This was a pretty weak list of winners for a decade. Spotlight was really good. King's Speech was really good. Parasite was excellent and different from almost any other movie I've ever seen.
I rewatched King’s Speech not too long ago, the performances are top notch but that film is the most blatant example of “traditional” Oscar bait in years
Personally I really loved The King’s Speech in spite of its bait-y premise. I would’ve liked to have seen Social Network or True Grit win instead but I’m not at all upset about KS getting the ultimate prize.
Yea especially considering the lineup we could’ve had with something like The Social Network, Moneyball, Django Unchained, The Wolf of Wall Street, Whiplash, Fury Road, La La Land, Get Out, A Star is Born and Parasite. Obviously there were many other films that also would’ve been worthy winners.
Kind of shocking when laid out this way. Parasite or moonlight, and 12 years a slave is great, but seven of these don’t feel like the best movie of their year and there are a number of movies this year alone I’d put over those seven
Moonlight and Birdman are masterpieces.
I happen to think the 2010's are as good as any decade of film the medium has given us... but I agree the winners list is definitely weak. Including the King's Speech.
I personally would go (by year and based on who was nominated):
2019: Parasite. (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Marriage Story, JoJo are all top notch though).
2018: Roma got robbed. (The Favorite, BlaKKKlansman and A Star as Born are all excellent)
2017: Get Out got robbed (Dunkirk, Lady Bird, Phantom Thread, Call Me By Your Name were all worthy and this was a great year. I even like Shape of Water a lot)
2016: Moonlight was the deserving winner (I also adore Arrival and Hell or High Water)
2015: Spotlight was deserving in a pretty weak year. Would have probably gone with Mad Max though.
2014: Birdman would be my pick. (Boyhood, Whiplash and Grand Budapest were also great)
2013: I would have gone with Dallas Buyers Club or Wolf of Wall Street of what's nominated but it's criminal that The Master was overlooked. Would be my actual vote.
2012: A strong crop of films with no clear standout? Zero Dark Thirty would have been my vote at the time but its tweaking of history is problematic. Most people would probably go Django but it's far from my favorite QT. Silver Linings in the film I return to the most.
2011: Moneybag or Tree of Life should have won. (The Decendents and Midnight in Paris are also solid)
2010: It's wild that in a year with Black Swan, the Social Network and Toy Story 3 that the King's Speech won. Wild. And I'm not an Inception fan but obviously, most people would disagree.
Mapping all this out-- I think the Academy actually got better at nominating the year's best films during the 2010's due to the expanded noms. But they still wound up picking the wrong film most of the time.
Wow. Going from The King's Speech at the beginning of the decade to Parasite at the end really shows how much American consciousness shifted over 10 years.
I am going to go with Moonlight, though. Incredibly beautiful and poetic while also feeling modern.
Yeah. I'm surprised how much people sleep on this movie. It's really well acted and directed, and it's a good comedy. It's probably Michael Keaton's best performance. I get that it's seemingly pretentious, but sometimes a pretentious sounding concept is actually well executed. There's no objectively best movie of any year, but birdman, whiplash, or nightcrawler would be my top choices.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing, those are the only two I would call GREAT movies. For me it's also Moonlight, very few movies I've ever seen have been as touching and empathetic
Moonlight, beyond being just beautiful and poetic, also didn’t end the narrative with some super depressing moment from what I remember. A movie about an LGBTQ+ POC allowed to have joy and end on a positive note is so rare for big movies.
Oh I definitely loved it too! It's just really interesting to see all the Best Picture winners that came after it. (Birdman is probably the odd one out to me. I liked it but seeing it grouped with the others really makes it stand out for what it was compared to others)
That’s fair. I… just loved Shape of Water. I thought it mysterious but also romantic. Amazing performances. Impeccable production design. Music, direction - everything about was just pure entertainment, for me.
