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De Niro. Hepburn. Winfrey. The biggest movies of the 1980s captured audiences' imaginations thanks to outstanding performances by some of Hollywood's biggest stars. These are the 1980s movies nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. These prize-winning films took viewers around the globe, from the rivers of India to the rural Pennsylvania countryside. Whatever the setting, these Oscar nominees and winners continue to win over new fans to this day.What films will you find on this list of 1980s Oscar winners? Tom Cruise made the transition from teen heartthrob to dramatic actor throughout the 1980s. The star appeared in Oscar-nominated films including&nbsp;Rain Man and <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-born-on-the-4th-of-july/joswo?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Born on the Fourth of July</a>. The nostalgia-fueled dramedy The Big Chill – and its even bigger soundtrack – was also a hit with fans and Oscar voters in the '80s.In 1985, Out of Africa beat such other great films as The Color Purple and Witness for the Best Picture trophy. Other good films on this top 1980s Oscar nominated movies list include Hannah and Her Sisters, Moonstruck, and Field of Dreams.What's the very best flick among these Oscar-nominated 1980s films? That's up to you to decide. Give your favorite movies a thumbs up to move them to the number one spot on the list.

Terms of Endearment

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1980s Oscar Nominees | '80s Movies Nominated for Best Picture

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A frustrating look at the most glaring unexplained plot holes that will ruin your favorite films forever.

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It’s hard to make a movie. Wait, no, that’s an understatement. It’s almost impossible. Even if you&nbsp;have a perfect script, there are almost infinite unquantifiable&nbsp;forces working against you,&nbsp;screwing up your vision, from problems with cast and crew to permit issues, weather, financing, and endless post-production delays. It’s a wonder any film is ever completed, let alone good enough to win an award. Hell, even if you manage to make an awards-worthy film, you have to make creative choices to get to the finish line. Such choices may include cutting cumbersome exposition, or simply throwing the audience into a world of absolutes, devoid of&nbsp;exposition. Despite the&nbsp;accolades, there are plenty of unexplained things in Oscar winning movies, a lot of which boil down to lapses in logic. Characters disappear or&nbsp;know things&nbsp;they shouldn’t, and sometimes, well, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/things-movies-get-wrong-about-vietnam-war/christopher-myers">stuff just happens</a>.Academy Award movies with unexplained plot points aren’t new;&nbsp;they’ve been around since the little golden statues were first handed out. While it stands to reason&nbsp;Academy Award winners&nbsp;that probably didn’t deserve it would have purposeless scenes&nbsp;or characters who could suddenly <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ZKvMgETJxecC&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=sequence+structure+paul+usc+screenwriting&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjCiL6ziJ3RAhWJgFQKHcrcDGEQ6AEIIzAA#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false">connect the A and B plots</a>, a lot of&nbsp;Oscar winning films with unexplained moments are considered to be among&nbsp;the best&nbsp;ever made. So <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/scifi-movies-with-unexplained-moments/jacob-shelton">why are they so confusing</a>?

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

17 Oscar-Winning Movies That Got Away With Not Explaining Major Things

17 Oscar-Winning Movies That Glossed Over Serious Lapses in Logic

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Awards

Over the years, there have been so many <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-actors?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">great actors</a> and actresses <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/people-who-have-egots/celebrity-lists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">who have won</a> Oscars for portraying classic characters. Some of these best actor Oscar performances were for roles based on real people, while others were based on fictional characters.Who are some of the best characters to win an Oscar? Randle Patrick McMurphy from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest made our list. Jack Nicholson won a Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of this not-so-crazy patient in 1975. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was based on the 1962 <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/ken-kesey-books-and-stories-and-written-works/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Ken Kesey book</a> of the same name. Marlon Brando's iconic portrayal of Vito Corleone in the film The Godfather also made our list. Brando took home the Best Actor Oscar in 1972.Several Best Actress performances also made this list. Julia Robert's portrayal of Erin Brockovich in the film of the same name, earned her an Oscar for Best Actress in 2000. Other Best Actress roles that are featured on this list include Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) from Black Swan and Clarice Starling (Jody Foster) from The&nbsp;Silence of the Lambs. Halle Berry was the first African American woman to win an Oscar for her performance as Leticia Musgrove in Monster's Ball. &nbsp;Which best actor Oscar-winning performance is your favorite? Vote up your favorite role, and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments section.

