Tom Hanks as the title character in Forrest Gump, winning an Oscar
No matter what, an Academy Awards ceremony is never going to make everyone happy. Perhaps that makes the whole ordeal frustrating, both on the night of the ceremony and in the weeks/months leading up to it, or maybe that divisiveness is what makes Oscar night interesting. If everyone agreed on what the best movie of any year was, there would be no need for the Oscars, other awards shows, or any personal ranking to exist, really.
9 'Ordinary People' Director: Robert Redford Robert Redford’s first movie as director, Ordinary People, also saw him win an Oscar for Best Director, and the movie itself won Best Picture. It is a well-made family drama, and does prove suitably moving, not to mention very well-acted by everyone in its main cast… though of the four main actors, Donald Sutherland wasn’t Oscar-nominated, quite surprisingly.
7 'The Greatest Show on Earth' Director: Cecil B. DeMille Hearing the words “the greatest show on earth” nowadays will probably make one think of The Sopranos or something, but back in 1952, it was the name of a movie that went on to win Best Picture at the Oscars. Admittedly, it’s a term also associated with circuses, which are beyond old-fashioned at this point, and The Greatest Show on Earth kind of just feels like seeing circus performances for 2.5 hours, and not much else.
5 'Forrest Gump' Director: Robert Zemeckis Unlike the Best Picture category for 1958, the category for 1994 was stacked, given the year was an overall fantastic one for cinema. Forrest Gump ultimately won, and while it is a good movie that certainly has its charms, its competition included The Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction.
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