Vintage Oscar Snubs

Yeah yeah I have heard the one about Shakespeare In Love beating Saving Private Ryan. But do you remember when Ghandi beat ET? No, because you (maybe) weren't born yet!

• The Philadelphia Story, 1940

  

  (To Rebecca.) Outrage Ranking: 3 out of 5

• Citizen Kane, 1941

  

  (To How Green Was My Valley.) Outrage Ranking: 4 out of 5

• Maltese Falcon, 1941

  

  (Also to How Green Was My Valley.) Outrage Ranking: 3 out of 5

• It's A Wonderful Life, 1947

  

  (To The Best Years Of Our Lives.) Outrage Ranking: 3 out of 5

• Dr. Strangelove, 1964

  

  (To My Fair Lady.) Outrage Ranking: 2 out of 5

• Bonnie and Clyde, 1967

  

  (To In The Heat Of The Night.) Outrage Ranking: 4 out of 5

• The Graduate, 1967

  

  (Also to In The Heat Of The Night.) Outrage Ranking: 3.5 out of 5

• Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, 1967

  

  (Also to In The Heat Of The Night, which, really, 1967, get it together.) Outrage Ranking: 3 out of 5

• The Lion In Winter, 1968

  

  (To Oliver!) Outrage Ranking: 5 out of 5 *may be skewed by editor's deep personal love for this movie*

• Chinatown, 1974

  

  (To Godfather Part II--ok, maybe not a snub, but Chinatown can't even win a fucking Oscar?) Outrage Ranking: 1 out of 5

• Taxi Driver, 1976

  

  (To Rocky.) Outrage Ranking: 2.5 out of 5

• Apocalypse Now, 1979

  

  (To Kramer vs. Kramer.) Outrage Ranking: 2 out of 5

• Reds, 1981

  

  (To Chariots Of Fire.) Outrage Ranking: 5 out of 5

• ET, 1982

  

  (To Ghandi.) Outrage Ranking: 3.5 out of 5

• The Big Chill, 1983

  

  (To Terms of Endearment.) Outrage Ranking: 4 out of 5

• Working Girl, 1988

  

  (To Rain Main.) Outrage Ranking: 2 out of 5

• Goodfellas, 1990

  

  (To Dances With Wolves.) Outrage Ranking: 4 out of 5

• Beauty And The Beast, 1991

  

  (To Silence of the Lambs.) Outrage Ranking: 1 out of 5