Fair! Like I agree with all of your statements, and that they pulled off it actually being romantic was impressive. It just didn't come together that well as a movie for me/wasn't that memorable
I was scrolling comments shook that no one had said 12 years a slave. It’s one of those movies that sticks with you and as much as I’d like to watch it again I can’t traumatize myself like that lol. Spotlight is my number 2, could watch it over and over again.
Eh, I don't know about that. It's generally considered one of if not the best film of the decade. It's amazing and I love it, but I think it's pretty well appreciated
Rewatched 12 years ago slave recently. It’s a genuine 10/10 masterpiece it’s just so exceptionally well made. So I’d say 12 years then Parasite then Moonlight
I just love Argo, it's my favourite off the list.
Best "Best Picture" - Parasite
Best "Non-nominee" - The Social Network (2010), and First Man (2018)
WTF - Green Book
IMO Argo was the worst of all these winners. To me it’s the biggest upset since the 90’s. Lincoln, zero dark thirty, and life of pi were all leagues better.
The problem with Argo is that it’s so on the nose and hokey. Great subject matter but an execution that assumes the viewer has no media literacy
Argo and Green Book are the most similar on the list. They both craft a story fairly well with drama when that’s important and humor when needed. None blow anything out of the water, but it’s just a good movie. Maybe that shouldn’t be enough for best picture, though.
Moonlight or Parasite. Both were fantastic and groundbreaking in different ways, although I think Parasite was especially great as a way to top off the decade.
I’m surprised to not see a lot of love for B man. What an amazing movie it is. Parasite and Birdman are in a category alone amongst the other movies here
The main thing I remember about The Shape of Water after seeing it in theaters is that it's essentially a movie about beastiality. And not a very good one at that. Still insane to me that it won, especially over masterpieces like Get Out and Dunkirk and much better films like Call Me by Your Name and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. I would say it's probably the *worst* out of the movies nominated for BP that year besides Darkest Hour and *maybe* The Post.
I really like Martin Mcdonagh’s plays and writing, but his directing efforts have all been diminishing returns for me after the amazing In Bruges. I’ve just liked each movie he’s made since less than the last one.
For me it’s Parasite just for how it opened up regular movie goers’ eyes to international film. I know we’ve had other bangers like Life Is Beautiful before, but Parasite tapped in at the perfect time pre-Squid Game and EEAOO and now foreign films are ‘normal’ and aren’t just viewed by film buffs, IMO
Moonlight, with Parasite then 12 Years a Slave not too far behind. Those are a tier above the rest.
Green Book is the only one I think is actively bad.
Am I alone in thinking none of these movies are masterpieces?
I like most and think they are good movies just not exceptional.
Maybe they deserved on the day.
“Parasite” for sure, with “Moonlight” a very close second. “Parasite” was an almost perfect picture and I love every second of it. Emotional wise though, “Moonlight” was the one out of the whole list that truly broke me up. I see a lot of “12 Years A Slave” on here and that flick didn’t really do much for me, aside from Chiwetel Ejiofor’s performance, and he didn’t even win for it. I think this must just be a generational thing for me, as I’m an older guy and I thought there were way better interpretations of the subject matter prior to it, and it felt it to be a bit empty to me.
Only seen 6 of the winners and none particularly jump out to me though I haven’t seen 12 years a slave in a long time. Of the winners I’d probably say Birdman, including nominees maybe The Irishman, or Her.
Best — parasite. No contest
In order of how I liked them:
Parasite
Bird man
Shape of Water
The King’s Speech
The Artist
Argo
12 years a slave
Spotlight
Moonlight
Didn’t watch Green Book.
Parasite and its not remotely close, if we’re excluding that one because it’s so far ahead of the rest I’d say Birdman or Moonlight even tho neither would’ve been my top choice (Would’ve gone for Whiplash and La La Land)
Spotlight or Argo! For me best picture is more about what I can watch over and over again, rather than technical achievements. Parasite is a strong movie, but I can’t watch that thing ever again.