Maximus Decimus Meridius

The Very Best Oscar Winning Performances

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There&rsquo;s an unspoken deal between filmmakers and spectators. Filmmakers ask that spectators accept films as make believe and know that in order to get lost in a film world they must agree to some level of suspension of disbelief. Seasoned spectators accept those terms in order to insert themselves into the world created by the filmmakers. However, there are limitations to that deal. Even though an audience is perfectly willing to accept things like a little boy that sees ghosts, or a teenager that can travel to the future in a DeLorean through a wormhole when it hits 88 mph - that doesn&rsquo;t mean that an audience is willing to overlook parts of the plot that don&rsquo;t add up. Here are the Oscar-nominated movies with plot holes you can&rsquo;t un-see.

Yes, there are even plot holes in Academy Award nominated movies. The Matrix is one of the most innovative sci-fi films ever made and its introduction of bullet time technology and a mind-bending plot earned it four Academy Awards, but it&rsquo;s far from perfect.

It&rsquo;s easy for a spectator to accept the premise of a dystopian future in which machines hold the bodies of humans captive, while their minds are part of a simulated reality or dream world called the Matrix. But, we can&rsquo;t ignore the giant plot hole that puts Cypher into the Matrix without the benefit of an operator or with someone there to plug him in. It goes against the narrative rules of the film that have been constructed for the audience, therefore <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/90s-movies-plot-holes/jonathan-mendelsohn/" target="_blank">it&rsquo;s a plot hole</a> that needs to be at the very least brought up for discussion. There are theories out there attempting to explain away this plot hole, but none truly satisfy all the rules previously established by the film.

The Matrix is just one Academy Award film that actually has a slew of plot holes. Check out these other plot holes in great movies and vote up the film plot holes that bother you the most.

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Oscar-Nominated Movies with Plot Holes You Can't Unsee

Often, time will serve as the best indicator of greatness. Sure, there are award ceremonies, big box office, and rave reviews to indicate whether a film is worthy of praise or not. But the true test is to judge a movie ten, twenty, thirty, forty years down the line. Are people talking about the film in terms of being a classic? Does the story hold up? Is it a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/what-movies-can-you-watch-over-and-over-again--v1" target="_blank">rewatchable film</a>?&nbsp;How about the direction, cinematography, acting? Sometimes, the most deserving films don’t win awards. Heck, sometimes the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-movies-of-all-time" target="_blank">best films of all time</a>&nbsp;aren’t even nominated. This is a list of 28 great movies that didn’t win a single Academy Award.Oscar snubs happen every year, but it’s still hard to believe that masterpieces like The Shining, Singin’ in the Rain, and Do the Right Thing did not win a single Academy Award. The Shining is often cited as the greatest horror film ever made. Singin’ in the Rain is #1 on the<a href="http://www.afi.com/100Years/musicals.aspx" target="_blank"> American Film Institute’s list</a> of the Greatest Movie Musicals of All Time. And Spike Lee’s joint Do the Right Thing is considered one of the most seminal films on race relations in the history of cinema.We can now see the greatness and power of those films. However, The Shining did not receive a single Academy Award nomination, Singin' in the Rain did not receive a nod for Best Picture in 1953, and neither did Do the Right Thing in 1989.This list is not about who should have won at the Oscars. Whether or not we think that The Shawshank Redemption should have beat Forrest Gump in the Best Picture category in 1995 is irrelevant. This list is simply pointing out that these (mostly) time-tested movies that people still discuss and put on “best of” lists did not earn a single Academy Award in any category.Maybe they got robbed, maybe they really were just second best that year. Either way, some of the films that made this list will shock you. Be sure to make your voice heard by voting up the best films that deserved to win at least one Oscar.

