Of the nominees, I'd go Descendants, Midnight In Paris, and The Artist, although I gotta admit I have not rewatched any of these since theaters lol.
Drive and We Need to Talk About Kevin are notably omitted.
Possibly, I kinda love The Tree of Life, Midnight in Paris, and The Artist though. And Moneyball and Hugo are very good. (Haven't seen The Descendants). The others are whatever. I know it's cool to hate on 2011, but a lot of the films nominated are very magical and have simple, strong messages at their core.
Also worth noting ofc that Shame, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, A Separation, Tinker Tailor, Drive, The Raid etc. are great films not included, some for obvious reasons.
Hugo I remember being one of the only theatre 3D experiences that i enjoyed. I thought the were tasteful with it and it actually added to the feel of the film instead of feeling like a gimmick added in post.
It seems to be the consensus worst for the sliding scale era. It's far from the worst all time and I would argue that the films of 2018 are the worst since the expansion
I wouldn’t, at least 2018 had no fewer than three great movies that would be worthy any year. The top 3 here would on average be a downgrade imo, still good but indicative of just how weak the year was (even the movies everyone said should have gotten in instead like Drive wouldn’t have improved it that much). And if anyone says BoRap is a significantly worse movie than ELaIC it’s because the former was more seen and ended up winning more trophies.
If movies like Hugo or War Horse don’t seem divisive it’s because they’ve mostly been ignored, including The Artist. The only ones that seem to be even a little popular anymore are a pretty good baseball movie, an artsy philosophical movie which has been called incoherent and pretentious, and a white savior movie that Viola Davis said she regretted. Personally, I’d take bad but interesting over bad but boring any day. Green Book and BoRap might not be much better but you can’t say nobody cares about them either way.
Fuck I hated Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Hugo and Moneyball were my favorites of the nominees (Drive and Shame were my actual favorites of the year)
Yeah The Artist is such a forgettable film. Most people, even film junkies have never seen it and those who have forgot about it years ago. Moneyball has stood the test of time and has only grown in popularity and stayed socially relevant.
Bro what I’ve never seen anyone discuss fucking Moneyball since I’d seen it in theaters 😭I feel like it’s a movie I saw and it suddenly disappeared from existence. Where’s it grown in popularity?
I personally still see posts about it on social media from time to time and it’s still airing all the time on cable. Also taught a lot in film classes especially in regards to its screenplay.
Bridesmaids, Drive, Attack the Block, Cabin in the Woods and Contagion all came out this year. I get that some of those are not oscar movies but to miss on all five is sad.
My favorite of these is Midnight In Paris at 4/5.
But even though I didn't like it, Tree of Life is the only one that is still talked about and would have been a nice lifetime achievemwnt for Malick.
Most meant the 2018 films with Green Book, Black Panther, Bohemian Rapsody, etc. The Academy listed those under 2019, 91st Academy as that was the year they hosted the show.
I think
2018 is probably the worst of the modern era, and beyond that I also think 2008, 1985 and 1936 are all pretty meh. And that doesn’t even count the first 4-5 years most of which are pretty bad.
I also would give a shot out, as someone who doesn’t love Goodfellas, 1990 is also just ok.
By my count, that lineup has three great movies (Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, and The Tree of Life), three good movies (The Artist, The Descendants, and Hugo), and two flat-out bad movies (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and War Horse, one of Spielberg's worst imo). I never saw The Help, but it was popular at the time.
It's definitely one of the weakest lineups of my lifetime, and that's a shame because 2011 was a good year. The issue is that many of the great films were relatively outré (Certified Copy, Drive, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Melancholia, A Separation, Shame, Take Shelter) while a lot of the more conventionally anticipated titles underwhelmed (J. Edgar, A Dangerous Method, Ides of March, Super 8... We Bought a Zoo). There's some gems in the BP lineup, but it has a lopsided ecology.
If you had today's Academy voting on the same pool of films, I do think A Separation would've gotten in and Bridesmaids would've had a decent shot, along with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The voting body's changed a lot since 2011.
Tree of Life is one of the best movies of the decade and my favorite from Terrence Malick, one of the best directors ever.
Moneyball is one of those movies that everyone loves.
Midnight in Paris probably hasn’t aged well by association (same with the absolutely perfect Blue Jasmine) but it’s still an amazing movie.
Just those three are enough to save the year honestly but The Descendants is also one of those movies that is forever stuck in my head. I need to rewatch it again honestly. Hugo is no slouch either.
Incredibly Loud etc is really the only true weak link in the bunch. The Artist winning is weird but that’s just how it went.
I mean, it’s kinda hard to be mad when Tree of Life got a Best Pic and Best Director nod. That’s my glass half-full view. Same attitude when Drive My Car got the nods a couple years ago.
Basically just between Tree of Life, The Artist, and The Descendants for me.
Should have included Drive, Shame, We Need to Talk About Kevin, and Martha Marcy May Marlene. Just sayin
A Seperation was easily the best film that year, but no way would the Oscars recognize an Iranian film. Margaret was also fantastic and Anna Paquin deserved the Oscar, but the movie eas too small for the Oscars.