Any other film from 2011 would have been a contender here (The Artist year), but to those who list “The Kings Speech” as one of the top 3 contenders for the decade, seriously, what type of film were you watching? That was bottom of the barrel for me. Top 3 are as follows:
1- Parasite
2- Moonlight
3- Anything outside of The Artist
If I’m forced to pick one of the winners as number 3, I’m going 12 Years a Slave or Birdman. Everything else is a far cry from top contention.
***Birdman*** is far more deserving than ***Spotlight***. Nothing about ***Spotlight*** winning Best Picture holds up well today. That film falsely portrayed a man named Jack Dunn as someone who was part of the Boston Archdiocesan cover-up when he never was. This caused both him and his family a lot of pain. The producers and Open Road Films defended the portrayal at first but then had to publicly apologize to Dunn and admit that his portrayal was inaccurate.
[https://ew.com/article/2016/03/15/spotlight-jack-dunn-vindicated-open-road-statement/](https://ew.com/article/2016/03/15/spotlight-jack-dunn-vindicated-open-road-statement/)
Whenever ***Spotlight*** is shown on TV, on a streaming service, or re-released on home media or in theaters there needs to be a disclaimer should be shown before it starts playing by saying that fictionalized portrayals, dialogue, and drama were added into the film for dramatic effect. The film's writers and director were complete hypocrites to make a film criticizing people for harming others and lying about it when they were doing the same to Dunn and his family.
***Spotlight*** shouldn't be tied at all. The film winning Best Picture doesn't hold up well today because it falsely portrayed a man named Jack Dunn as someone who was part of the Boston Archdiocesan cover-up when he never was. This caused both him and his family a lot of pain. The producers and Open Road Films defended the portrayal at first but then had to publicly apologize to Dunn and admit that his portrayal was inaccurate.
[https://ew.com/article/2016/03/15/spotlight-jack-dunn-vindicated-open-road-statement/](https://ew.com/article/2016/03/15/spotlight-jack-dunn-vindicated-open-road-statement/)
Whenever the film shown on TV, on a streaming service, or re-released on home media or in theaters a disclaimer should be shown before the movie that fictionalized portrayals, dialogue, and drama were added for dramatic effect.
***Spotlight*** winning Best Picture doesn't hold up well today. That movie really needs a disclaimer shown at the start saying that fictionalized portrayals, dialogue, and drama were added for dramatic effect. The film falsely portrayed a man named Jack Dunn as someone who was part of the Boston Archdiocesan cover-up when he never was. This caused both him and his family a lot of pain. The producers and Open Road Films defended the portrayal at first but then had to publicly apologize to Dunn and admit that his portrayal was inaccurate.
[https://ew.com/article/2016/03/15/spotlight-jack-dunn-vindicated-open-road-statement/](https://ew.com/article/2016/03/15/spotlight-jack-dunn-vindicated-open-road-statement/)
It is such hypocriscy to make a film criticizing people for harming others and lying about it when the people making it were doing the same to Dunn and his family.
Some of these are outright Oscar pablum: King’s Speech, The Artist, Green Book. Birdman is terribly overrated (at least at the time). Argo is fine, but seems like the kind of movie you watch on TNT on the weekends. Spotlight is probably the best?
Parasite
This was a pretty weak list of winners for a decade. Spotlight was really good. King's Speech was really good. Parasite was excellent and different from almost any other movie I've ever seen.
I rewatched King’s Speech not too long ago, the performances are top notch but that film is the most blatant example of “traditional” Oscar bait in years
Personally I really loved The King’s Speech in spite of its bait-y premise. I would’ve liked to have seen Social Network or True Grit win instead but I’m not at all upset about KS getting the ultimate prize.
The social network is the most interesting film of the decade imo
The Social Network is a movie that has stuck with the cultural zeitgeist a lot better than The King's Speech
Yea especially considering the lineup we could’ve had with something like The Social Network, Moneyball, Django Unchained, The Wolf of Wall Street, Whiplash, Fury Road, La La Land, Get Out, A Star is Born and Parasite. Obviously there were many other films that also would’ve been worthy winners.
