# Oscar Madness - The Losers (R3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 23, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r3/469264 "2008-10-23T22:48:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r3/469264/1 "2008-10-23T22:48:23Z")
Remember This? It’s back! Round 2 results (winners in Bold Blue) 1928-1947 [1] **Citizen Kane** (Welles, 1941) vs. [9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940) 21-4 [2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946) vs. [7] **The Maltese Falcon** (Huston, 1941) 9-16 [3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy) vs. [11] **Brief Encounter** (Lean, 1945) 4-16 [4] **Double Indemnity** (Wilder, 1944) vs. [12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932) 17-6 1948-1967 [1] **Rear Window** (Hitchcock, 1954) vs. [9] The Great Escape (Sturges, 1963) 23-2 [2] **The Seven Samurai** (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) vs. [10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952) 14-11 [11] Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan) vs. [14] **Cool Hand Luke** (Rosenberg, 1967) 6-18 [4] **Dr. Strangelove** (Kubrick, 1964) vs. [12] The Shop on Main Street (Kadar/Klos, 1965/Czechoslovakia) 22-2 1968-1987 [1] **Taxi Driver** (Scorsese, 1976) vs. [8] La Traviata (Zeffirelli, 1983) 22-3 [2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971) vs. [10] **Back to the Future** (Zemeckis, 1985) 12-13 [11] **Ran** (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) vs. [14] The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969) 17-6 [5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany) vs. [13] **The Princess Bride** (Reiner, 1987) 9-16 1988-2007 [1] **The Shawshank Redemption** (Darabont, 1994) vs. [9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004) 18-7 [2] **Pulp Fiction** (Tarantino, 1994) vs. [7] American History X (Kaye, 1998) 21-2 [3] **Goodfellas** (Scorsese, 1990) vs. [6] Memento (Nolan, 2000) 17-8 [4] **City of God** (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) vs. [5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999) 15-10 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 third round. Please make your answers legible. The deadline is Tue. October 28 at 5pm PST. 1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) vs. [4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) vs. [11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945) 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) vs. [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) [2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) vs. [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) vs. [13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) [10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985) vs. [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) vs. [4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) vs. [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r3/469264/2 "2008-10-23T22:52:17Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) 1948-1967 [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) [2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) 1988-2007 [4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) ---
**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:** [October 23, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r3/469264/3 "2008-10-23T22:54:43Z")
1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) 1968-1987 [13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) [10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985) ---
**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:** [October 23, 2008, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r3/469264/4 "2008-10-23T22:58:00Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) 1948-1967 [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) [2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) 1968-1987 [13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r3/469264/5 "2008-10-23T23:14:29Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) Double Indemnity and A Brief Encounter are two fine films that didn’t stand a chance against their powerhouse rivals. 1948-1967 [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) [2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) Satire and Samuri’s. 1968-1987 [13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) I am a little surprised that I am picking Princess Bride over Taxi Driver, but I went to go delete Princess Bride and it just seemed like the wrong choice. 1988-2007 [4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) Anyone who hasn’t seen City of God yet, go rent it this weekend. It’s amazing. Seriously. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r3/469264/6 "2008-10-23T23:55:40Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) 1948-1967 [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r3/469264/7 "2008-10-24T00:36:24Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) 1968-1987 [13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r3/469264/8 "2008-10-24T02:38:06Z")
1928-1947 [4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) 1948-1967 [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r3/469264/9 "2008-10-24T02:50:20Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) 1948-1967 [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) [2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r3/469264/10 "2008-10-24T03:06:09Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) 1948-1967 [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) [2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) 1968-1987 [13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) 1988-2007 [4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) ---
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r3/469264/11 "2008-10-24T14:54:09Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane [7] The Maltese Falcon 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window [2] The Seven Samurai 1968-1987 [1] Princess Bride [11] Ran (and I love Back to the Future) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption [3] Goodfellas (Both of the choices are horribly over-rated). ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r3/469264/12 "2008-10-24T15:00:02Z")
Even though I post in protest over _Back to the Future_ beating _A Clockwork Orange_, I post nonetheless. 1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) 1948-1967 [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985) [despite my disclaimer, I’ve never seen _Ran_ - I don’t suppose I can write-in _A Clockwork Orange_? … nah] 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r3/469264/13 "2008-10-25T21:06:45Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) 1948-1967 [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) [2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) 1988-2007 [4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) ---
**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:** [October 25, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r3/469264/14 "2008-10-25T22:21:27Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) 1948-1967 [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) v [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) Wow - Kane vs. Indemnity? Tough, tough call! Joe ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r3/469264/15 "2008-10-26T00:51:11Z")
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) 1948-1967 [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) [2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) 1968-1987 [13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) [10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985) I don’t think Ran really works on the level of other Kurosawa films like Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Rashomon. 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) ---
**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:** [October 27, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r3/469264/16 "2008-10-27T01:32:14Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) 1948-1967 [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) [2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) 1988-2007 [4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)