It's a Wonderful Life

28 Great Films That Didn't Win Oscars

Best Movies to Not Win an Oscar | Films Without Oscars

Ann Casano

Speeches

One of the best parts of the Oscars broadcast each year is the moving and heartfelt acceptance speeches. The Academy Awards are the highest honor a director, actor, or person in the world of film can win. As a result, some of the best Oscar speeches are memorable for the winner's nerves, excitement, and enthusiasm. Which Oscar-winning stars have given the best acceptance speeches?Especially with the advent of YouTube and social media, Academy Award speeches (and those from just about any awards show) are replayed and enjoyed (or scrutinized) even long after the telecast has aired. But not all Oscar speeches are created equal. Far from it. Winners react with everything from pure excitement (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) to an outpouring of emotion (Halle Berry) to being completely overwhelmed (Jennifer Lawrence).These are the best Academy Award Speeches of all time! Vote up the speeches you find the most moving, and get ready to feel all the feels.

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The Greatest Oscar Acceptance Speeches of All Time

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The Best Oscar Acceptance Speeches of All Time

2021 Awards

While film releases this year&nbsp;have&nbsp;been unsteady, there are still&nbsp;many great movies competing&nbsp;for Best&nbsp;Picture&nbsp;at the 2021 Oscars. From powerful biopics to captivating dramas, the best film nominees feature the best movies of the year.

From Chlo&eacute; Zhao&#39;s creative triumph with the compelling and raw story of Nomadland to David Fincher&#39;s nostalgic retelling of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz&#39;s journey&nbsp;developing a cinematic&nbsp;masterpiece in Mank, these are the films that have many buzzing about award season. Other best picture nominees include&nbsp;The <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/trial-of-the-chicago-7-true-story/genevieve-carlton?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Trial of the Chicago 7</a>,&nbsp;Minari, Judas and the Black Messiah,&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Father.&nbsp;

Make your 2021 Oscars&nbsp;predictions&nbsp;by voting up the nominees you think will win, and don&#39;t miss the 93rd Academy&nbsp;Awards on Sunday, April 25, 2021.

Which Movie Will Win Best Picture At The 2021 Oscars?

2021 Oscars Predictions: Best Picture Nominees

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The&nbsp;2021&nbsp;<a href="https://abc.com/shows/oscars/news/nominations/oscar-nominations-2021-list" target="_blank">Academy Award nominations</a>&nbsp;celebrate a year of achievement in film, but not everyone who gave a great performance or directed an amazing movie could be nominated. Here is a look at the year&#39;s biggest snubs. Vote up the performances, directors, films, or other achievements that deserved&nbsp;Oscar love in 2021.

The 41 Biggest Snubs Of The 2021 Academy Awards

General

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What are Oscar bait movies? <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/oscar-bait-movies/loganrapp" target="_blank">Oscar bait movies</a> are made for one reason:&nbsp;to rake in Academy Award nominations. These prestige films are not necessarily even meant to make money at the box office. Here are 15 films that wanted to take home an Academy Award but failed to garner a single Oscar nomination.

Usually released in the late fall or early winter so Academy voters will remember them, Oscar bait films are typically heavy dramas based on historical events or feature a controversial civic issue like capital punishment. Sometimes&nbsp;they are stories about real-life people who overcame adversity like mental illness&nbsp;or fought against all odds to achieve their dreams.&nbsp;

Oscar bait movies are sometimes grand epics with acclaimed ensemble casts led by an esteemed director. Other times, they are smaller independent films with an A-List actor willing to not only take scale pay&nbsp;but also add or lose a tremendous amount of weight&nbsp;or otherwise alter their appearance.&nbsp;

Unfortunately, many of the dramas intended to induce tears&nbsp;or tell an epic story&nbsp;come off as contrived and pretentious. Some of these failed Oscar bait films are truly bad movies, while&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/pretty-good-oscar-bait-movies/jonathan-sherman" target="_blank">others were okay</a>&nbsp;but just not good enough to gain Oscar&rsquo;s attention.&nbsp;

Oscar Bait Movies That Utterly Failed To Bait Any Oscars

Oscar Bait Movies That Failed To Bait Any Oscars

As of 2019, only one anime movie has been awarded the prestigious <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-oscar-winning-animated-films/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Academy Award for Best Animated Feature</a>. While&nbsp;Spirited Away,&nbsp;which won in 2002, is more than deserving, there are plenty of other anime movies that should have won Oscars too.&nbsp;The voters for the Oscars have demonstrated some serious ignorance&nbsp;when it comes to the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-world-to-live-in/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">world of anime</a>. It&#39;s not just that there are far too many&nbsp;anime movies that were snubbed at the Oscars, it&#39;s that the voters literally aren&#39;t aware of their existence.

