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A list of films that actually SHOULD have been nominated to (in some cases, win) Best Picture at the Oscars and didn't have a chance due to genre, politics and circumstances (being underrated back then)

 
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  1. 1
    Blade Runner Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    Blade Runner

    1982
    Ridley Scott
    Thriller, Science fiction, Crime Thriller, Dystopia, Cult, Film noir, Existentialism, Future noir, Cyberpunk, Neo-noir More
    Joanna Cassidy, Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah, John Edward Allen, Edward James Olmos, Kevin Thompson, James Hong, M. Emmet Walsh, Morgan Paull, William Sanderson, Rutger Hauer, Brion James, Joe Turkel, Hy Pyke More
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  2. 2
    Trainspotting Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    Trainspotting

    1996
    Danny Boyle
    Drama, Comedy, Crime, Black comedy, Indie, Film adaptation, Cult, Buddy film More
    Ewan McGregor, Billy Riddoch, Annie Louise Ross, Fiona Bell, Robert Carlyle, Ewen Bremner, Shirley Henderson, Irvine Welsh, Keith Allen, Vincent Friell, James Cosmo, Kevin Allen, Eddie Nestor, Jonny Lee Miller, Finlay Welsh, Kelly Macdonald, Stuart McQuarrie, Kevin McKidd, Susan Vidler, Dale Winton, Eileen Nicholas, Peter Mullan, Pauline Lynch, Hugh Ross, Victor Eadie More
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  3. 3
    Hero Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    Hero

    2002
    Zhang Yimou
    Martial arts, Action/Adventure, World cinema, Wuxia
    Jet Li, Chen Daoming, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Donnie Yen, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi More
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  4. 4
    Do the Right Thing Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    Do the Right Thing

    1989
    Spike Lee
    Drama, Comedy, Indie
    Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Benjamin, Giancarlo Esposito, Martin Lawrence, Gwen McGee, Rick Aiello, Robin Harris, Danny Aiello, Ruby Dee, Bill Nunn, John Savage, Rosie Perez, Miguel Sandoval, Nicholas Turturro, Angel Ramirez, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Joie Lee, John Turturro, Erik Dellums, Richard Edson, Frankie Faison, Garry Pastore More
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  5. 5
    The Shining Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    The Shining

    1980
    Stanley Kubrick
    Psychological thriller, Horror, Surrealism, Supernatural, Slasher, Film adaptation, New Hollywood More
    Barry Nelson, Joe Turkel, Phillip Stone, Louise Burns, Scatman Crothers, Anne Jackson, Lisa Burns, Jack Nicholson, Lia Beldam, Shelley Duvall, Philip Stone, Danny Lloyd, Tony Burton More
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  7. 6
    Fight Club Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    Fight Club

    1999
    David Fincher
    Drama, Psychological thriller, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Black comedy, Cult, Satire, Airplanes and airports, Existentialism More
    Edward Norton, Richmond Arquette, Meat Loaf, Jared Leto, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Eugenie Bondurant, Zach Grenier, David Andrews, George Maguire, Christina Cabot More
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  8. 7
    Airplane! Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    Airplane!

    1980
    Jerry Zucker, David Zucker, Jim Abrahams
    Comedy, Disaster, Parody, Cult, Satire, Airplanes and airports
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ethel Merman, Al White, Lorna Patterson, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, Peter Graves, Stephen Stucker, Julie Hagerty, Ross Harris, David Leisure, Michelle stacy, Frank Ashmore, Barbara Billingsley, Howard Jarvis, Robert Hays, Leslie Nielsen, Jill Whelan, Jimmie Walker More
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  9. 8
    Little Shop of Horrors Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    Little Shop of Horrors

    1986
    Frank Oz
    Comedy, Musical, Science fiction, Horror, Black comedy, Parody
    Tisha Campbell-Martin, John Scott Martin, Vincent Gardenia, Jim Belushi, Levi Stubbs, Ellen Greene, Tichina Arnold, Bill Murray, Rick Moranis, Steve Martin, Michelle Weeks, John Candy, Christopher Guest More
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  10. 9
    Night of the Living Dead Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968
    George A. Romero
    Black-and-white, Mystery, Horror, Indie, Zombie, Cult, Doomsday film, Splatter film More
    Russell Streiner, Duane Jones, Keith Wayne, Marilyn Eastman, Karl Hardman, Kyra Schon, Judith O'Dea, Judith Ridley, S. William Hinzman More
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    Starship Troopers Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    Starship Troopers

    1997
    Paul Verhoeven
    Thriller, Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Horror, War, Satire More
    Seth Gilliam, Michael Ironside, Blake Lindsley, Brenda Strong, Clancy Brown, Matt Levin, Jake Busey, Dina Meyer, Neil Patrick Harris, Christopher Curry, Casper Van Dien, Marshall Bell, Patrick Muldoon, Anthony Ruivivar, Eric Bruskotter, Amy Smart, Denise Richards, Lenore Kasdorf, Rue McClanahan More
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  12. 11
    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974
    Tobe Hooper
    Horror, Teen, Slasher, Cult, Road-Horror
    Marilyn Burns, Gunnar Hansen, Edwin Neal, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain, Jim Siedow, Teri McMinn, Allen Danziger, John Henry Faulk, John Dugan, William Vail More
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  13. 12
    Halloween Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    Halloween