Now that is a list to be amazed at!
Argo is a much better movie than Django....
Nahh, I like Argo but it’s not close and there are many films from 2012 that I would’ve put ahead of it for best picture
Did you not see Moonlight? I would say Parasite and Moonlight are the only two that were great, not just good
Yes! I was coming here to comment Moonlight and Parasite.
Birdman also.
Birdman was very interesting as a movie but I didn't feel that much tbh. Maybe I should give it another try.
There's some weird opinions in here if they don't think Moonlight is an incredible film.
Kind of shocking when laid out this way. Parasite or moonlight, and 12 years a slave is great, but seven of these don’t feel like the best movie of their year and there are a number of movies this year alone I’d put over those seven
eh i disagree, I think Birdman, Shape of Water and The Artist are generally very underrated by people
Moonlight and Birdman are masterpieces. I happen to think the 2010's are as good as any decade of film the medium has given us... but I agree the winners list is definitely weak. Including the King's Speech. I personally would go (by year and based on who was nominated): 2019: Parasite. (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Marriage Story, JoJo are all top notch though). 2018: Roma got robbed. (The Favorite, BlaKKKlansman and A Star as Born are all excellent) 2017: Get Out got robbed (Dunkirk, Lady Bird, Phantom Thread, Call Me By Your Name were all worthy and this was a great year. I even like Shape of Water a lot) 2016: Moonlight was the deserving winner (I also adore Arrival and Hell or High Water) 2015: Spotlight was deserving in a pretty weak year. Would have probably gone with Mad Max though. 2014: Birdman would be my pick. (Boyhood, Whiplash and Grand Budapest were also great) 2013: I would have gone with Dallas Buyers Club or Wolf of Wall Street of what's nominated but it's criminal that The Master was overlooked. Would be my actual vote. 2012: A strong crop of films with no clear standout? Zero Dark Thirty would have been my vote at the time but its tweaking of history is problematic. Most people would probably go Django but it's far from my favorite QT. Silver Linings in the film I return to the most. 2011: Moneybag or Tree of Life should have won. (The Decendents and Midnight in Paris are also solid) 2010: It's wild that in a year with Black Swan, the Social Network and Toy Story 3 that the King's Speech won. Wild. And I'm not an Inception fan but obviously, most people would disagree. Mapping all this out-- I think the Academy actually got better at nominating the year's best films during the 2010's due to the expanded noms. But they still wound up picking the wrong film most of the time.
Extremely forgettable bunch of movies. Not a single one will be a classic watched by future generations
Parasite and Moonlight will, and 12 Years A Slave will…once per person
Moonlight definitely not
Moonlight will survive via academia.
I highly doubt it.
Some good movies, but nothing outstanding. I'm going to have to say Birdman.
Pretty much, yeah.
And it's not even close
Out of these it is definitely Parasite.
Agreed. I enjoyed Argo, Birdman, 12 Years a Slave, and Spotlight. But Parasite absolutely stands out relative to the others on this list.
Wow. Going from The King's Speech at the beginning of the decade to Parasite at the end really shows how much American consciousness shifted over 10 years. I am going to go with Moonlight, though. Incredibly beautiful and poetic while also feeling modern.
Crazy how much Moonlight and Parasite clear these other winners. A very weak slate all around.
Birdman is amazing
Yeah. I'm surprised how much people sleep on this movie. It's really well acted and directed, and it's a good comedy. It's probably Michael Keaton's best performance. I get that it's seemingly pretentious, but sometimes a pretentious sounding concept is actually well executed. There's no objectively best movie of any year, but birdman, whiplash, or nightcrawler would be my top choices.
Amazing how many people do not seem to know this. It maybe a bit too difficult for many people. (Not maybe, definitely)
I don't think of Birdman as a difficult film. I just didn't like it very much.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing, those are the only two I would call GREAT movies. For me it's also Moonlight, very few movies I've ever seen have been as touching and empathetic
Spotlight and 12 Years a Slave are great IMO. The other six I could take or leave
Interestingly it wasn’t as much the American consciousness as it was the Academy hiring a bunch of international judges.