Let&#39;s take a look at some of the amazing anime that deserved an Academy Award. Hopefully,&nbsp;Spirited Away&nbsp;won&#39;t remain the only one, and the Oscars will recognize the great stories and&nbsp;artistic brilliance that anime has to offer. Though many wonderful anime movies came out prior to 2001, we&#39;ll only be looking at movies that came out during the years since the category for best animation was established.

15 Times Anime Should Have Won The Oscar For 'Best Animated Feature'

Anna Lindwasser

History

The Academy Awards have celebrated accomplished stars in Hollywood since 1929. Each year, the best of&nbsp;Hollywood royalty is granted an <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-academy-award-winners-for-best-picture" target="_blank">Oscar</a> for their outstanding work in entertainment. Stars gather on the red carpet to show off the latest trends in high fashion, and the glitz and glamour of the event gets immortalized in photographs and newspapers.&nbsp;

From Lucille Ball&#39;s final public appearance&nbsp;to Audrey Hepburn&#39;s charming appreciation for her award to Sidney Poitier&#39;s well-deserved win, these photos of Hollywood royalty at the Oscars encapsulate the most iconic looks of each decade.&nbsp;

How Hollywood Royalty Looked At The Oscars Over The Decades

Bailey Brown

Even the best performers in Hollywood are not above appearing in a comic book movie, and Oscar winners have a history of turning in big, transformative performances in big summer blockbusters. Whether as the villain or the hero, these Academy Award winners gave their all to these &quot;paycheck&quot; roles.

18 Oscar-Winning Actors Who Were Unrecognizable In Iconic Comic Book Roles

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18 Oscar Winners Who Were Unrecognizable In Comic Book Roles

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The Best Actors and Actresses

Over the years, many <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-actors?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">great actors</a> and actresses have been awarded the title of &quot;Best Actor&quot; for their portrayal of classic characters in film. Some of these Oscar-winning performances were based on real people, while other performances that won Oscars were based on fictional characters.&nbsp;Who are some of the best character portrayals that have earned actors Oscars? Forrest Gump from Forrest Gump made our list. Tom Hanks won a Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of this multi-talented man. Forrest Gump was based on the 1986 Winston Groom book of the same name. Anthony Hopkins's iconic portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in the film The <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/silence-of-the-lambs-is-hilarious/erin-mccann?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Silence of the Lambs</a> also made our list. Hopkins took home the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-actors-with-more-than-one-oscar/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Best Actor Oscar</a> in 1991.Several Best Supporting Actor performances also made the cut. Gregory Peck's performance as Atticus Finch in the film To Kill A Mockingbird, based on the novel by Harper Lee, earned him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 1962. Other supporting actor roles that are featured on this list include Tommy DeVito from Goodfellas, played by Joe Pesci, and Rod Tidwell from Jerry McGuire, played by Cuba Gooding Jr.Which best actor performance is your favorite? Vote up your favorite Oscar-winning character below!&nbsp;

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The Best Oscar-Winning Actor Performances, Ranked

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Performances

The Academy Awards tend to favor non-blockbuster films, but there have been plenty of Oscar-worthy performances in movie series. While it&#39;s true that so-called &quot;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/overqualified-nerd-franchise-icons/jake-williams" target="_blank">nerd franchises</a>&quot; tend to have lots of action sequences and fancy visual effects, they could never achieve such immense popularity if they didn&#39;t contain&nbsp;acting that engaged audiences and made them care about the characters. Actors rarely getting nominated for these movies borders on cinematic snobbery. They fully deserve recognition.

This list will outline the most memorable, award-worthy performances from your favorite franchises. Of course, when you&#39;re talking about an entire series of movies, the quality level of each installment can vary. That said, each of the following performers has at least one entry in which they deliver particularly noteworthy work. Many of them have it across multiple pictures. In every&nbsp;case, this list will make the argument for why they deserved Oscar consideration.