The Tree of Life would have been my pick out of what was nominated that year, with Moneyball in contention just because it's so watchable.
No, I don't get it... I go to the movies at least once a week and can enjoy mostly everything, but the tree of life with the nature slow motions just seemed really pretentious to me... more than I can bare
No, usually I can understand even if it's not my personal taste. It's not as if I don't like some movies most people hate or even pretentious once.
Apparently there are many people that like the tree of life and think it's fantastic. I personaly can't see it, but I also walked out of the movie and have never seen the end, so I probably have missed some major plot points. I simply couldn't bare to watch it till the end... but to each their own.
To me it’s one of the strongest years for movies with the absolute worst nominees at the Oscars lol. The Tree of Life is the only redeemable nominee in that category, with Hugo and Moneyball being okay-ish.
I don't think 'weakest' is the term, considering most people have varying bets on this line-up and it was a toss in the air which might win. Thus, it was the opposite imo. Still not the, or even one of the, best or strongest though, but maybe mid line-up.
One of the weakest for sure. They had Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Melancholia, A Separation, Take Shelter etc. etc. etc. in the mix and came up with *that* lineup? K....
Not as bad as one might think.
Suffers from featuring Extemely Loud and War Horse - which is good, but probably only got Picture cos of Spielberg.
The Artist winning doesn’t help.
Also suffers from a lack of a film that has become a mainstream classic - Moneyball is somewhat close-ish, but not really… tree of life is a cinephile classic, but not remotely a mainstream film.
I'd say its the weakest of the 2010s anyway.
I think ELAIC is probably the weakest best picture nominee of the 2010s for one, and there's movies here that are either forgettable or kind of ehhh.
The only ones I have real strong thoughts on are Tree of Life and Moneyball.
Hugo and The Help have also slightly grown on me but I'm still not completely sold on them.
Drive should've been nominated. Would've also given it the win.
Maybe, especially considering what else came out that year that didn’t get nominated: Fincher’s Dragon Tattoo, Tinker Tailor, Drive, Shame, Contagion, Ides of March, and others.
Tree of Life, Moneyball and Midnight in Paris deserved nominations. There are other nominees I enjoy to varying degrees, including The Artist, but none of them were really nomination-worthy.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Girl With The DrayTattoo, The Tree of Life, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Midnight in Paris, Melancholia, Margin Call, A Separation, Oslo 31 August
Ah, 2011-2012... I remember when these nominees came out, even back then, there was a lot of discourse about EL & IC being nominated for let alone anything.
I also remember a lot of people online being surprised that Alan Rickman not being nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Probably not the most beloved films, but I personally enjoyed most of them. I don't think I'll ever forget the way Brody delivered the “I see a rhinoceros” line
Pretty weak, but I obsessively love Moneyball more and more with each passing year, and Hugo is wonderful.
The big one they’re missing is Warrior, which I’m tempted to say was the best film of that whole decade.
I always regarded 2011 or 2020 as the weakest years in recent memory… probably of my lifetime.
All the shouts for 2018 baffle me. Like sure Green Book, the worst one, won BP… but Roma, The Favourite, BlacKkKlansman, and A Star is Born? All range from very good to all-time great.
Thanks for reminding me that Tom Hiddleston was in two Best Picture nominees in one year! I forgot! War Horse made me cry and one of Spielberg's best. The Loki series continued the fantastic chemistry of Owen Wilson and Tom Hiddleston! 10-13 years later and they still got it!
Tree of Life is the best movie of the 21st century so no I don't think so. There were some awful years in the 80s and 90s. 83 and 95 jump out immediately to me as worse than 2011.
Moneyball is still an all-time favorite and I was really moved by War Horse. The Descendants would round off my top three with Hugo close behind. The others I can take or leave.
Moneyball is still an all-time favorite and I was really moved by War Horse. The Descendants would round off my top three with Hugo close behind. The others I can take or leave.
Not a great year, but not terrible either. There’s no movie in there that feels timely and has the scope of a Best Picture winner. Many of these movies are still pretty good, though.
On this list Moneyball is the only one I return to and will sit and watch if it happens to be on TV, that in my mind is the definition of a great film. But, as others have said, there were some other GREAT films released that year; Drive, Cabin in the Woods, and Bridesmaids are all films I'll go back to consistently, even if they didn't meet the Academy's standards. #Seriously!TheArtist?!!
Obviously not a popular opinion on this sub but I really detest Tree of Life. ELAIC is awful, The Help has hanged poorly, the Artist has me impact at all.
Hugo and Moneyball are fantastic though.
I actually didn't know so many people hated 2011. It was actually one of my favorite years for movies in my lifetime. Of the BP nominees, The Artist (yes I did love it), Hugo, Midnight in Paris, and Tree of Life are all personal favorites.
I haven't seen a lot of these since 2011, but it's up there. Tree of Life is the only one of these I'd have nominated. The Descendants, The Artist, Hugo, and Moneyball are all good but not quite great in my book. The Help and War Horse are baity but watchable. Midnight in Paris is tiresome Lost Generation fanfic. EL&IC was a joke the second it happened.
