria Swanson's performance in Sunset Boulevard is magnificent and the film is a masterpiece. There are not many movies I can watch over and over again, but SB is one of them. I see something different each and every time I watch it.

Richard Burton's performance in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" is the single best acting performance in a film I have ever seen. Thank you for including this on the list because it has always baffled me how he didn't win Best Actor that year. It is all the more galling that Elizabeth Taylor won Best Actress the same year for the same film, not so much that she won, but how the Academy could not recognize them both for this film. It is beyond me, for sure.

Gladiator is GREAT!!! Dances With Wolves is GOOD!!! and The Bridge on the River Kwai is AMAZING!!!

The movie i don't like that probably everyone love is "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE". I still don't get it till today.

Moonlight and Mahershala Ali are the most overrated wins of the least 25 years. Calling it a garbage movie would be giving it too much credit, it's just a completely average flick that should've won nothing. But people praise it up and down for "reasons"

You lost me when you said “The Artist” was just ok , lol .. that’s a flat out masterpiece!!

The worst part of gladiator, or Chocolat for that matter, being nominated for best picture was that they kept almost famous out of the race.

Jimmy Stewart in Philadelphia Story is my all time super crush, leave him alone 😩😭

Brad: “… Gladiator …” Me: (reaches for pitchfork) Immediately afterwards - Brad: (avenges Bette Davis & Gloria Swanson) Me: I’ma let that slide. (sets pitchfork down)

Thought you’d go with “Crash” over “Brokeback.” Judy Holliday was a genius and her performance deserved the Oscar. Of course Davis and Swanson are legendary and probably split that vote thus allowing a JH win…but she deserved it. She CREATED not just a character but a character type. Swanson and Davis were in marvelous movies with top-notch scripts and played exaggerated versions of themselves. Of course they were both magnificent. But Judy deserved that win for shifting the zeitgeist and elevating someone we thought we already knew. Plus she’s funny af. AF. But…agree to disagree…but putting it #1 on your list? Instead of “Crash”? I’m surprised and disappointed. Oh well. 💛

The win that irritates me to this day.... Meryl Streep for "The Iron Lady." (Was she good in the role? Of course! She's Meryl Freaking Streep!) It was NOT a good movie. Sorry. No. In 1983, Ms. Streep gives the performance of the century in "Sophie's Choice." (An obvious win.) Then, she is nominated year, after year, after year. She did extraordinary work! "Silkwood." "Bridges of Madison County." "The Devil Wears Prada." "Doubt." "Julie & Julia." Nothing. The generally recognized greatest actress of her generation! Nominated over and over, for decades, and ignored. I DESPERATELY wanted Meryl's long Oscar drought to finally END with "Doubt." She should have won for "Doubt." (She lost that year to Kate Winslet in "The Reader." I didn't love "The Reader." I thought a much better Kate Winslet performance, the very same year, was in "Revolutionary Road.") Meryl Streep was wonderful in "Doubt." And "Doubt" was a great movie. "The Iron Lady?" It just disappoints. (I would have given Meryl Streep an Oscar for "Bridges of Madison County" too. However, Susan Sarandon's win that year for "Dead Man Walking" was also excellent.)

If anything, Bette Davis and Gloria Swanson could have been the first Best Actress tie for their career peak performances. They were both master class level, and the movies are still a treat to rewatch today. Born Yesterday, not so much.

Excellent video, Brian! I was 16 when Dances With Wolves came out and loved it, but it definitely won because of Costner directing, acting, and producing. Goodfellas really didn't have a chance since the Academy at the time was not giving a Best Picture to a violent, expletive filled masterpiece. Michelle Pfeiffer most definitely should have won for Fabulous Baker Boys just for the line "And these shoes are too FUCKING TIGHT!"

Really don't think there are many big fans of Driving Miss Daisy, it's at best regarded as OK but weird and unfortunate that it won over better, more deserving films

I still think Rosamond Pike was robbed for gone girl and Naomi Watts was robbed for the impossible

Mines are: -‘Argo’ best picture -Emma Stone best actress (both for ‘La la land’ and ‘Poor things’) -‘Titanic’ best picture -‘Forrest Gump’ best picture There aren't many, cause I tend to agree with the majority if a victory is deserved or not.

Trust me nobody thinks Dances with Wolves should’ve won over GoodFellas, but I did really enjoy it when I watched it. Open Range is a much more superior film from Kevin Costner as a director

I actually think Judy Holliday deserves that Oscar. No shade to Bette Davis and Gloria Swanson.

I think you're dead wrong about Jessica Tandy and DRIVING MISS DAISY in general. It's became the default lazy criticism that this is a bad movie because, yes, 1989 was an extraordinary year for film and this picture is in no way groundbreaking, but it's about as seamless and beautifully modulated a stage-to-screen adaptation as I can imagine. If you didn't know it was based on an off-broadway play you might think it was an original script. A Jewish widow who worked her whole life as a school teacher in a southern community that mostly loathed jews, but is still so set in her ways that it takes her a lifetime to truly understand how much she has in common with Hoke, her black chauffeur might sound obvious and clunky, but the performances and dialogue are of the highest order...I also watched THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS not too long ago (which I hadn't seen since it came out) and I was surprised how much I disliked it. Pfeiffer is fine, but did you really believe that she was a former escort? Or that this tough-talking, foul-mouthed broad would have sang the antique "More Than You" at her audition? That she would have stuck with the Baker Boys for all those months even though they were both complete assholes to her, never once complimenting her or thanking her for saving their act? There are so many soul-bearing confessional scenes in that movie that sound exactly like dialogue out of the mouth of a self-loving screenwriter. It isn't half as good as DRIVING MISS DAISY.

