# In hindsight, what pictures should have been nominated for Best Picture in 2000? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 25, 2013, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-hindsight-what-pictures-should-have-been-nominated-for-best-picture-in-2000/651323 "2013-02-25T05:39:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-hindsight-what-pictures-should-have-been-nominated-for-best-picture-in-2000/651323/21 "2013-02-25T19:47:47Z")
TBH-Didn’t see any of them, just based it off of casting and premise. ---
**Author:** ![newcomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e5b9ba/32.png) [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-hindsight-what-pictures-should-have-been-nominated-for-best-picture-in-2000/651323/22 "2013-02-25T20:04:36Z")
Oh, come on, Gladiator aged quite well. It is immensely watchable movie from all those listed so far. And shall I say most serious one. However, I’ll admit O Brother, Where Art Thou? is still very good and I can watch it from any point in. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-hindsight-what-pictures-should-have-been-nominated-for-best-picture-in-2000/651323/23 "2013-02-25T20:11:57Z")
I would have given the award to “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” myself. It’s one of those movies that one tends to underrate until they stumble on it again and realize just how amazing it actually was. “O’Brother” is a close 2nd. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-hindsight-what-pictures-should-have-been-nominated-for-best-picture-in-2000/651323/24 "2013-02-25T20:15:56Z")
You have to be careful about when a film is eligible, _Memento_ for example, although listed on IMDB for 2000, when it was shown in Europe. But its first US release was not until January 2001 and thus was eligible for the 2002 Academy Awards (which it received two nominations). ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-hindsight-what-pictures-should-have-been-nominated-for-best-picture-in-2000/651323/25 "2013-02-25T20:28:26Z")
> [@newcomer](#): > > Oh, come on, Gladiator aged quite well. It is immensely watchable movie from all those listed so far. And shall I say most serious one. I agree with all of that, which is why it is still on my list of nominees. I just think _O Brother_ is better. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-hindsight-what-pictures-should-have-been-nominated-for-best-picture-in-2000/651323/26 "2013-02-25T20:42:48Z")
In order: Oh Brother Cast Away Gladiator All three have legs and are enjoyable today. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-hindsight-what-pictures-should-have-been-nominated-for-best-picture-in-2000/651323/27 "2013-02-25T20:45:14Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > TBH-Didn’t see any of them, just based it off of casting and premise. I found this post of yours intensely amusing. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-hindsight-what-pictures-should-have-been-nominated-for-best-picture-in-2000/651323/28 "2013-02-25T20:47:53Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > I found this post of yours intensely amusing. Sorry. I agree it makes my opinion moot. :o ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-hindsight-what-pictures-should-have-been-nominated-for-best-picture-in-2000/651323/29 "2013-02-25T21:47:55Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Sorry. I agree it makes my opinion moot. :o Well that, and also combined with you insisting on including 9 or 10 in your list since those are the current rules. Just made me laugh is all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-hindsight-what-pictures-should-have-been-nominated-for-best-picture-in-2000/651323.md?page=1)