Who gave the best performances in movie franchises? Vote up the ones you think deserved a chance at&nbsp;the gold.

Blockbuster Franchise Performances That Deserved An Oscar Nomination

Mike McGranaghan

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issues the be-all and end-all of acting awards in the United States: the coveted Oscar. Only one man and one woman get to win the Academy Awards for leading roles every year, but which of the performances turned in by the talented and highly-praised actors below are <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-truly-hard-seltzer-flavors/bottoms-up?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">truly the best</a> of the best? This list ranks the best Oscar-winning performances by <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-film-actors-and-actresses-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">actors and actresses</a> in leading roles over the last 50 years - since 1966.These performances were (according to the Academy) the absolute best that each year had to offer. But which of those is the absolute best? Is it the iconic portrayal of Vito Corleone turned in by Marlon Brando in The Godfather? Maybe it's Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice? Or is it a more recent recipient? Maybe Julianne Moore in Still Alice&nbsp;or Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything? Use your votes to decide!Below you'll find the best leading performances since the 1966 Academy Awards - honoring <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-movies-of-1965/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">films released in 1965</a>, through to today. Vote up your the leading performances by an actor or actress you think were the best and see your picks rise to the top!

Jessica Tandy as Daisy Werthan

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All Oscar Winning Performances Since 1965, Ranked Best to Worst

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Horror Buff Stuff

Every career starts somewhere. Before the esteemed actresses on this list became Oscar darlings, they got their start in the horror, suspense, and thriller genres. In some cases, even if it wasn&#39;t their very first film, it was the first time many of them were noticed, propelling them&nbsp;from those roles to greater glory.&nbsp;

Many have reflected on their time making these movies fondly, and the films themselves have enjoyed a resurgence due to the fame of the actresses that took part in them. Now that they have a second life, will you check them out?&nbsp;

Oscar-Winning Actresses Who Began Their Careers In Horror Movies

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All of the best <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/every-oscar-winning-film-ever/drake-bird?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Oscar winning movies</a> that won the Oscar for Best Picture. Currently, there are 92&nbsp;movies that have won the highly coveted Best Picture Academy Award, and they are all here for you to vote and rank from best to worst. The annual Academy Awards ceremony brings the world together in celebration of the best films of the year, and this list of all the movies that have won the Best Picture Academy Award is here in celebration of decades of quality filmmaking.

With 92&nbsp;years of votable film history behind us, there are plenty of classic movies vying for the honor of being called the greatest film that won the Academy Award for Best Picture. From the movies that win critical acclaim across generational divides (The Godfather, Schindler&#39;s List), to the feel-good movies with great casts (Forrest Gump, The Artist), to controversial Best Picture Oscar winners (The Hurt Locker, Crash), this list of the films that won a Best Picture Oscar is here to separate the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-movies-of-all-time">best movies of all time</a> from the ones that were maybe the best of the year they won.

What is the best movie that ever won the Best Picture Oscar? What is the worst movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture? Vote on these Best Picture winners,&nbsp;and maybe you&#39;ll find out! If there&#39;s an Oscar winner for Best Picture that you didn&#39;t like, vote it down and let other moviegoers know it wasn&#39;t worthy of film&#39;s top honor.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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And... Action!

This is a list of the greatest directors in movie history, who are most deserving of Academy Awards and critical recognition. The list includes directors who have already won major awards, those who continue to have the potential to win Oscars, and filmmakers who were overlooked by the Academy during their lifetime.

Often, the greatest of these filmmakers will go unrecognized by the Motion Picture Academy, particularly during the most active, vital period of their careers. Alfred Hitchcock famously never took home a statue for best director, despite being perhaps the one of the most&nbsp;iconic film directors, and certainly one of the most significant contributors to contemporary film language and genre. Another of the best film directors in history, Martin Scorsese, eventually did take home best director for his work on The Departed,&nbsp;but this film came long after the movies for which Scorsese will likely be best remembered - Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull,&nbsp;and so on.

