# Which movie would get your vote for Best Picture? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 24, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132 "2019-02-24T21:06:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/1 "2019-02-24T21:06:47Z")
The Oscars are today and while the Best Picture is unlike the other categories because the winner is determined by a preferential ballot, not just a plurality, we’re going to keep this survey simple. So of the 8 Best Picture nominees for tonight’s awards, which one would get your #1 vote? ---
**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 24, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/2 "2019-02-24T21:21:36Z")
I have seen all eight films. Roma is my pick. Interestingly, my number 2 and 3 picks (Leave No Trace and The Wife) were not even nominated. A very weak field this year, IMO. mmm ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/3 "2019-02-24T21:26:02Z")
I’ve only see green book. While very good, it’s not anything too special. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/4 "2019-02-25T00:24:43Z")
I’ve only seen four of them (missing Roma, Vice, Green Book and The Favourite). My vote is for Bohemian Rhapsody. I’ve heard that Roma is the favorite, but I hope it doesn’t win, as it didn’t get a full theatrical release. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/5 "2019-02-25T00:46:47Z")
I’ve only seen three of the list, but _Roma_ is the standout ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/6 "2019-02-25T01:28:01Z")
I’ve only seen two on the list, but Bohemian Rhapsody has that mass appeal factor that makes the biopic the winner in my estimation. Plus there’s that Golden Globes win. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/7 "2019-02-25T01:56:55Z")
I voted BlacKkKlansman hoping Spike will get some ‘he deserves one’ votes. I can’t vote for BoRap. I stand behind no one in my appreciation for Queen. No one at all. But it just wasn’t that good of a movie. It was OK and entertaining but overall it wasn’t that good. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/8 "2019-02-25T02:34:43Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > I voted BlacKkKlansman hoping Spike will get some ‘he deserves one’ votes. > > I can’t vote for BoRap. I stand behind no one in my appreciation for Queen. No one at all. But it just wasn’t that good of a movie. It was OK and entertaining but overall it wasn’t that good. Out of curiousity, why do you say that BoRap wasn’t that good? It was one of the best biopics I’ve seen in a long time. It wasn’t exactly historically accurate, but it told one hell of a story about Freddie and the rise of his band. ---
**Author:** ![diggerwam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/919ad9/32.png) [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/9 "2019-02-25T02:39:40Z")
Saw all except Roma. Of the nominated, Favourite. Of the non-nominated, animated Spiderman. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/10 "2019-02-25T02:47:23Z")
> [@Biffster](#): > > Out of curiousity, why do you say that BoRap wasn’t that good? It was one of the best biopics I’ve seen in a long time. It wasn’t exactly historically accurate, but it told one hell of a story about Freddie and the rise of his band. A lot of it was the hagiography. It seemed very formulaic and unsurprising. Almost as if it were trying to hammer the ‘look, this is a biopic!’ without actually involving a lot of stakes. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/11 "2019-02-25T02:57:21Z")
_Black Panther_ - because that’s the only one I’ve seen on the list, to be honest. Meant to see _The Favourite_, but never got around to it. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/12 "2019-02-25T03:00:15Z")
I’ve seen them all multiple times except Roma, which I only saw once, and I honestly like all of them. I know it won’t win, but my favorite is BlacKkKlansman. My favorites, in rough order: BlacKkKlansman The Favourite Black Panther Vice Green Book A Star Is Born Bohemian Rhapsody Roma ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/13 "2019-02-25T03:11:58Z")
> [@diggerwam](#): > > Saw all except Roma. Of the nominated, Favourite. Of the non-nominated, animated Spiderman. We can take solace that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse won Best Animated film. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/14 "2019-02-25T04:21:07Z")
Damn, _Green Book_ sure was a dark horse, especially after Cuaron won best director. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/15 "2019-02-25T04:47:02Z")
I’ve only seen one of them and that didn’t deserve the prize, so no comment. Seems the real winner is a controversial choice, though, which I didn’t realise until a few minutes ago with Twitter going a bit crazy over it. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/16 "2019-02-25T04:55:42Z")
I thought Green Book was a cliche ridden tone deaf mess. I’ve seen them all and this is, in my opinion, the second worst - ahead of Bohemian Rhapsody. My vote would’ve been The Favourite, but would’ve been okay with Roma or Blackkklansman. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/17 "2019-02-25T04:59:43Z")
> [@galen\_ubal](#): > > _Black Panther_ - because that’s the only one I’ve seen on the list, to be honest. Meant to see _The Favourite_, but never got around to it. Honestly this is the only one I’ve seen, too, but I’m interested in most of the others, I’ve just not yet gotten around to checking them out, which is a welcome change from most years recently. In the last decade or so I’ve read the list and gone, “I’ve never heard a peep about most of these movies!” ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/18 "2019-02-25T06:07:46Z")
Saw all of them, and correctly picked Green Book as the winner. I was rooting for BoRhap or Roma though I’d have been happy with any other than Vice. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/19 "2019-02-25T13:34:23Z")
This is the time of year that I realize I have no idea what makes a good movie! I saw them all other than Panther and Vice. Don’t enjoy comic book movies, and have no desire to revisit anything concerning W/Cheney. Green Book was by far the most entertaining of the ones I saw. Second would likely have been Star. The Favourite - was glad I saw it, but didn’t really understand what I saw. Blackkk - was taken out of the story by a lot of the stupidity of the police characters. And some of the scenes highly touted - such as the faces intercut w/ Stokely Carmichael’s speech - struck me as more contrived than moving. Roma - can appreciate that it was filmed beautifully, and happy it won so many technical awards, but SOOOOO slow. Bo Rhap - was a HUGE Queen fan in HS. Disappointed they spent so little attention on their 1st 3 albums (my faves.) Questioned how much I accepted the “Freddie as victim of evil gay hangers on” storyline. REALLY loved Queen’s music (especially Brian’s guitar and Freddie’s voice.) Not sure how interesting I found him as a person. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132/20 "2019-02-25T14:46:35Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > A lot of it was the hagiography. It seemed very formulaic and unsurprising. Almost as if it were trying to hammer the ‘look, this is a biopic!’ without actually involving a lot of stakes. Well then. I just learned a new word: hagiography. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-would-get-your-vote-for-best-picture/830132.md?page=2)