# Oscar Madness - The Also-Rans (R4) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 4, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-also-rans-r4/471097 "2008-11-04T18:33:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-also-rans-r4/471097/1 "2008-11-04T18:33:48Z")
Round 3 results (winners in Bold Blue) 1928-1947 [1] **The Wizard of Oz** (Fleming, 1939) vs. [5] The Grapes of Wrath (Ford, 1940) 9-5 [7] Sunrise (Murnau, 1927) vs. [11] **Fantasia** (Disney, 1940) 5-8 1948-1967 [1] \*\*Sunset Blvd. \*\* (Wilder, 1950) vs. [4] High Noon (Zinnemann, 1952) 10-3 [2] To Kill a Mockingbird (Mulligan, 1962) vs. [3] **The Treasure of the Sierra Madre** (Huston, 1948) 6-7 1968-1987 [1] Star Wars (Lucas, 1977) vs. [4] **Apocalypse Now** (Coppola, 1979) 7-7, tie goes to my choice [3] **Raiders of the Lost Ark** (Spielberg, 1981) vs. [7] Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Hill, 1969) 7-6 1988-2007 [1] The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Jackson, 2001) vs. [4] **Saving Private Ryan** (Spielberg, 1998) 7-7, tie goes to my choice [2] The Usual Suspects (Singer, 1995) vs. [11] **Fargo** (Coen, 1996) 5-8 * * * This is one of 4 Oscar Madness showdowns running, with this one having films that won multiple Oscars (but not Best Picture) square off against each other in four different time periods. This is the fourth round. Please make your answers legible. The deadline is Mon. November 10 at Noon PST. 1928-1947 [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) vs. [11] Fantasia (Disney, 1940) 1948-1967 [1] Sunset Blvd. (Wilder, 1950) vs. [3] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948) 1968-1987 [3] Raiders of the Lost Ark (Spielberg, 1981) vs. [4] Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979) 1988-2007 [4] Saving Private Ryan (Spielberg, 1998) vs. [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-also-rans-r4/471097/2 "2008-11-04T18:43:13Z")
1928-1947 [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1948-1967 [3] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948) 1968-1987 [3] Raiders of the Lost Ark (Spielberg, 1981) 1988-2007 [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) ---
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1928-1947 [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1948-1967 [3] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948) 1968-1987 [4] Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979) 1988-2007 [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) ---
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1928-1947 [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1948-1967 [1] Sunset Blvd. (Wilder, 1950) 1968-1987 [4] Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979) 1988-2007 [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) ---
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1928-1947 [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1948-1967 [3] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948) 1968-1987 [4] Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979) 1988-2007 [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-also-rans-r4/471097/6 "2008-11-04T21:07:40Z")
1928-1947 [11] Fantasia (Disney, 1940) 1948-1967 [1] Sunset Blvd. (Wilder, 1950) 1968-1987 [4] Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979) 1988-2007 [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) Joe ---
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1928-1947 [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1968-1987 [3] Raiders of the Lost Ark (Spielberg, 1981) 1988-2007 [4] Saving Private Ryan (Spielberg, 1998) ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-also-rans-r4/471097/8 "2008-11-05T02:39:02Z")
1928-1947 [11] Fantasia (Disney, 1940) 1948-1967 [3] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948) 1968-1987 [3] Raiders of the Lost Ark (Spielberg, 1981) 1988-2007 [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) ---
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1928-1947 [11] Fantasia (Disney, 1940) 1948-1967 [3] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948) 1968-1987 [3] Raiders of the Lost Ark (Spielberg, 1981) 1988-2007 [4] Saving Private Ryan (Spielberg, 1998) ---
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1928-1947 [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1948-1967 [3] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948) 1968-1987 [3] Raiders of the Lost Ark (Spielberg, 1981) 1988-2007 [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) ---
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1928-1947 [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1948-1967 [3] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948) 1968-1987 [4] Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979) 1988-2007 [4] Saving Private Ryan (Spielberg, 1998) ---
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1928-1947 [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1948-1967 [3] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948) 1968-1987 [4] Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979) 1988-2007 [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) ---
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1928-1947 [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1948-1967 [1] Sunset Blvd. (Wilder, 1950) 1968-1987 [4] Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979) 1988-2007 [4] Saving Private Ryan (Spielberg, 1998) ---
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1928-1947 [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1948-1967 [1] Sunset Blvd. (Wilder, 1950) 1968-1987 [3] Raiders of the Lost Ark (Spielberg, 1981) 1988-2007 [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996)