Oscar Madness! - The Groupings/Semi-Finals

Winners of Quarter Final Rounds in BOLD:

The Best Picture Winners
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) vs. [1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003) 16-0
[1] **The Godfather **(Coppola, 1972) vs. [1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962) 10-6
The Also-Rans
[1] **The Wizard of Oz **(Fleming, 1939) vs. [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) 10-5
[3] **The Treasure of the Sierra Madre **(Huston, 1948) vs. [2] Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979) 8-7
The Losers
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) vs. [4] **Dr. Strangelove **(Kubrick, 1964) 6-10
[1] **Taxi Driver **(Scorsese, 1976) vs. [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) 8-8, tie goes to my choice
The Forgotten
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) vs. [13] **Groundhog Day **(Ramis, 1993) 7-9
[4] **The Seventh Seal **(Bergman, 1957/Sweden) vs. [6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927) 8-7


This is one of 2 Oscar Madness Semi-Quarter Final rounds running, with this one having the finalists of the four groupings* paired off by eras.

Please make your answers legible. The deadline is Mon. December 1st at Noon PST.

The Best Picture Winners
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) vs. [1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)

The Also-Rans
[1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) vs. [3] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948)

The Losers
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) vs. [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)

The Forgotten
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) vs. [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)

Eras are: 1928-1947, 1948-1967, 1968-1987, and 1988-2007

This is one of 2 Oscar Madness Semi-Quarter Final rounds running, with this one having the finalists of the four groupings* paired off by eras.

Please make your answers legible. The deadline is Mon. December 1st at Noon PST.

The Best Picture Winners
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)

I haven’t seen Sierra Madre yet, so I won’t vote on that matchup.

The Losers
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)

I haven’t seen 7th Seal either.

The Best Picture Winners
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)

The Also-Rans
[1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939)

The Losers
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)

The Forgotten
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)

…didn’t like dropping The Godfather.

The Best Picture Winners
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)

The Also-Rans
[3] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948)

The Losers
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)

The Forgotten
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)

The Best Picture Winners

[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
The Also-Rans

[1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939)
The Losers

[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
The Forgotten

[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)

The Best Picture Winners
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)

The Also-Rans
[1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939)

The Losers
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)

The Forgotten
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)

The Best Picture Winners
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)

The Also-Rans
[3] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948)

The Losers
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)

The Forgotten
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)

The Best Picture Winners
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)

The Also-Rans
[1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939)

The Losers
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)

The Forgotten
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)

The Best Picture Winners
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)

The Also-Rans
[3] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948)

The Losers
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)

The Forgotten
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)

The Best Picture Winners
Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)

The Also-Rans
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948)

The Losers
Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)

The Forgotten
The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927)

holiday bump

The Best Picture Winners
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)

The Also-Rans
[3] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948)

The Losers
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)

The Forgotten
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)

The Best Picture Winners
[1] Casablanca

The Also-Rans
[1] The Wizard of Oz

The Losers
[1] Taxi Driver

The Forgotten
[4] Groundhog Day

The Best Picture Winners
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)

The Also-Rans
[1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939)

The Losers
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)

The Forgotten
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)

The Best Picture Winners
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)

The Also-Rans
[1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939)

The Losers
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)

The Forgotten
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)