Oscar's Only Human: The 10 Biggest Academy Awards Blunders

Pajamas Media ^ | February 25, 2012 | Chris Queen

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Isn’t it about a man with some severe mental difficulties? I get it confused with “a beautiful mind”.

No that's "Shine" with Geoffrey Rush.

"The Pianist" was Adrian Brody hiding from the Nazis in wartime Warsaw.

I sort of defended "Chicago" here as harmless fun against people who saw it as symptomatic of social collapse.

But still, I don't think it was Best Picture material. IMHO, too much glitz and too little substance.

[daler]

Let's all be brutally honest here..l

would you rather sit through a typical "Best Picture" Oscar winner, or

"Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear?"

[OddLane]

The Pianist was soporific, even by Polanksi's low standards..

I could barely get through five minutes of it.

[jocon307]

“No that’s “Shine” with Geoffrey Rush.”

“The Pianist” was Adrian Brody hiding from the Nazis in wartime Warsaw.

Right, right, I DID have these jumbled up.

If you want a musical about societal collapse, it’s hard to beat “Cabaret”!

[Borges]

The Pianist was one of Polanski’s worst films. I’m shocked by the acclaim it got.

[OddLane]

I love Cabaret and Bob Fosse.

In any other year it probably would have won Best Picture.

[dfwgator]

If you want a musical about societal collapse, it’s hard to beat “Cabaret”!

"Tomorrow Belongs to Me" is still one of the most haunting scenes, ever.

[dfwgator]

The Pianist was one of Polanski’s worst films. I’m shocked by the acclaim it got.

It would have been better if Andzej Wajda directed it, if you haven't seen his "Katyn", it was a fantastic movie.

[dfwgator]

Is Nick Nolte doing the role as Dr. Gene Scott, because that’s exactly who he looks like.

[OddLane]

It's a remarkable film, and a good history lesson for people who aren't aware of the USSR's crimes against humanity.