# The Feud: The Academy Awards by 42fish \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 8, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700 "2011-02-08T21:36:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/21 "2011-02-09T01:15:40Z")
1. Saving Private Ryan 2. Shakespeare in Love 3. Schindler’s List 4. Paul Newman 5. Bjork 6. Sally Field 7. Retarded/Slow person 8. Best Picture 9. Short Documentary 10. Oscar Wilde ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/22 "2011-02-09T01:23:45Z")
1. “Brokeback Mountain” 2. “Crash” 3. “Gandhi” 4. Martin Scorcese 5. Cher 6. Sacheen Littlefeather 7. mentally ill 8. director 9. supporting actress 10. Oscar the grouch ---
**Author:** ![candide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/23 "2011-02-09T01:29:21Z")
1. Casablanca 2. Shakespeare in Love 3. Midnight Cowboy 4. Paul Newman 5. Jennifer Connally 6. Vanessa Redgrave 7. Disabled but spunky/alcoholic 8. Director 9. Supporting Actress 10. De la Renta ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/24 "2011-02-09T01:35:50Z")
1. _The Shawshank Redemption_ 2. _Crash_ 3. _The Godfather_ 4. Al Pacino, _Scent of a Woman_ 5. Bjork 6. Sacheen Littlefeather 7. Someone with a disability (physical/mental) 8. Best Picture 9. Best live action short film 10. Oscar Wilde ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/25 "2011-02-09T02:17:25Z")
1. LA Confidential 2. Titanic 3. Schinder’s List 4. Jack Palance 5. Bjork 6. Sally Field 7. Person with a disability 8. Best song 9. Best documentary 10. Oscar Wilde ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/26 "2011-02-09T02:51:26Z")
1. Saving Private Ryan 2. Shakespeare in Love 3. The Godfather 4. Paul Newman 5. Bjork 6. Sally Field 7. Mentally handicapped 8. Best Animated Feature 9. Short Documentary 10. Oscar Wilde ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/27 "2011-02-09T03:33:10Z")
1. Goodfellas 2. Crash 3. The Godfather 4. Paul Newman 5. Cher 6. Vanessa Redgrave 7. Someone with a disability 8. Best Picture 9. Documentary, Short Subject 10. Oscar Wilde ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/28 "2011-02-09T03:45:42Z")
Since we’re nearing that time of year… 1. Pulp Fiction 2. Rocky 3. Gone With the Wind 4. Al Pacino 5. Angelina Jolie 6. Gwyneth Paltrow 7. Male lead in a chick flick 8. Best Picture 9. Best Picture 10. Oscar Wilde 11. No idea what was wanted here 8&9 Never participated in Oscar Pool 12. Oscar Mayer? Oscar Madison? Oscar Wilde was the only real Oscar i could think of, except the guy from Survivor who was good at challenges. ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/29 "2011-02-09T05:27:28Z")
1. Goodfellas 2. Crash 3. The Godfather 4. Denzel Washington ('Training Day") 5. Jennifer Lopez 6. James Cameron (“Titanic”) 7. Mentally handicapped individual (“retard”) 8. Best Picture 9. Best Actress 10. Oscar Meyer ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/30 "2011-02-09T06:45:29Z")
1. The Color Purple 2. Crash 3. The Godfather 4. Denzel Washington 5. Bjork 6. The fake Indian woman who accepted for Brando 7. Cripple in a Holocaust film 8. Best Picture 9. Best Short Documentary 10. Oscar Wilde ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/31 "2011-02-09T10:10:31Z")
1. Star Wars 2. Dances With Wolves 3. Gone With The Wind 4. John Wayne 5. Cher 6. Clint Eastwood 7. Someone handicapped 8. Best Picture 9. Best song 10. Oscar Mayer #6 He wasn’t supposed to be on stage as opening host, but Charlton Heston was late(Moses had a flat tire). Watching Clint squint as he tried to read unfamiliar cue cards was hilarious. #4 For “True Grit” #3 My answer probably won’t win, but the one I would have liked to put down was “The Best Years of Our Lives.” ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/32 "2011-02-09T13:38:53Z")
1. Saving Private Ryan 2. Crash 3. The Godfather 4. Paul Newman 5. Cher 6. Sally Field 7. A person with a disability 8. Best Picture 9. Best Supporting Actress 10. Oscar Wilde ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/33 "2011-02-09T14:11:19Z")
1. Goodfellas 2. The English Patient 3. The Godfather 4. Al Pacino 5. Cher 6. Vanessa Redgrave 7. Mentally handicapped 8. Picture 9. Foreign-Language Picture 10. Oscar Wilde Notes: 2. There’s plenty of older wins that were even worse picks (The Greatest Show on Earth, Cavalcade, etc.) but I figure something recent will get the votes 4. For ‘Scent of a Woman,’ Hoo-HAH! 5. Especially the leather & feathers number she wore in '86: [Archive blogs](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/images/2007/12/20/cher_350x435.jpg) 6. The ‘Zionist hoodlums’ speech ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/34 "2011-02-09T14:21:18Z")
Note for scoring: 1. The fake Indian woman who accepted for Brando is the same person as 1. Sacheen Littlefeather ---
**Author:** ![footballisplayedwithyourfeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9f8e36/32.png) [@footballisplayedwithyourfeet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/footballisplayedwithyourfeet)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/35 "2011-02-09T14:30:05Z")
1. Pulp Fiction 2. The Aviator 3. Schindlers List 4. Schinlders list 5. - 6. Michael moore 7. Disabled (mentally) 8. best actor/actress 9. score 10. Oscar Wilde ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/36 "2011-02-09T14:48:36Z")
1. Star Wars 2. Annie Hall 3. Fellowship of the Ring 4. George Burns 5. Jennifer Lopez 6. Sally Field 7. A mentally challenged person 8. Best Film 9. Cinematography 10. Wilde ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/37 "2011-02-09T15:19:11Z")
1. Avatar 2. Hurt Locker 3. Braveheart 4. Julia Roberts 5. Cher 6. Vanessa Redgrave 7. Hero 8. Best supporting Actor 9. Best Song 10. Oscar Meyer ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/38 "2011-02-09T15:57:58Z")
1. Pulp Fiction 2. Crash 3. Silence of the Lambs 4. Al Pacino 5. Julia Roberts 6. Sally Field 7. Disabled Person 8. Best Actor 9. Best Score 10. Oscar Robertson ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/39 "2011-02-09T17:13:41Z")
1. Raging Bull 2. Crash 3. Unforgiven 4. John Wayne for _True Grit_ 5. Cher 6. Michael Moore 7. Physically/mentally challenged 8. Full length Animated feature 9. Suporrting Actress 10. Oscar Wilde ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/40 "2011-02-09T17:15:21Z")
I have absolutely no chance in this feud, so I’m sitting it out. I can’t even remember what films/actors/actresses have won from year to year, let alone which ones did -not- win. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700.md?page=3)