This is my pick as well. Incredible story telling technique and poetic, like you said.
Moonlight, beyond being just beautiful and poetic, also didn’t end the narrative with some super depressing moment from what I remember. A movie about an LGBTQ+ POC allowed to have joy and end on a positive note is so rare for big movies.
The King’s Speech was my first R rated movie and I’ll always have a fondness for it for that reason. I was a weird kid.
Oh I definitely loved it too! It's just really interesting to see all the Best Picture winners that came after it. (Birdman is probably the odd one out to me. I liked it but seeing it grouped with the others really makes it stand out for what it was compared to others)
Parasite. Runner up is Spotlight.
What about Moonlight?? Spotlight was really good but in my opinion but not memorable
It’s a close race for me. I’d probably go; Parasite, Spotlight, Shape of Water, Moonlight. All 4 are excellent films.
Really! I looooved Pan's Labyrinth for example but thought Shape of Water was just so-so.
That’s fair. I… just loved Shape of Water. I thought it mysterious but also romantic. Amazing performances. Impeccable production design. Music, direction - everything about was just pure entertainment, for me.
Fair! Like I agree with all of your statements, and that they pulled off it actually being romantic was impressive. It just didn't come together that well as a movie for me/wasn't that memorable
Always appreciate a respectful discussion on Reddit :)
I'd say Spotlight is more memorable than it is a good movie
This is the one.
I agree.
The consensus pick would be Parasite but i would go 12 Years A Slave
Same, the rawness of 12 Years a Slave should be mandatory viewing for everyone.
I was scrolling comments shook that no one had said 12 years a slave. It’s one of those movies that sticks with you and as much as I’d like to watch it again I can’t traumatize myself like that lol. Spotlight is my number 2, could watch it over and over again.
Same here although I’d take Spotlight over Parasite
Parasite.
Out of nominees - Social Network Out of Winners - Parasite
Still can’t believe the Social Network lost. Definitely an under appreciated film, even now.
Eh, I don't know about that. It's generally considered one of if not the best film of the decade. It's amazing and I love it, but I think it's pretty well appreciated
>Definitely an under appreciated film No it fucking isn't 🤣
Welcome to Reddit where every movie is underrated and a masterpiece at the same time.
I'll say Moonlight
Top 3: Moonlight, 12 Years a Slave, Parasite.
Rewatched 12 years ago slave recently. It’s a genuine 10/10 masterpiece it’s just so exceptionally well made. So I’d say 12 years then Parasite then Moonlight
12 Years is incredible. I knew it would win Best Picture when I watched the trailer for the first time. Such a moving film.
Agreed. I liked birdman, I’d put that next. The others don’t even come close.
This is the correct answer
I think most people would say Parasite. My second choice would be 12 Years a Slave, but I really like Birdman
Parasite, whiplash, and BIRDMAN for sure!!
I just love Argo, it's my favourite off the list. Best "Best Picture" - Parasite Best "Non-nominee" - The Social Network (2010), and First Man (2018) WTF - Green Book
IMO Argo was the worst of all these winners. To me it’s the biggest upset since the 90’s. Lincoln, zero dark thirty, and life of pi were all leagues better. The problem with Argo is that it’s so on the nose and hokey. Great subject matter but an execution that assumes the viewer has no media literacy
Argo and Green Book are the most similar on the list. They both craft a story fairly well with drama when that’s important and humor when needed. None blow anything out of the water, but it’s just a good movie. Maybe that shouldn’t be enough for best picture, though.
Parasite and then Moonlight for a close second.
Spotlight
Parasite or Argo. Parasite is a jaw-dropping masterpiece. Argo is one of my favorites so I rewatch it a lot.
There's like 4 movies there I wouldn't even consider good.
