Yearly, there are a couple of Academy Award winners that trigger a little bit of a stir, particularly when lots of people agree that one other nominee ought to have received.
So I need to know if you happen to assume these 17 “controversial” Oscar winners deserved their trophies.
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On the 2021 Academy Awards, Will Smith infamously slapped Chris Rock for making an insensitive joke about his spouse, Jada Pinkett Smith. Later that evening, Will took residence Greatest Actor for King Richard. He was banned from the ceremony for 10 years, however they did not rescind his award.
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In 2023, Judy Chin, Adrien Morot, and Annamarie Bradley received Greatest Make-up for his or her work on The Whale. Many felt the award was a “win” for anti-fatness as a result of they put lead actor Brendan Fraser in a fats go well with and prosthetics for the film.
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In 2023, Jamie Lee Curtis received Greatest Supporting Actress for All the pieces In all places All at As soon as. Many viewers felt that her award was extra for her legacy within the business than for her EEAAO efficiency, they usually expressed their disappointment that the Oscar did not go to her costar Stephanie Hsu (who performed a a lot greater position) or to Angela Bassett for Black Panther: Wakanda Eternally. (Angela additionally has an extended Hollywood legacy and performed her position whereas mourning the on- and offscreen dying of costar Chadwick Boseman.)
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In 2006, Crash received Greatest Image, shocking many individuals who predicted the respect would go to Brokeback Mountain. Crash is extensively thought of the “worst Greatest Image winner ever.”
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In 2019, John Ottman received Greatest Movie Enhancing for Bohemian Rhapsody. Many viewers joked it ought to have been awarded for “Most Enhancing” as a substitute, particularly attributable to a particular scene that went viral for its shockingly frequent cuts.
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In 1993, Marisa Tomei received Greatest Supporting Actress for My Cousin Vinny. Her win has lengthy been tormented by rumors that her title was referred to as by mistake.
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In 2019, Inexperienced Guide received Greatest Image. The film itself was criticized for allegedly exaggerating the story of Don Shirley, a Black live performance pianist, and Tony “Lip” Vallelonga, his white driver (whose son cowrote the script), and for perpetuating the “white savior” stereotype. Spike Lee, whose film BlacKkKlansman was additionally up for Greatest Image, tried to stroll out when the winner was introduced, however ushers stopped him. Within the pressroom, he stated, “The ref made a foul name.”
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In 2013, director of images Claudio Miranda received Greatest Cinematography for Lifetime of Pi. The win was thought of controversial as a result of the movie utilized digital results at size. Cinematographer Christopher Doyle even referred to as it an “insult to cinematography.”
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In 1977, Rocky received Greatest Image, unexpectedly beating out different movies like Taxi Driver, All of the President’s Males, and Community. It was so sudden, in actual fact, that when his title was referred to as, Sylvester Stallone wasn’t even carrying his tie.
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In 1991, Kevin Costner received Greatest Director for Dances With Wolves over frontrunner Martin Scorsese. On the time, the Goodfellas director had but to win an Oscar, which many felt was already lengthy overdue.
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In 1999, Shakespeare in Love received Greatest Image over the frontrunner, Saving Personal Ryan. Many have attributed the win to the extreme promotional marketing campaign that producer Harvey Weinstein ran each within the press and behind the scenes (a recreation Steven Spielberg reportedly wasn’t keen to play).
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Additionally in 1999, Gwyneth Paltrow received Greatest Actress for Shakespeare in Love. Her sudden win continues to be remembered as controversial. In 2020, Glenn Shut instructed ABC Information’ Popcorn With Peter Travers, “I bear in mind the 12 months Gwyneth Paltrow received over that unbelievable actress [Fernanda Montenegro] who was in Central Station and I believed, What? It does not make sense.”
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In 1995, Forrest Gump received Greatest Image. To at the present time, many individuals argue that the award ought to’ve gone to the underdog Pulp Fiction (and even The Shawshank Redemption) as a substitute.
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In 2016, Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini, and Christopher Nelson received Greatest Make-up and Hairstyling for Suicide Squad. Whatever the advantage of their work, many individuals joked about the truth that the extensively panned film “has extra Oscars than” some celebrated administrators, “snubbed” films, or the whole MCU (on the time).
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In 1990, Driving Miss Daisy received Greatest Image. Nevertheless, its win triggered controversy as a result of many viewers felt that Spike Lee’s Do the Proper Factor did a significantly better, extra genuine job of tackling race relations within the US, they usually had been dissatisfied that it wasn’t even nominated. Whereas presenting on the Oscars, Kim Basinger stated, “We have got 5 nice movies right here, they usually’re nice for one motive: as a result of they inform the reality. However there’s one movie lacking from this record that deserves to be on it, as a result of paradoxically, it would inform the most important fact of all ― and that is Do the Proper Factor.”
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In 2011, The King’s Speech received Greatest Image over frontrunner The Social Community, which many contemplate to be top-of-the-line films of the twenty first century.
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And at last, in 1942, How Inexperienced Was My Valley received Greatest Image over Citizen Kane, which is extensively thought of the best film ever made.
