# Oscar best picture nominees - what if there were still only five? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 25, 2011, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-nominees-what-if-there-were-still-only-five/568917 "2011-01-25T13:59:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2011, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-nominees-what-if-there-were-still-only-five/568917/1 "2011-01-25T13:59:34Z")
Select the five Best Picture nominees you would choose if the Academy still went with just five - not ten - nominees. **Please vote for only five.** mmm ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-nominees-what-if-there-were-still-only-five/568917/2 "2011-01-25T14:06:30Z")
Note: You need not have seen all ten films to vote. Just go with your gut. My selections: 127 Hours The King’s Speech The Social Network True Grit Winter’s Bone mmm ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-nominees-what-if-there-were-still-only-five/568917/3 "2011-01-25T14:20:40Z")
Well, I could only decide on four for sure: The Fighter, The King’s Speech, The Social Network, and Toy Story 3. For my fifth vote I’d have to choose between 127 Hours and True Grit, a decision I was not prepared to make :). ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-nominees-what-if-there-were-still-only-five/568917/4 "2011-01-25T15:17:58Z")
I think they’re all really good, but I chose… Inception The King’s Speech The Social Network True Grit Winter’s Bone It was a very hard decision between True Grit and 127 Hours. I went with TG because it’s closer to my heart, both with history (I love the book and the '69 movie) and because of my long-time love affair with the Coens. But damn, 127 Hours is so great. And I’ve met Danny Boyle, while I haven’t met anyone involved with True Grit. ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-nominees-what-if-there-were-still-only-five/568917/5 "2011-01-25T16:13:24Z")
I’ve only seen The Kids Are All Right, Toy Story 3, Inception, & The Social Network…IMO only TKAAR & TSN are Best Picture worthy. From what I’ve heard/read, True Grit, The King’s Speech, The Fighter, Winter’s Bone, & 127 Hours are a cut above the rest. Maybe you should have asked which ones don’t deserve to be on the list? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-nominees-what-if-there-were-still-only-five/568917/6 "2011-01-25T16:35:59Z")
> [@Mixolydian](#): > > I’ve only seen The Kids Are All Right, Toy Story 3, Inception, & The Social Network…IMO only TKAAR & TSN are Best Picture worthy. From what I’ve heard/read, True Grit, The King’s Speech, The Fighter, Winter’s Bone, & 127 Hours are a cut above the rest. > > Maybe you should have asked which ones don’t deserve to be on the list? Nope. I asked the question I wanted to ask. mmm ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-nominees-what-if-there-were-still-only-five/568917/7 "2011-01-25T18:06:27Z")
**The Kids are All Right** is the best movie I’ve seen this year. I’ve only seen a few of the nominees, though. Still, it’d be hard to beat. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-nominees-what-if-there-were-still-only-five/568917/8 "2011-01-25T19:45:47Z")
I’ll be darned if I understand the acclaim for “The Social Network.” It was a good movie, but it didn’t strike me as being any sort of masterwork. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-nominees-what-if-there-were-still-only-five/568917/9 "2011-01-25T21:07:25Z")
Dang, this has been a slow movie year for me. I’ve seen **Inception** and **True Grit**. The former was a reasonably fun puzzle with a couple of amazing visuals, but with a fairly flat supporting cast and (for me) little emotional resonance. The latter is one of the most perfect movies I’ve ever seen.