Who is the best film director? Do you think Guillermo del Toro is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time? Some say David Lynch is one of the greatest Hollywood directors of all time. If you don&rsquo;t agree that they are some of the best movie directors, here&#39;s your chance to make your opinion known.

The top 10 people on this list are perhaps the 10 best directors of all time. Vote up those you believe are&nbsp;the best filmmakers of all time. Then check back to see if your favorites topped the list!&nbsp;

Orson Welles

The Greatest Directors In Movie History

The Best Directors of All Time, Ranked By Fans

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Who are the best Oscar hosts of alltime? This is a list of Academy Awards emcees, with photos, voted on by Oscar fans worldwide. Some are hard to argue - Bob Hope, who hosted (or co-hosted) the Academy Awards a whopping 18 times, was a phenomenal master of ceremonies. Billy Crystal is another amazing host (not surprisingly, he's hosted 8 times). Among the more recent Academy Awards hosts, several stand out as great: Steve Martin, Whoopi Goldberg and Jon Stewart come to mind. I've included many of my favorite Oscar emcees on this list, but feel free to add your own. And be sure to vote for your favorite hosts too!What makes for a truly great Oscar host? First and foremost, a stellar opener is a must. You've got to capture the audience's attention and be prepared to hold it for the duration. These shows run long, so that can certainly be a challenge. Humor is always a huge plus (many on this list are comedians). Oh, and be ready to punt at a moment's notice: The Academy Awards show is live, after all, and anything can happen (just ask 1974 Oscars emcee David Niven, who dealt with a streaker).

Ellen DeGeneres

The Best Oscar Hosts Ever

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Best Oscars Hosts | List of All Best Academy Awards Hosts

Tom Banks

Who gave the worst Oscar-nominated performances yet still managed to win? This list contains <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-film-actors-and-actresses-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">actors and actresses</a> who, despite winning the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-actors-to-win-best-actor-oscar/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Academy Award for best actor</a>, best actress, or either of the best supporting categories, are still unworthy, whether for that specific performance&nbsp;or just in general career terms. These are the worst Oscar winners that you feel&nbsp;are weak actors who have been overpraised by peers, critics, and the public alike.

A number of actors have won Oscars, only to then have their careers taper off quickly. Adrien Brody won the Academy Award for Best Actor at age 29 in 2003 for the film The Pianist&nbsp;(becoming the youngest actor to ever win an Oscar in the category), and has - in the interim - failed to appear in a large number of popular or award-contending films (with a few notable exceptions.) F. Murray Abraham, as well, saw his roles begin to dry up after winning the Academy Award for the role of Salieri in Amadeus.

Who are the worst actors and actresses who nevertheless have received American acting&#39;s highest honor? Who are the worst actors to win Oscars? Help decide the unworthy Oscar winners by for your picks below. Then check back to see if your least favorite topped the list!&nbsp;

Reese Witherspoon

The Worst Oscar-Winning Actors Ever

The 100+ Worst Actors To Win An Oscar, Ranked By Fans

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Celebrating actresses of every type, shape, size, and color, including leading ladies, femme fatales, ingénues, manic pixie dream girls, scream queens, bombshells, sassy best friends, girls next door, alpha HBICs, virginal princesses, & Viola Davis.

Women Who Act

Every year the Academy evaluates a year's worth of brilliant performances and picks what they believe to be the best of the best, nominating these for the most prestigious acting awards in cinema: the Oscars. This in itself is an honor - just to be nominated for an Academy Award. But only one person can win each year, and the women listed here have all taken home Oscar gold for Best Actress in a Leading Role - so which <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-actress-oscar-love-curse/donn-saylor?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Best Actress Oscar</a> winners are the best?Of the leading women <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/people-who-have-egots/celebrity-lists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">who have won</a> Best Actress, who is the&nbsp;best&nbsp;Best Actress? Is it the most nominated women of all time Meryl Streep, with 15 nominations? Is it a classic actress like Katharine Hepburn (who has the most wins, with four)? What about Audrey Hepburn, or Grace Kelly? Maybe a more modern choice like Hilary Swank, Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Lawrence, or Julianne Moore?With so many options choosing the best is hard, but that's where you come in. Vote up the very best actresses of all the Best Actress Academy Award winners below!