And The Oscar For Worst Oscar-Winning Movie Of The Year Goes To...
Only winners of the coveted "Fedor's Oscar" are listed here.
Every year Hollywood rewards itself for some of the worst movies it'd made in the previous year, proudly ignoring the truly outstanding films of that year. The fact that they refer to these awards as "Best" must be some kind of an in-joke that I fail as yet to understand.
Let's face it; the Oscars have very little to do with acting, directing or writing quality and everything to do with left-wing politics, hyping the next nepotist kid, the big studios outbidding each other, backroom deals, fat envelopes exchanging hands, and most ludicrous of all the creation of the infamous "Oscar buzz" - the hyping of potential future winners and runners-up before the movies even go into production. That's how laughable the whole circus is. Anyone who takes these awards seriously only has themselves to blame.
The competition for the worst of the worst is very limited in scope, but stiff. In the running are almost always only left-wing propaganda films, unrealistic bio-dramas of iconic historical figures (that either trash or idealize its subject matter), dramas with invalids, costumers without an interesting story, and soap-operatic chick-flicks posing as "deep drama". These are nearly always neck-and-neck, fighting over the golden statuettes. Due to the fairly large number of bad movies jostling for the moronic award they call the "Oscar", I have often listed runner-up movies that are almost as bad as the winning film.
As is to be expected (and as is indeed the intention of the whole hoopla), the gullible and hype-happy masses rush to the cinemas and their DVD stores after each award ceremony, thinking naively that these films truly are the creme-de-la-crop of the previous year. Ts, ts, ts. Even when they leave the viewing disappointed, many still try to convince themselves that the film was good. They force themselves to like it, because - after all - "it's an Oscar winner!". No backbone at all, such viewers. They're the same people who buy a rap album because it picked up a few Grammys.
The list starts off with the worst Oscar-winning film of 2010, and then goes backward.
The list is not yet complete. Plenty more bad movies to be added later. However, the worst Oscar-winners are to be found in the past 30 years, hence the list is almost as good as done.
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Every year Hollywood rewards itself for some of the worst movies it'd made in the previous year, proudly ignoring the truly outstanding films of that year. The fact that they refer to these awards as "Best" must be some kind of an in-joke that I fail as yet to understand.
Let's face it; the Oscars have very little to do with acting, directing or writing quality and everything to do with left-wing politics, hyping the next nepotist kid, the big studios outbidding each other, backroom deals, fat envelopes exchanging hands, and most ludicrous of all the creation of the infamous "Oscar buzz" - the hyping of potential future winners and runners-up before the movies even go into production. That's how laughable the whole circus is. Anyone who takes these awards seriously only has themselves to blame.
The competition for the worst of the worst is very limited in scope, but stiff. In the running are almost always only left-wing propaganda films, unrealistic bio-dramas of iconic historical figures (that either trash or idealize its subject matter), dramas with invalids, costumers without an interesting story, and soap-operatic chick-flicks posing as "deep drama". These are nearly always neck-and-neck, fighting over the golden statuettes. Due to the fairly large number of bad movies jostling for the moronic award they call the "Oscar", I have often listed runner-up movies that are almost as bad as the winning film.
As is to be expected (and as is indeed the intention of the whole hoopla), the gullible and hype-happy masses rush to the cinemas and their DVD stores after each award ceremony, thinking naively that these films truly are the creme-de-la-crop of the previous year. Ts, ts, ts. Even when they leave the viewing disappointed, many still try to convince themselves that the film was good. They force themselves to like it, because - after all - "it's an Oscar winner!". No backbone at all, such viewers. They're the same people who buy a rap album because it picked up a few Grammys.
The list starts off with the worst Oscar-winning film of 2010, and then goes backward.
The list is not yet complete. Plenty more bad movies to be added later. However, the worst Oscar-winners are to be found in the past 30 years, hence the list is almost as good as done.
COMMENTS: The comments section changes introduced several years ago have basically ruined what used to be a fun interaction between list-maker and reader, hence I will be disabling comments on nearly all of my lists. (I said nearly: you're free to spend an hour perusing my other lists to find one that does allow comments.) So if you want to let me know what you think, PM me.
Oh no, wait. They've disabled PMs. So I guess there is no way you can share your views of my lists and reviews with me. That's called "progress".
