# Oscar Madness! - The Groupings/Semi-Finals **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 24, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332 "2008-11-24T21:51:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **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 24, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332/1 "2008-11-24T21:51:15Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332/2 "2008-11-24T23:07:11Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332/3 "2008-11-25T00:27:49Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332/4 "2008-11-25T02:00:10Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332/5 "2008-11-25T02:31:25Z")
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) ---
**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:** [November 25, 2008, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332/6 "2008-11-25T02:42:22Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332/7 "2008-11-25T03:11:34Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332/8 "2008-11-25T13:39:34Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332/9 "2008-11-25T20:37:40Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332/10 "2008-11-25T20:43:57Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332/11 "2008-11-28T16:18:00Z")
holiday bump ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332/12 "2008-11-29T01:42:52Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332/13 "2008-11-29T20:21:24Z")
The Best Picture Winners [1] Casablanca The Also-Rans [1] The Wizard of Oz The Losers [1] Taxi Driver The Forgotten [4] Groundhog Day ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332/14 "2008-12-01T01:09:14Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-groupings-semi-finals/474332/15 "2008-12-01T17:11:15Z")
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)