This is one of 4 Oscar Madness showdowns running, with this one squaring off (in four different time periods) films that were Oscar nominees but walked away with either one or zero awards. This is the second round (see here for the first round results).
Please make your answers legible. The deadline is Mon. July 7 at 5pm PST.
1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) vs. [9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946) vs. [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy) vs. [11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944) vs. [12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) vs. [9] The Great Escape (Sturges, 1963)
[2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) vs. [10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
[11] Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan) vs. [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) vs. [12] The Shop on Main Street (Kadar/Klos, 1965/Czechoslovakia)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) vs. [8] La Traviata (Zeffirelli, 1983)
[2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971) vs. [10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) vs. [14] The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany) vs. [13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987)
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) vs. [9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004)
[2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) vs. [7] American History X (Kaye, 1998)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) vs. [6] Memento (Nolan, 2000)
[4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) vs. [5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999)
1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)
[11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan)
[14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)
[14] The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
1988-2007
[9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004)
[2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil)
[9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932)
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
[14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987)
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
[7] American History X (Kaye, 1998)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil)
1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)
[11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952) - Saw this for the first time just last week - can’t believe it could live up to the hype, but it did. Great film.
[14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany) - I cannot vote for the movie that took out the vastly, vastly, vastly superior Chinatown
1988-2007
[9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004)
[2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)
[6] Memento (Nolan, 2000)
[5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999)
1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)
(Damn, that was a tough one)
[3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy)
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
(And another tough choice)
[11] Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
[2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil)
1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
[14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987)
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
[2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)
[6] Memento (Nolan, 2000)
[4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil)
1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane
[7] The Maltese Falcon
[11] Brief Encounter
[4] Double Indemnity
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window
[2] The Seven Samurai (
[14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967)
[4] Dr. Strangelove
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver
[2] A Clockwork Orange
[11] Ran
[5] Das Boot
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption
[2] Pulp Fiction
[3] Goodfella)
[4] City of God
1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy)
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan)
[14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) (A hard one to pick)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976
[2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987)
1988-2007
[9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004)
[2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil)
1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)
[11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
[14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967)
[12] The Shop on Main Street (Kadar/Klos, 1965/Czechoslovakia)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
[7] American History X (Kaye, 1998)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999)
1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) Good. I was HOPING to get a chance to vote against saccharine.
[11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954))
[2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan)
Don’t care about the third contest
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
1968-1987
[8] La Traviata (Zeffirelli, 1983) And yes, I do like opera.
[2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[13] *The Princess Bride * (Reiner, 1987) AND cupcakes.
1988-2007
[1] *The Shawshank Redemption * (Darabont, 1994)
Don’t care about these two
[6] Memento (Nolan, 2000)
[4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil)
1928-1947
[9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
[14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987)
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
[2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999)
I had no idea that Back to the Future was up for an Oscar.
Also, I have never seen “I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Saw”…but come on, with a name like that, how can you NOT vote for it?
1928-1947
Citizen Kane
It’s a Wonderful Life
Brief Encounter
Double Indemnity
1948-1967
Rear Window
Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
Cool Hand Luke
The Shop on Main Street
1968-1987
La Traviata (Zeffirelli, 1983)
Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)
Ran
The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987)
1988-2007
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004)
Pulp Fiction
Goodfellas
City of God
