Nominated in: 1968
Did it win? No, the Oscar went to In the Heat of the Night
Worth watching? Yes
Standout performance: Spencer Tracy as Matt Drayton, Sidney Poitier as Dr. John Wade Prentice
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “You don’t know how I feel, what I think. And if I tried to explain it the rest of your life you [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Non-winners’
June 1, 2009
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
April 7, 2009
Bonnie and Clyde
Nominated in: 1968
Did it win? No
Worth watching? Yes
Standout performance: Warren Beatty as Clyde Barrow
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “You’ve heard the story of Jesse James, of how he lived and died. If you’re still in need of something to read, here’s the story of Bonnie and Clyde.” – Bonnie Parker
Bonnie and Clyde was a hugely celebrated film; [...]
January 27, 2009
The Killing Fields
Nominated in: 1985
Did it win? No, the Oscar went to Amadeus
Worth watching? Yes
Standout performance: Dr. Haing S. Nor as Dith Pran, Cambodian journalist and New York Times translator
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “I’m a reporter too, Morgan! I know his heart. I love him like my brother, and I’d do anything for him! Anything!” [...]
January 15, 2009
The Queen
Nominated in: 2007
Did it win? No, the Oscar went to The Departed
Worth watching? Yes
Standout performance: Helen Mirren as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “Because you saw all those headlines and you thought: ‘One day that might happen to me’…and it will, Mr. Blair. Quite suddenly and without warning” – Helen Mirren
How did Queen [...]
November 13, 2008
A Place in the Sun
Nominated in: 1952
Did it win? No, the Oscar went to An American in Paris
Worth watching? Yes
Standout performance: Montgomery Clift as George Eastman
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “I love you. I’ve loved you since the first moment I saw you. I guess maybe I’ve even loved you before I saw you.” – Montgomery Clift
Based on the novel An [...]
September 1, 2008
L.A. Confidential
Nominated in: 1998
Did it win? No, that and most other Oscars went to a little film called Titanic
Worth watching? Yes!
Standout performance: Russell Crowe as Officer Wendell “Bud” White
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “Off the record, on the QT and very hush-hush”
What a difference a screenplay makes! L.A. Confidential is the best crime drama I’ve seen in years [...]
June 23, 2008
Gosford Park
Nominated in: 2002
Did it win? No, the Oscar went to A Beautiful Mind
Worth watching? Not really
Standout performance: Emily Watson as Elsie the maid
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “Nobody can stab a corpse and not know it” – Kelly MacDonald
The most interesting part of Gosford Park is trying to figure out where I’ve seen all the actors before. [...]
June 5, 2008
Michael Clayton (or was it Erin Brokovich?)
Nominated in: 2008
Did it win? No, the Oscar went to No Country for Old Men
Worth Watching? Yes
Standout performance: Tilda Swinton as Karen Crowder
Watchfl’s favorite quote: None come to mind. I think we’re all supposed to love “Do I look like I’m negotiating?!”, but lines like that make me cringe.
George Clooney is the big man on [...]
May 28, 2008
Citizen Kane
Nominated in: 1942
Did it win? No, the Oscar went to How Green Was My Valley
Worth watching: Yes
Standout performance: Orson Welles as Charles Foster Kane
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “You just want to persuade people that you love them so much they ought to love you back. Only you want love on your own terms.” – Joseph Cotten
My [...]
May 10, 2008
Taxi Driver
Nominated in: 1977
Did it Win? No (The Oscar went to Rocky)
Worth watching? Yes
Standout performance: Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “You’re only as healthy as you feel” – Robert De Niro
I’ve finally finished plodding through Taxi Driver in three segments. I’ve seen parts of it before, but it was time to commit to [...]