    1978
    John Carpenter
    Horror, Teen, Slasher, Indie, Cult
    Kyle Richards, Charles Cyphers, Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, P. J. Soles, Brian Andrews, Nancy Kyes, Nick Castle, Sandy Johnson More
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  14. 13
    Women on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    Women on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

    1988
    Pedro Almodóvar
    Drama, Comedy, World cinema
    Chus Lampreave, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Antonio Banderas, María Barranco, Yayo Calvo, Julieta Serrano, Carmen Maura, Rossy de Palma, Guillermo Montesinos, Kiti Manver More
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  15. 14
    The Blair Witch Project Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    The Blair Witch Project

    1999
    Eduardo Sánchez, Daniel Myrick
    Horror, Supernatural, Indie, Cult, Archives and records, Point of view shot More
    Patricia DeCou, Michael C. Williams, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard
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  16. 15
    Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

    2006
    Larry Charles
    Comedy, Mockumentary, Parody, Cult, Satire
    Pamela Anderson, Ken Davitian, Sacha Baron Cohen, Luenell
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    Alien Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    Alien

    1979
    Ridley Scott
    Science fiction, Adventure, Horror, New Hollywood
    Sigourney Weaver, Eddie Powell, Tom Skerritt, Bolaji Badejo, Veronica Cartwright, Yaphet Kotto, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Harry Dean Stanton, Helen Horton More
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  19. 17
    The Front Page Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    The Front Page

    1974
    Billy Wilder
    Drama, Comedy, Period piece, Romance film, Romantic comedy
    Herb Edelman, Jon Korkes, Susan Sarandon, Martin Gabel, Walter Matthau, Dick O'Neill, Charles Durning, Harold Gould, David Wayne, Jack Lemmon, Cliff Osmond, Allen Garfield, Carol Burnett, Vincent Gardenia, Paul Benedict More
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  20. 18
    The Thing Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    The Thing

    1982
    John Carpenter
    Science fiction, Horror, Cult
    Charles Hallahan, Wilford Brimley, Richard Dysart, Peter Maloney, Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Moffat, Joel Polis, David Clennon, Kurt Russell, Keith David, Joel Polis, Thomas G. Waites, T. K. Carter, Richard Masur More
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  21. 19
    Clerks. Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    Clerks.

    1994
    Kevin Smith
    Drama, Comedy, Black-and-white, Indie, Cult, Buddy film
    Brian O'Halloran, Grace Smith, Kevin Smith, Virginia Smith, Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Lisa Spoonhauer, Scott Mosier More
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  22. 20
    King Kong Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    King Kong

    2005
    Peter Jackson
    Thriller, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Romance film, World cinema, Monster movie, Remake More
    John Sumner, Kyle Chandler, Jack Black, Bill Johnson, Adrien Brody, Pip Mushin, Jamie Bell, Peter Jackson, David Pittu, Lobo Chan, Craig Hall, David Denis, Thomas Kretschmann, Naomi Watts, Andy Serkis, Geraldine Brophy, Evan Parke, Colin Hanks, Mark Hadlow More
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  23. 21
    Camino Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance Film picture

    Camino

    2008
    Javier Fesser
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  1. JesusAlonso [List Creator]
    Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance at 3/12/2010 12:56 PM
    Just throwing out some names that actually were really among the BEST of their years, and in some cases, movies that were not ellegible for politcs...
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  2. kristen1985
    Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance at 4/09/2010 1:32 PM
    Duuude, Fight Club is such a classic, it should have won something. However, I suppose it has become more and more respected as the years have gone on, so it did not get the recognition it deserved when it first came out. Such a good film.
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  3. Clark Benson
    Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance at 3/12/2010 1:33 PM
    Agree with most of these (not a horror fan, so won't judge those - and i thought Little shop of Horrors was lame) and thanks for the tip on Camino, will add it to the Netflix.
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  4. Mark
    Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance at 3/12/2010 4:23 PM
    Half of these movies shouldn't even have gotten air time in a movie theater, yet an Oscar nomination. Borat for an Oscar? Are you high?
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    1. JesusAlonso [List Creator]
      Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance at 3/13/2010 7:10 PM
      High? Have you checked out the Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes score for Borat? Huh? It was a hugely critically acclaimed film that, by chance, also became a b.o. sleeper.
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      1. kristen1985
        Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance at 4/09/2010 1:34 PM
        I agree with Jesus. Borat, even though some may see it as silly and/or offensive, is actually a good film. It brings up some extremely powerful issues that no one else has had the guts to point out on film. Sascha Baron Cohen is an acting genius. Not anyone could pull off a film like Borat. But he did just that.
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  5. GoBruins
    Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance at 4/12/2010 10:28 AM
    good to see fight club is on this list. you should include City of God on this list. i don't think that movie got as much recognition as it should have. very good movie.
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  6. chelsay790
    Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance at 3/12/2010 4:02 PM
    i definitely don't agree with the blaire witch project. although it was kind of creative, it definitely does not belong anywhere at the oscars.
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    1. howdyhigh
      Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance at 3/12/2010 4:07 PM
      Haha that movie was creepy. Fight Club definitely deserves some sort of an award. I loooooooove that movie- can't emphasize love enough.
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  7. PT_Tesla
    Films that deserved an Oscar nom but didn't have a chance at 4/09/2010 5:53 PM
    Totally agree with Trainspotting, Hero, Fight Club and Starship Troopers!. Especially Hero, there weren't any controversial points to have kept it out an Oscar run.
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