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- RegistaDavid FincherStelleJesse EisenbergAndrew GarfieldJustin TimberlakeLo studente di Harvard Mark Zuckerberg crea il social network che diventerà noto come Facebook, ma viene citato in giudizio da due fratelli che dichiarano di esserne i veri ideatori e da un socio fondatore che è stato estromesso dalla societàJust when you thought Fincher could not fall any further. Idiotic subject matter, awful cast: these two have become the mainstays of his recent films. Once the hope of American cinema, now just one of many sell-outs trying to hoplesslyl balance box-office cash with "artistic" intentions. Justin Timberlake. Nuff said.
But in this tremendously crap year we also had "The King's Speech", "Inception", and "The Black Swan". - RegistaJames CameronStelleSam WorthingtonZoe SaldañaSigourney WeaverUn marine paraplegico inviato sul satellite naturale Pandora in una missione unica è diviso tra eseguire gli ordini ricevuti e proteggere il pianeta che sente come casa sua.The only way I can explain "Avatar" without insulting Cameron is to assume that he was working on a political sci-fi parody but then changed his mind in the last minute.
"The Hurt Locker" has Bigelow's usual low standards, and "The Blind Side" is just as trashy as nearly every other Sandra Bullock flick, but neither could match "Avatar"'s badness, pound for pound. - RegistaGus Van SantStelleSean PennJosh BrolinEmile HirschHarvey Milk e le sue lotte come attivista gay americano per i diritti dei gay, diventato il primo cittadino californiano eletto apertamente gay.Starring a left-wing activist actor (1) in a movie directed by a gay director (2) plays a homosexual mayor (3) who was no less than murdered (4) in the 70s (5) in a biopic (6) and in which Penn has a kissing scene with a guy (7): that's at least 7 very strong reasons why this movie HAD to sweep the awards in one of the most predictable years on record. Sean Penn knew exactly what he was doing by taking on this role: an Oscar was a 100% guarantee.
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" was in hot contention too. Fincher's downward slide was all-too evident, and Hollywood was there to reward him for it i.e. to encourage his decision to become a cheese-making sell-out. The Academy of Bad Arts & Dubious Sciences pretty much ignored his best movies, the first 4, so perhaps David thought he'd try making awful movies full of "meaningful drama" and empty-headed sentimentality instead. The strategy worked. - RegistaJason ReitmanStelleElliot PageMichael CeraJennifer GarnerUna giovane ragazza rimasta inaspettatamente incinta deve prendere una decisione inconsueta riguardante il figlio ancora non nato.Tim Burton's crap-fest "Sweeney Todd" was a very close second. Helena Bonham tried her best, singing even worse than Depp and the others combined, but in the end "Juno" was just too powerful in its ineptness to be overtaken by any celluloidal abomination.
GOLDEN OSCAR RULE: Whenever the nepotistic offspring of a well-known director makes a feature film (provided it isn't a horror film or a comedy), he has far bigger chances of getting his first Oscars straight away than a director who doesn't have family connections. Ditto actors. This is known as the "you scratch my son's/daughter's back, I'll scratch your son's/daughter's back" rule. This helps keep nepotism the formidable force that it is in movie la-la-land. Talkin' 'bout Ivan Reitman's inept boy. - RegistaMartin ScorseseStelleLeonardo DiCaprioMatt DamonJack NicholsonUn poliziotto in borghese e una talpa nella polizia tentano di identificarsi mentre si infiltrano in una banda irlandese di South Boston.Who hadn't laughed at the absurd twists in Scorsese's silly gangster flick? However, it fought hard to keep "An Inconvenient Truth" and "Pan's Labyrinth" at bay.
- RegistaAng LeeStelleJake GyllenhaalHeath LedgerMichelle WilliamsLa storia di una relazione segreta e proibita tra due cowboys, e della loro vita nel corso degli anni.A particularly smelly year, with so many hot contenders for the Worst Oscar-Winner award, with anti-gems such as "Syriana", "Good Night, Good Luck", "Walk The Line", "King Kong" and "Crash", all in hot pursuit of the gay cowboys.
Honestly, all of those are just as bad as Ang Lee's little politically-correct sure-fire-winner opus, but BM really does have that extra something that separates the men from the boys. - RegistaSam RaimiStelleTobey MaguireKirsten DunstAlfred MolinaPeter Parker deve risolvere problemi nella vita personale e lottare, sotto le spoglie di Spider-Man, contro un brillante ma folle scienziato di nome Otto Octavius.Even "The Aviator" and "Finding Neverland" could not possibly match the badness of the spidery franchise's second entry.