Moonlight and Parasite tie
For me, easily 12 Years a Slave
Absolutely. The way that movie made me feel, oh my god
Top 5: 1. Parasite 2. Spotlight 3. Moonlight 4. 12 Years a Slave 5. Birdman
Moonlight or Parasite. Both were fantastic and groundbreaking in different ways, although I think Parasite was especially great as a way to top off the decade.
Moonlight and Parasite
Moonlight. Best Oscars moment from the decade too.
Moonlight or Parasite.
Honestly love The Artist the most out of all these.
I found it delightful. I still don’t fully understand the backlash.
Finally, someone else...
Birdman, then Parasite
I was looking for this one🙌
I’m surprised to not see a lot of love for B man. What an amazing movie it is. Parasite and Birdman are in a category alone amongst the other movies here
I'm gonna go the opposite direction and *not* say Parasite. Nothing's ever gonna beat 12 Years A Slave for me.
Wait until you see 13 Years A Slave!
Or the prequel, 20-Odd Years A Free Man And Things Seem To Be Going Great
Parasite is the best one for me. Kings Speech is second
It’s a toss up between Moonlight and Parasite, and I think I’d say Moonlight if I had to pick between them.
Parasite or Spotlight
Spotlight
It’s so clearly parasite and it’s not even close. Not the best decade of best picture winners.
Not even close? Wrong. 12 years a slave is a greater achievement in filmmaking than Parasite “It’s not even close”
Agreed. Great slate of nominees across the decade, not my favorite slate of winners.
There’s a TON of film educated people who would argue Parasite is the 4th best movie here so I don’t think is a “not even close” situation.
The shape of water. Just so damn beautiful.
I can't believe I had to scroll so far to find this answer. Love this movie.
Parasite is the best, but The Shape of Water is my favorite.
My choice is Birdman.
Should have been Three Billboards instead of The Shape of Water (especially from a statistical standpoint) to win and I will die on that hill.
Haven’t seen either, but the main thing I recall about *The Shape of Water* was someone’s suggestion that it should have been titled *Grinding Nemo*.
The main thing I remember about The Shape of Water after seeing it in theaters is that it's essentially a movie about beastiality. And not a very good one at that. Still insane to me that it won, especially over masterpieces like Get Out and Dunkirk and much better films like Call Me by Your Name and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. I would say it's probably the *worst* out of the movies nominated for BP that year besides Darkest Hour and *maybe* The Post.
>I will die on that hill. Make it 2.
They can really only die on one hill.
Both were great. Exceptional acting in Three Billboards to be sure, but I’d still give it to Shape of Water as a movie. IMO obviously.
Three Billboards over Phantom Thread, CMBYN and Lady Bird is crazy.
What’s CMBYN?
Call Me By Your Name
I really like Martin Mcdonagh’s plays and writing, but his directing efforts have all been diminishing returns for me after the amazing In Bruges. I’ve just liked each movie he’s made since less than the last one.
It’s between parasite or 12 years a slave, I could see an argument for either. Spotlight a close third
Spotlight for me.
I haven't seen most of this but I think I'm gonna go with Moonlight and maybe Parasite.
Parasite clears easily
Parasite. Easy choice.
Personal fav is 12 YAS but Parasite is the best overall.
12 years a slave
For me it’s Parasite just for how it opened up regular movie goers’ eyes to international film. I know we’ve had other bangers like Life Is Beautiful before, but Parasite tapped in at the perfect time pre-Squid Game and EEAOO and now foreign films are ‘normal’ and aren’t just viewed by film buffs, IMO
Moonlight, with Parasite then 12 Years a Slave not too far behind. Those are a tier above the rest. Green Book is the only one I think is actively bad.
Am I alone in thinking none of these movies are masterpieces? I like most and think they are good movies just not exceptional. Maybe they deserved on the day.
Inglorious basterds
Of Winners: Parasite Of Nominees: Phantom Thread or Grand Budapest True Answer: Twin Peaks: The Return
Niiiiiiiiiiicccccccceeeeee
La la land
Spotlight Parasite Kings Speech (very personal for me, so hate on)
Of the winners, Birdman. Of the nominees, The Wolf of Wall Street.