You missed my number one pick - Julia Roberts for Erin Brokevich. Yes, she's good in it, but I think 20 other actresses could have been equally good in the role. But Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream is fearless, and I am not sure if anyone else would have done that role justice in the was she did. I hate that ties aren't really possible. Yeoh/Blanchett, Stone/Gladstone, and Colman/Close would have been great ties. Seriously, would anyone have complained?

Ralphie from the sopranos always quoting gladiator is the most 2000 thing ever

Very interesting video. Your #1 choice didn't even shock me that much but Gladiator? Come on, it's a masterpiece but back in 2000 I was rooting for Traffic & Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Michelle Pfeiffer and Sigourney Weaver should've won their Oscars and they both deserved much more nominations as well.

I completely agree with you about Gladiator. I have watched Gladiator a couple of times and I can see the appeal to men my brother's age, but it should have gone to Crouching Tigers, Hidden Dragons that year. Gladiator is completely forgettble. I'm not looking forward to Gladiator II.

I have always liked "Gladiator," but like you, I had problems with the cgi; in general I'm fine with the picture's win. I fell in love with the production design, especially the weapons and armor. I liked Crowe's performance, too, and think he brought a lot of range to it ... he was a leader that inspired loyalty, a very credible lover - not just eye candy hunkitude but a man who made his partner feel not alone, a dad both to her son and his own, and a passionate rebel. I think "Gladiator" suffered from Phoenix's over-the-top villain, although he had moments of truly fine acting. The set up for Crowe to become the hero through Richard Harris' lovely turn was masterful, but the plot was a giveaway from the moment of the patricide. As you can see, I'm divided on the movie, but I bought into it visually and was genuinely moved by the hero's journey. However, I absolutely agree that Tom Hanks' performance in Cast Away was astonishingly great. His relationship with a VOLLEYBALL co-star was nothing short of a tour de force, especially since he got me as deeply invested in that relationship as he was. I felt as bad when he lost Wilson as I did when he lost Kelly. But to grab the audience with a cardboard box and a ball, and then keep us with him as he built the arc of his character just blew my socks off. I think the decision to match Chuck's solitude with the spare soundscape of wind and waves was genius, too. If the Academy was going to give McConaughey an Oscar for physical transformation, then why not Hanks? He lost even more weight and got more deeply attached to Wilson than McConaughey ever did to Rayon. Not to dump on "Dallas Buyers Club," I'm just sayin.

Great - and somewhat brave - video to make. I think Gladiator gets too much praise. As a writer I don’t think the supporting characters are well crafted and too much focus on making “moments” rather than a movie. I have a question regarding the Oscars - do you think any film will ever win all 4 acting categories?

I'm pretty sure everyone is in agreement about how Goodfellas should have won over Dances with Wolves.

Agreed Gladiator was lacking but didn't think Erin Brokovich or CTHD were better, Chocolat was better and Traffic much better.

I totally agree with you on "Dances With Wolves", great film but not Best Picture quality. Neither was "American Beauty". That is my biggest hate.

I watched A Man for All Seasons this last weekend and it bored me out of my mind! Genuinely one of my least favourite Best Picture Winners.

Can't wait for Oscar Wins I Love That People Hate

I felt a similar way about the Matthew McConaughey Oscar win. It's cool that he has one, but I thought the performances of Leo in The Wolf of Wall Street and Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave were better. Though, I absolutely love Gladiator; I watch it every 1-2 years.

As a musical fan, La La Land’s City of Stars (Pasek & Paul) beating How Far I’ll Go (Lin Manuel Miranda) pissed me off and continues to piss me off to this day because Pasek & Paul are now EGOT winners while Miranda is still missing the Oscar to achieve his EGOT status. Pasek & Paul are the bane of my musical existence.

Omg, I love all your videos and DEFINITELY agree with you about Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf, but both Bridge on the River Kwai and Dances With Wolves are both on my top 20. I’m not a huge Kevin Costner fan either, but that movie is amazing.

I loved hearing your thoughts here, and I’m glad neither of Jodie Foster’s Oscar wins made the list.

I've only seen Gladiator once, during my freshman year of college (I think a couple friends and I watched it for a class). And honestly, all I remember taking away from it was how whiny Joaquin Phoenix's character was and how I couldn't take him seriously as an antagonist. I do plan on rewatching it someday, but it's never been a movie I've been clamoring to revisit.

I agree with you that dances with wolves is terrible and I can relate to how you feel about not liking Oscar wins that everyone else does because I kind of have the opposite situation happening.I like one that nobody does. I think Shakespeare in love deserved to win over saving Private Ryan and I get shit for that all the time

I think you have very good reasons in every case and that’s what makes your channel of the best. I specially support your feelings (hate is an appropriate word, by the way) about the films. Ghandi … Dances with Wolves … Gladiator. Sometimes I think the Oscars mainly point to the wrong direction.

I was with you for many of these until you got to Dances with Wolves. I adore this film and saw it several times in its original run in the theatre. But this is what makes these kind of lists so much fun. Thanks for the video!

OMG! I am soooooo with you on your #1. I love both All About Eve and Sunset Blvd. They are two of the best films of all time. I rank All About Eve as my favorite BP winner of all time. But oh my, to give it to Judy Holiday over Davis or Swanson or even Baxter is criminal. I remember having a discussion with a friend where we posed the question, if you could go into the Academy Vaults and look at the vote tallies for any category of any year, it would have been this category, and I didn't even flinch on it. (Second place is 12 Years a Slave over Gravity.)

I want to like Gladiator because I love Oliver Reed, but I just can't believe that a movie where the main character doesn't change or grow at all over the course of the story is considered great.

I feel like most people don’t like Judy Holliday’s win tbh

Gloria Swanson supremacy