# 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:** 3
**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, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/41 "2011-02-09T17:17:13Z")
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**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/42 "2011-02-09T21:22:03Z")
1. Saving Private Ryan 2. Shakespeare In Love 3. The Godfather 4. Martin Scorsese 5. Cher 6. Mo’Nique 7. Dramatic 8. Best Picture 9. Best Supporting Actress 10. Oscar de la Renta #7. I thought not getting too specific on this one would be my best bet. Guess not. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/43 "2011-02-09T23:00:58Z")
1. Star Wars 2. Ben Hur 3. Titanic 4. John Wayne 5. Cher 6. Hillary Swank 7. Gritty, retarded, underestimated, put-upon hooker with a heart of gold who dies in the end 8. Best Picture 9. Best Actress 10. Oscar Goldman 11. Forgetting her soon-to-be-ex-husband 12. Steve Austin’s boss on _The Six Million Dollar Man_ ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/44 "2011-02-10T01:58:53Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Since we’re nearing that time of year… > > 1. Other than Citizen Kane, name a film that should have won the ‘Best Picture’ Oscar but didn’t > 2. Other than the film that beat ‘Citizen Kane’ (FTR: ‘How Green Was My Valley’), name a film that won Best Picture but shouldn’t have > 3. Name a ‘Best Picture’ winner that actually was the best picture of the year > 4. Name an Oscar winner whose award was essentially a career achievement/consolation prize (basically, “Your work in this film wasn’t really the year’s best, but we passed you over on earlier occassions when you were Oscar worthy and we don’t want you to join Richard Burton and Alfred Hitchcock on the ‘How the hell did they never win an Oscar?’ list”) > 5. Name someone who wore a memorable outfit to the Oscar ceremony > 6. Name someone who made a cringe-worthy speech at the Oscar ceremony > 7. You’re an actor/actress who wants to win an Oscar. What kind of role should you take? > 8. When participating in an Oscar pool, name the easiest category to predict a winner in > 9. Name the hardest category to predict correctly > 10. Name a person named Oscar. 1. Gone with the Wind 2. Terms of Endearment 3. Rainman 4. Jack Nicholson 5. Jennifer Lopez 6. Sally Field 7. dramatic 8. Best Actress 9. Best Picture 10. Wilde ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/45 "2011-02-10T02:07:16Z")
1. Saving Private Ryan 2. Titanic 3. Schindler’s List 4. Henry Fonda 5. Cher 6. Sally Fields 7. Someone with a disability 8. Best picture 9. Cinematography 10. Oscar Wilde 4 - For On Golden Pond mmm ---
**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:** [February 10, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/46 "2011-02-10T14:55:30Z")
> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#): > > 1. Gone with the Wind > 2. Terms of Endearment > 3. Rainman > 4. Jack Nicholson > 5. Jennifer Lopez > 6. Sally Field > 7. dramatic > 8. Best Actress > 9. Best Picture > 10. Wilde GWTW did win B. Picture ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/47 "2011-02-10T15:37:10Z")
1. The Wizard of OZ 2. Gladiator 3. Braveheart 4. Scorcese 5. Cher 6. Sally Field 7. Dramatic 8. Best Picture 9. Best Documentary 10. Oscar Wilde ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/48 "2011-02-10T17:08:26Z")
For #7, according to Kate Winslet the answer is either “a film about the [holocaust](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEnjiGwVw6o) or playing a mental”. (From Ricky Gervais’ Extras). ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/49 "2011-02-11T01:06:26Z")