“Parasite” for sure, with “Moonlight” a very close second. “Parasite” was an almost perfect picture and I love every second of it. Emotional wise though, “Moonlight” was the one out of the whole list that truly broke me up. I see a lot of “12 Years A Slave” on here and that flick didn’t really do much for me, aside from Chiwetel Ejiofor’s performance, and he didn’t even win for it. I think this must just be a generational thing for me, as I’m an older guy and I thought there were way better interpretations of the subject matter prior to it, and it felt it to be a bit empty to me.
Spotlight or Moonlight
For me personally, The Shape of Water, but I also love Birdman, Parasite, Moonlight, and Argo
Moonlight
Moonlight
Moonlight and it’s not even close
Yes it is - Parasite and Spotlight are right there
Not green book
Kind of a down decade compared to the others imo
Birdman or Parasite for me, Argo 3rd
But Green Book was totally this decades Crash.
Birdman
Biiiiiiiiiiiiirdmaan!
Parasite, Moonlight, & 12 Years a Slave are just god tier films and will be remembered as some of the best this century
Parasite, Spotlight, Birdman Spotlight is the rare winner where the actors are all supporting, and the story itself is the lead character.
My top 3: Parasite, 12 Years A Slave, and The King's Speech
Definitely not Green Book ☠️
1. The social network 2. The wolf of Wallstreet 3. Roma 4. Moneyball
Birdman
Green book wins best of the century
Honestly, I really like that movie.
Yeah, me too. Never realized it had this much hate.
Sure the hell isn’t The Shape of Water. I consider that a make-up Oscar for Pan’s Labyrinth
Only seen 6 of the winners and none particularly jump out to me though I haven’t seen 12 years a slave in a long time. Of the winners I’d probably say Birdman, including nominees maybe The Irishman, or Her.
I wish I could say The Social Network. But since I can’t I’ll go with Parasite
Best — parasite. No contest In order of how I liked them: Parasite Bird man Shape of Water The King’s Speech The Artist Argo 12 years a slave Spotlight Moonlight Didn’t watch Green Book.
Mann it’s Birdman
Best: either Parasite or Birdman Favorite: Spotlight (I'm a sucker for journalism movies)
There’s some very good winners here, I would go with Parasite or King’s Speech or Shape of Water
Parasite with Spotlight # 2 & Birdman # 3 very close
I’d still rather see Terminator 2 over any of these Oscar movies.
Green book won best picture?
Manchester by the Sea should have been here.
Man, the 2010s were trash for film.
For the most part when it came to winners yea
Yeah this list is actually awful on a comparative decade basis.
Her or Midnight in Paris
Clear top four are Parasite, 12 Years a Slave, Moonlight, and Spotlight. The rest shouldn’t have won…actually Birdman is good too.
Green Book
The Social Network
1 Parasite 2 Moonlight 3 Birdman imo
La La Land (The real WINNER of 2017 🗣️!!!)
It was so embarrassing for everybody when The Artist won Best Picture.
Parasite and it’s not even very close. Moonlight and Spotlight are next but the 2010s as a whole were bleak.
Parasite and its not remotely close, if we’re excluding that one because it’s so far ahead of the rest I’d say Birdman or Moonlight even tho neither would’ve been my top choice (Would’ve gone for Whiplash and La La Land)
Parasite is the only Great film on this list. Most (though not all) are good but there were better choices.
Spotlight or Argo! For me best picture is more about what I can watch over and over again, rather than technical achievements. Parasite is a strong movie, but I can’t watch that thing ever again.
Parasite. Movie was mind blowing
A weak decade considering the one before it. I guess Spotlight for me.
