The 100 Best Movies That Were Not Nominated for Best Picture

"Our goal for this list of the 100 Best Movies That Were Not Nominated for Best Picture is not just to highlight the films the Academy should have had on their radar. For us, this was also an opportunity to go back and look at some of the great films of all time that never stood a chance because of their genre, country of origin, or the narrow interests of the Academy. We've ranked them to represent the egregious nature of each instance of oversight, which as you know can be very subjective. What's important is that no matter where each of these films is ranked, they all share one important distinction: the Academy didn't nominate them in the Best Picture category. But they should have."

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Oslo, August 31st (2011)

Oslo, August 31st (2011)

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Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

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Boogie Nights (1997)

Boogie Nights (1997)

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Silence (2016)

Silence (2016)

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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

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Black Narcissus (1947)

Black Narcissus (1947)

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Pariah (2011)

Pariah (2011)

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Touch of Evil (1958)

Touch of Evil (1958)

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The Devils (1971)

The Devils (1971)

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Hoop Dreams (1994)

Hoop Dreams (1994)

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Thelma & Louise (1991)

Thelma & Louise (1991)

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The Women (1939)

The Women (1939)

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Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

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Atlantics (2019)

Atlantics (2019)

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Bicycle Thieves (1948)

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

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The Public Enemy (1931)

The Public Enemy (1931)

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Duck Soup (1933)

Duck Soup (1933)

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The King of Comedy (1982)

The King of Comedy (1982)

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Stop Making Sense (1984)

Stop Making Sense (1984)

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Peeping Tom (1960)

Peeping Tom (1960)

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Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

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Tokyo Story (1953)

Tokyo Story (1953)

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Magnolia (1999)

Magnolia (1999)

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The Fly (1986)

The Fly (1986)

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Rio Bravo (1959)

Rio Bravo (1959)

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The Age of Innocence (1993)

The Age of Innocence (1993)

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The Third Man (1949)

The Third Man (1949)

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Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

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We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

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First Cow (2019)

First Cow (2019)

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

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Blue Velvet (1986)

Blue Velvet (1986)

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Chunking Express (1994)

Chunking Express (1994)

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Beau Travail (2000)

Beau Travail (2000)

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Blood Simple (1984)

Blood Simple (1984)

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Easy Rider (1969)

Easy Rider (1969)

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A Star Is Born (1954)

A Star Is Born (1954)

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Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)

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Jackie (2016)

Jackie (2016)

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Dead Ringers (1988)

Dead Ringers (1988)

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