1. Saving Private Ryan 2. Crash 3. Casablanca 4. Al Pacino 5. Bjork 6. Sally Field 7. Handicapped 8. Visual Effects 9. Cinematography 10. Oscar Hammerstein ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/50 "2011-02-11T01:39:54Z")
1. crouching tiger hidden dragon 2. titanic 3. Godfather 4. Shirley McLaine 5. Cher 6. Gweneth Paltrow 7. dramatic 8. best picture 9. best director 10. oscar Madison ---
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/51 "2011-02-11T04:27:35Z")
1. Goodfellas 2. Crash 3. The Godfather 4. The Departed 5. Bjork 6. Gwyneth Paltrow 7. Supporting actor 8. Best Director 9. Best Actress 10. Oscar Schindler _3_ Godfather I, to clarify _4_ Scorsese, of course. I’m not sure if we’re looking for the movie or person here _7_ Not sure how detailed it should be, but a supporting role with a great director ---
**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 11, 2011, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/52 "2011-02-11T11:49:30Z")
Bump. We’re at 40 now ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/53 "2011-02-11T22:20:49Z")
1. Saving Private Ryan 2. Crash 3. Schindler’s List 4. Jack Nicholson 5. Cher 6. Sacheen Littlefeather 7. Dramatic lead 8. Best Picture 9. Best Director 10. Oscar De La Hoya ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/54 "2011-02-12T03:16:53Z")
> [@Alka\_Seltzer](#): > > For #7, according to Kate Winslet the answer is either “a film about the [holocaust](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEnjiGwVw6o) or playing a mental”. (From Ricky Gervais’ Extras). But remember, “never go full retard”. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/55 "2011-02-13T21:12:16Z")
Giving this thread one last bump, to try and finish it. I think it’s at 41. ---
**Author:** ![Mince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/56 "2011-02-13T23:18:36Z")
Eh, just go with 41 then. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/57 "2011-02-15T11:48:15Z")
I think this one’s fizzled out but I’ll bump it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/58 "2011-02-15T15:53:51Z")
Wow, I knew _Crash_ was unpopular here but I underestimated how little regarded it actually was. I can’t believe only two of us went with _Gladiator_ which seemed like a no-brainer. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/59 "2011-02-16T02:04:05Z")
1. Other than Citizen Kane, name a film that should have won the ‘Best Picture’ Oscar but didn’t **1. Saving Private Ryan 10** 2. Goodfellas 6 3. Pulp Fiction 4 4. Star Wars 4 5. Brokeback Mountain 3 6. Casablanca 2 7. Raging Bull 2 8. The Shawshank Redemption 2 9. Apocalypse Now 1 10. Avatar 1 11. Chinatown 1 12. crouching tiger hidden dragon 1 13. Gone with the Wind 1 14. LA Confidential 1 15. The Color Purple 1 16. The Wizard of OZ 1 17. Other than the film that beat ‘Citizen Kane’ (FTR: ‘How Green Was My Valley’), name a film that won Best Picture but shouldn’t have **2. Crash 16** 18. Shakespeare in Love 4 19. Dances With Wolves 3 20. Titanic 3 21. Forrest Gump 2 22. Gladiator 2 23. The Hurt Locker 2 24. Annie Hall 1 25. Ben Hur 1 26. Chicago 1 27. Kramer vs Kramer 1 28. Rocky 1 29. Terms of Endearment 1 30. The Aviator 1 31. The English Patient 1 32. The Greatest Show on Earth 1 33. Name a ‘Best Picture’ winner that actually was the best picture of the year **3. The Godfather 17** 34. Schindler’s List 5 35. Casablanca 3 36. Braveheart 2 37. Gone With the Wind 2 38. Silence of the Lambs 2 39. Annie Hall 1 40. Fellowship of the Ring 1 41. Forrest Gump 1 42. Gandhi 1 43. Lawrence of Arabia 1 44. Midnight Cowboy 1 45. Rainman 1 46. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King 1 47. Titanic 1 48. Unforgiven 1 49. Name an Oscar winner whose award was essentially a career achievement/consolation prize (basically, “Your work in this film wasn’t really the year’s best, but we passed you over on earlier occassions when you were Oscar worthy and we don’t want you to join Richard Burton and Alfred Hitchcock on the ‘How the hell did they never win an Oscar?’ list”) **4. Paul Newman 8** 50. Martin Scorsese 7 51. Al Pacino 5 52. John Wayne 5 53. Denzel Washington 2 54. Elizabeth Taylor 2 55. Henry Fonda 2 56. Jack Nicholson 2 57. George Burns 1 58. Jack Palance 1 59. Joan Fontaine 1 60. Julia Roberts 1 61. Schindler’s List 1 62. Sean Penn 1 63. Shirley McLaine 1 64. The Departed 1 65. Name someone who wore a memorable outfit to the Oscar ceremony **5. Cher 19** 66. Bjork 12 67. Jennifer Lopez 5 68. Angelina Jolie 1 69. Jennifer Connally 1 70. Julia Roberts 1 71. pass 1 72. Renee Zellweger 1 73. Name someone who made a cringe-worthy speech at the Oscar ceremony **6. Sally Field 16** 74. Vanessa Redgrave 6 75. Sacheen Littlefeather 4 76. Gwyneth Paltrow 3 77. Michael Moore 3 78. James Cameron 2 79. Mo’Nique 2 80. Clint Eastwood 1 81. Hillary Swank 1 82. Jack Palance 1 83. Kim Basinger 1 84. Marlon Brando 1 85. You’re an actor/actress who wants to win an Oscar. What kind of role should you take? **7. Someone with a disability (physical/mental) 27** 86. Dramatic lead 5 87. Biographical 2 88. Prostitute 2 89. Hero 1 90. Male lead in a chick flick 1 91. Old woman 1 92. Supporting actor 1 93. Ugly role 1 94. When participating in an Oscar pool, name the easiest category to predict a winner in **8. Best Picture 23** 95. Best Directing 5 96. Best Actor/Actress 4 97. Best Animated Feature 4 98. Visual Effects 2 99. Best song 1 100. Best Supporting Actor/Actress 1 101. Costume Design 1 102. Name the hardest category to predict correctly \*\*9. Best Documentary Short Subject 6 103. Best Supporting Actor/Actress 6\*\* 104. Best Song 5 105. Best Actor/Actress 3 106. Best Cinematography 3 107. Best Documentary Feature 3 108. Best picture 3 109. Best Directing 2 110. Best Original Screenplay 2 111. Sound 2 112. Best Foreign Language Film 1 113. Best indie 1 114. Best Score 1 115. Live Action Short Film 1 116. Makeup 1 117. Original Music Score 1 118. Name a person named Oscar. **10. Oscar Wilde 21** 119. Oscar Mayer 4 120. Oscar the Grouch 4 121. Oscar Madison 3 122. Oscar de la Renta 2 123. Oscar Robertson 2 124. Oscar De La Hoya 1 125. Oscar Goldman 1 126. Oscar Hammerstein 1 127. Oscar Robinson 1 128. Oscar Schindler 1 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700/60 "2011-02-16T02:10:17Z")
And the winner is… **sigmagirl**!!! Way to go! ::flings confetti:: **sigmagirl** got all top ten answers!!! Magnificent! ::hands her an Oscar:: Take a bow, **sigmagirl**! Thanks, all!! Thanks, **42fish**! **1. Sigmagirl 397.56** 2. RickJay 363.41 3. Mahaloth 321.95 4. Mean Mr. Mustard 314.63 5. Zebra 312.20 6. The Other Jeffrey Lebowski 309.76 7. Labtrash 304.88 8. 42fish 302.44 9. NDP 287.80 10. Little Nemo 285.37 11. Hilarity N. Suze 270.73 12. markdash 256.10 13. ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness 253.66 14. Gangster Octopus 251.22 15. Really Not All That Bright 241.46 16. Sparky812 239.02 17. Saint Cad 236.59 18. Wheelz 231.71 19. ArchiveGuy 229.27 20. Mince 226.83 21. gonzomax 224.39 21. Baker 224.39 23. jsgoddess 221.95 24. tumbleddown 212.20 25. pravnik 209.76 25. Skammer 209.76 27. kaylasdad99 207.32 28. AuntiePam 204.88 29. astorian 202.44 30. Elendil’s Heir 197.56 31. Tom Scud 195.12 32. Barkis is Willin’ 185.37 33. adhemar 182.93 34. footballisplayedwithyourfeet 156.10 35. mkecane 151.22 35. JohnT 151.22 37. notfrommensa 148.78 38. candide 146.34 39. Kitten Mitten 136.59 40. YogSosoth 107.32 41. Raginghormonal 92.68 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-academy-awards-by-42fish-game-over/570700.md?page=4)