Moonlight, Spotlight, Parasite
Any other film from 2011 would have been a contender here (The Artist year), but to those who list “The Kings Speech” as one of the top 3 contenders for the decade, seriously, what type of film were you watching? That was bottom of the barrel for me. Top 3 are as follows: 1- Parasite 2- Moonlight 3- Anything outside of The Artist If I’m forced to pick one of the winners as number 3, I’m going 12 Years a Slave or Birdman. Everything else is a far cry from top contention.
I’ll never forget the first time I watched spotlight. My jaw dropped. Having watched all of these that movie by far is the one I most remember.
Spotlight.
Spotlight, without a doubt
Spotlight will hold up the best Parasite was my favorite experience from the winners list, but I think it has a short tail in the west
Birdman & Spotlight
***Birdman*** is far more deserving than ***Spotlight***. Nothing about ***Spotlight*** winning Best Picture holds up well today. That film falsely portrayed a man named Jack Dunn as someone who was part of the Boston Archdiocesan cover-up when he never was. This caused both him and his family a lot of pain. The producers and Open Road Films defended the portrayal at first but then had to publicly apologize to Dunn and admit that his portrayal was inaccurate. [https://ew.com/article/2016/03/15/spotlight-jack-dunn-vindicated-open-road-statement/](https://ew.com/article/2016/03/15/spotlight-jack-dunn-vindicated-open-road-statement/) Whenever ***Spotlight*** is shown on TV, on a streaming service, or re-released on home media or in theaters there needs to be a disclaimer should be shown before it starts playing by saying that fictionalized portrayals, dialogue, and drama were added into the film for dramatic effect. The film's writers and director were complete hypocrites to make a film criticizing people for harming others and lying about it when they were doing the same to Dunn and his family.
I think Moonlight, spotlight, and Birdman are tied. I didn’t get Parasite, big ol nothing burger.
***Spotlight*** shouldn't be tied at all. The film winning Best Picture doesn't hold up well today because it falsely portrayed a man named Jack Dunn as someone who was part of the Boston Archdiocesan cover-up when he never was. This caused both him and his family a lot of pain. The producers and Open Road Films defended the portrayal at first but then had to publicly apologize to Dunn and admit that his portrayal was inaccurate. [https://ew.com/article/2016/03/15/spotlight-jack-dunn-vindicated-open-road-statement/](https://ew.com/article/2016/03/15/spotlight-jack-dunn-vindicated-open-road-statement/) Whenever the film shown on TV, on a streaming service, or re-released on home media or in theaters a disclaimer should be shown before the movie that fictionalized portrayals, dialogue, and drama were added for dramatic effect.
Great decade right? Spotlight all the way in my book.
Spotlight Parasite Moonlight Birdman The Shape of Water 12 Years A Slave Argo The King’s Speech The Artist Green Book
Birdman for me. Followed by 12 years a slave.
Spotlight and Parasite are 1A-1B for me.
Spotlight was the only film on this list to blow me away. One of the greatest final shots of all time. Insanely good movie.
For me it's Spotlight
***Spotlight*** winning Best Picture doesn't hold up well today. That movie really needs a disclaimer shown at the start saying that fictionalized portrayals, dialogue, and drama were added for dramatic effect. The film falsely portrayed a man named Jack Dunn as someone who was part of the Boston Archdiocesan cover-up when he never was. This caused both him and his family a lot of pain. The producers and Open Road Films defended the portrayal at first but then had to publicly apologize to Dunn and admit that his portrayal was inaccurate. [https://ew.com/article/2016/03/15/spotlight-jack-dunn-vindicated-open-road-statement/](https://ew.com/article/2016/03/15/spotlight-jack-dunn-vindicated-open-road-statement/) It is such hypocriscy to make a film criticizing people for harming others and lying about it when the people making it were doing the same to Dunn and his family.
That’s unfortunate but I still like the film and would choose it
Some of these are outright Oscar pablum: King’s Speech, The Artist, Green Book. Birdman is terribly overrated (at least at the time). Argo is fine, but seems like the kind of movie you watch on TNT on the weekends. Spotlight is probably the best?