- RegistaPatty JenkinsStelleCharlize TheronChristina RicciBruce DernLa storia ai Aileen Wuornos, una prostituta di Daytona Beach in Florida diventata serial killer.Who could forget Charlize's hilarious portrayal of America's worst female serial-killer? (By "worst" I mean "best", of course, i.e. successful.) Putting all that make-up on only served to maker her even funnier. The snag is that it's meant to be a drama and not a spoof.
Not even "Mystic River" and "Lost In Translation" could be this bad. - RegistaMichael MooreStelleMichael MooreCharlton HestonMarilyn MansonIl regista di documentari Michael Moore esplora le circostanze che hanno portato al massacro della Columbine High School del 1999 e, più in generale, la proliferazione di armi da fuoco e l'alto tasso di omicidi in America.You have to make a monumentally idiotic, biased, laughable documentary in order to push away your fiction-based competition, which was no less stiff than "The Hours", "Gangs of New York", "Frida", "Chicago", "The Pianist" and "Adaptation". One of the truly worst Oscar years ever.
Did I say fiction-based? That goes for Moore's film, too.
GOLDEN OSCAR RULE: your documentary or feature film can be as bad as you can possibly make it, but as long as it is left-wing propaganda, it has a strong chance of being at least nominated. - RegistaBaz LuhrmannStelleNicole KidmanEwan McGregorJohn LeguizamoUn poeta si innamora di una bellissima cortigiana che è desiderata da un duca geloso.One of the dullest - and reddest - musicals ever. Listening to Kidman whisper-sing in order to hide her inability to actually sing, that was just one of the many low-points, aside from the over-acting, the awful songs, and a plot that's hard to care about.
"Shrek" and "Pearl Harbour" have to contend with 2nd and 3rd places. - RegistaCameron CroweStelleBilly CrudupPatrick FugitKate HudsonUn ragazzo del liceo ha la possibilità di scrivere una storia per la rivista Rolling Stone a proposito di un gruppo rock emergente mentre li accompagna nel loro tour."Traffic" and "Erin Brockovich" never even stood a chance. "Almost Famous" is almost as bad as its inept cast.
- RegistaLasse HallströmStelleTobey MaguireCharlize TheronMichael CaineUn giovane uomo compassionevole, cresciuto in un orfanotrofio e addestrato per diventare un medico lì, decide di partire per vedere il mondo.Caine doing a bad Southern accent and Maguire being dull and sleepy as usual, combined with a truly cliche story, it was a recipe for disaster - or success, depends how you look at it. TCHR did manage to nudge out "Girl, Interrupted" for this award.
- RegistaJohn MaddenStelleGwyneth PaltrowJoseph FiennesGeoffrey RushUn giovane Shakespeare che, a corto di idee e soldi, incontra la sua donna ideale e trova l'ispirazione per scrivere una delle sue opere teatrali più famose.Shakespeare in pain. And he's still hurting. Two nepotist actors with as much chemistry as two nose-picking kids in a school-play.
"What Dreams May Come", with Robin Williams f**ting about in Heaven and then Hell, who could ever forget that cheese? A far second, though. Next to SIL this was a classic. - RegistaJames CameronStelleLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneUn'aristocratica di diciassette anni si innamora di un artista gentile ma povero a bordo del lussuoso e sfortunato Titanic.OK, I admit I never saw this rubbish. Am I supposed to? It smells from a mile away. I'm scared of it. I want to be paid to watch this putrid carcass of a bomb.
"Good Will Hunting" fought a valiant fight to nudge out "Titanic" but even Affleck and Damon are no match for the powers of one called Cameron. - RegistaCameron CroweStelleTom CruiseCuba Gooding Jr.Renée ZellwegerUn agente sportivo viene licenziato dopo aver avuto una crisi di coscienza e decide di lavorare per conto proprio con l'aiuto di una segretaria e dell'unico cliente che ha acconsentito di farsi rappresentare da lui.You can't assemble a cast of amateurs and over-actors and expect me to laugh, you just can't. "Show me the money!" became one of the most embarrassing lines to come out of a comedy. Cringe cringe and cringe again.
- RegistaTim RobbinsStelleSusan SarandonSean PennRobert ProskyUna suora, mentre conforta un assassino condannato nel braccio della morte, si immedesima sia con l'assassino che con le famiglie della sua vittima.Sarandon as a nun, Tim directing, Penn as a thoughtful killer, and a typical Hollywood anti-death-penalty message. A left-winger stinker of truly Babylonian proportions. Nuff said.
- RegistaD.W. GordonStelleScott McCordRobin BrûléRobert FultonLiving on the Information Highway to HellNothing particularly awful this time around, believe it or not.
The "1994" caption above is just meant to reflect on the year, not the movie. - RegistaJonathan DemmeStelleTom HanksDenzel WashingtonRoberta MaxwellUn uomo sieropositivo licenziato dallo studio legale in cui era impiegato a causa della sua malattia, assume un avvocato con pregiudizi nei confronti degli omossessuali per fare causa ai suoi ex datori di lavoro.Smart move, Tom. You were a second-rate comedian until you lucked out by snatching yourself a guaranteed-to-win-Oscars role in a politically correct drama.
Not even Williams dressed as a woman, in "Mrs.Doubtfire", could match the badness of this cheap TV-movie-of-the-week-type AIDS-based weeper. - RegistaRobert RedfordStelleCraig ShefferBrad PittTom SkerrittLa storia di due figli di un uomo severo, uno riservato e uno ribelle, cresciuti nelle campagne del Montana mentre si dedicavano alla pesca a mosca.Also "Bram Stoker's (i.e. Coppola's) Dracula", "The Last of the Mohicans", and "Howard's End".
Fenimore Cooper's infamously naive noble-savage fairy tale was spoofed and ridiculed to the utmost already back in the 19th century by Mark Twain, and yet still this awful novel gets the respect it doesn't deserve - just because it is politically correct to portray American Indians as caricatures of actual humans. - RegistaOliver StoneStelleKevin CostnerGary OldmanJack LemmonIl procuratore distrettuale di New Orleans Jim Garrison scopre che la storia ufficiale dell'omicidio del presidente Kennedy nasconde molto altro.Tinseltown loves Stone's imaginative fantasies. The dumber he makes them, the more awards he gets.
- RegistaRob ReinerStelleJames CaanKathy BatesRichard FarnsworthUn famoso scrittore di romanzi viene tratto in salvo da un'ex-infermiera, sua fanatica ammiratrice, dopo essere rimasto vittima di un incidente stradale. Ma presto le cure che riceve si trasformano in un incubo.This is one of the worst movies ever made. A stereotypical plot, grade-A over-acting, and plot-twists that will have you either laughing or running.
Costner and his wolves ("Dances With Wolves") escaped the award by the skin of their teeth. - RegistaOliver StoneStelleTom CruiseBryan LarkinRaymond J. BarryLa biografia di Ron Kovic. Paralizzato nella guerra del Vietnam, diventa un militante politico contro la guerra e per i diritti umani dopo essersi sentito tradito dal paese per il quale ha combattuto.You have to be insane to stick Cruise into a serious drama (even when it's laughably over-the-top such as a Stone drama), and then glue facial hair onto his hairless chin.
A truly awful year. "My Left Foot", "Abyss" and "Driving Miss Daisy" got away with murder just because Stone made another awful film, and that should tell you something. - RegistaRobert RedfordStelleRubén BladesRichard BradfordSonia BragaThe accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.Redford knows that he stinks as a director, so it's always safer for him to do a political movie rather than a non-political one. The Oscar voters prefer it that way.
Plus "Beetlejuice", with Michael Keaton delivering one of the unfunniest performances ever. - RegistaNorman JewisonStelleCherNicolas CageOlympia DukakisLoretta Castorini, una contabile di Brooklyn, si trova in una situazione difficile dopo essersi innamorata del fratello dell'uomo che aveva deciso di sposare.Who can bear to watch Cher, Nicholas Cage and Olympia Dukakis, all at once? A terribly overrated Jewison comedy drama.
It certainly helped that it starred a cousin of that year's Democratic Presidential candidate (who eventually lost to Bush Sr.). Or do you actually believe that Olympia winning an Oscar - even though no-one has heard of her before or since then - was a mere coincidence?
"Wall Street", too. Another Stone flick about "Evil America"; Hollywood eats that stuff up, they love it. - RegistaJames IvoryStelleMaggie SmithHelena Bonham CarterDenholm ElliottAll'inizio del Novecento la giovane e irrequieta Lucy e sua cugina Charlotte intraprendono un viaggio in Italia. A Firenze la ragazza inglese si innamora dello stravagante conterraneo george Emerson e appena fatto ritorno in patriaa abbandona il posatissimo promesso sposo.A run-of-the-mill chick-flick.