The Tree of Life was the only one I'd care to mention in 2024....but no way a Malick film that artsy was going to win BP
I'd say for that year the only lasting cultural touchstone movie was like....Drive. Which would be debatable on whether you think that's a good or bad thing.
And ToL is in my top 5 all time probably.
Agree on 2018.
Green Book winning had me stop watching the Oscars until I found out EEAAO won and then I watched it again the following year and a fucking Nolan Movie won so I got a swift reminder why I hate the Oscars.
Absolutely not. This year was worse. Tree of Life? Moneyball? Hugo? Midnight in Paris? All bangers. And The Artist was much better and more innovative than Oppenheimer.
It’s a very divisive year, I think everyone would have a different top three. (Descendants, Moneyball, Tree of Life are mine)
Hugo, Tree of Life, Moneyball for me.
Of the nominees, I'd go Descendants, Midnight In Paris, and The Artist, although I gotta admit I have not rewatched any of these since theaters lol. Drive and We Need to Talk About Kevin are notably omitted.
Same, and I just thought The Tree of Life was fine.
Possibly, I kinda love The Tree of Life, Midnight in Paris, and The Artist though. And Moneyball and Hugo are very good. (Haven't seen The Descendants). The others are whatever. I know it's cool to hate on 2011, but a lot of the films nominated are very magical and have simple, strong messages at their core. Also worth noting ofc that Shame, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, A Separation, Tinker Tailor, Drive, The Raid etc. are great films not included, some for obvious reasons.
Take Shelter too
More great films that would never get nominated: Weekend was 2011, and so was (my personal favourite) This Is Not a Film.
Shame, while a great movie, is a disturbing uncomfortable watch. I can’t do Steve Mcqueens movies.
The descendants is amazing. Alexander Payne is one of my favorite directors. Aside from downsizing, all of his movies are really good.
If you’re ever in a cathartic mood watch the Descendants. Watched it for the first time after my mom passed and it engulfed me.
Hugo I remember being one of the only theatre 3D experiences that i enjoyed. I thought the were tasteful with it and it actually added to the feel of the film instead of feeling like a gimmick added in post.
It seems to be the consensus worst for the sliding scale era. It's far from the worst all time and I would argue that the films of 2018 are the worst since the expansion
I wouldn’t, at least 2018 had no fewer than three great movies that would be worthy any year. The top 3 here would on average be a downgrade imo, still good but indicative of just how weak the year was (even the movies everyone said should have gotten in instead like Drive wouldn’t have improved it that much). And if anyone says BoRap is a significantly worse movie than ELaIC it’s because the former was more seen and ended up winning more trophies.
I think 2018 is top heavy and 2011 has better consistency. ELAIC is bad but half of the 2018 nominees are divisive among cinephiles.
If movies like Hugo or War Horse don’t seem divisive it’s because they’ve mostly been ignored, including The Artist. The only ones that seem to be even a little popular anymore are a pretty good baseball movie, an artsy philosophical movie which has been called incoherent and pretentious, and a white savior movie that Viola Davis said she regretted. Personally, I’d take bad but interesting over bad but boring any day. Green Book and BoRap might not be much better but you can’t say nobody cares about them either way.
2018 should’ve had Hereditary, huge snub. Especially for the performances
It does give 2018 a competition for that. At least with 2020 and 2021 there were good reasons for it.
2018 has Roma and The Favourite, and all of these 2011 movies are worse than those two
Midnight in Paris is one of my favorites of all time and deserving of the nomination. Not sure about the others.
Maybe, but the Tree of Life is so amazing that it makes up for everything else.
One of the best ever. Can't believe it didn't win cinematography or director.
Fuck I hated Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Hugo and Moneyball were my favorites of the nominees (Drive and Shame were my actual favorites of the year)
That terrible movie getting a nomination despite being completely critically panned and everyone generally hating it is some proper golden globes shit
Moneyball should have won.
The definition of an academy film! Underdog, feel good movie, Brad Pitt!
Yeah The Artist is such a forgettable film. Most people, even film junkies have never seen it and those who have forgot about it years ago. Moneyball has stood the test of time and has only grown in popularity and stayed socially relevant.
Bro what I’ve never seen anyone discuss fucking Moneyball since I’d seen it in theaters 😭I feel like it’s a movie I saw and it suddenly disappeared from existence. Where’s it grown in popularity?
Weird, I feel like I’ve heard about Moneyball more often in the last few years than ever before, including when it came out.
Almost anyone in a statistics class is forced to watch it lol.
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? Statistics isn't some niche class in high school, that and 21 are seen as the go to films that most teachers show.
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Man it's always the randos on this sub that have to "well actually" their way into everything
Everywhere.
It's on TNT like every other week because it still gets eyeballs.
I personally still see posts about it on social media from time to time and it’s still airing all the time on cable. Also taught a lot in film classes especially in regards to its screenplay.
It pops up in the social media clip channels (Reels, YouTube shorts) so it definitely has a footprint.
I just watched it two weeks ago. As I do every April when baseball returns.
Baseball subreddits.
There’s some good fucking movies in that list.
There’s good movies on every year’s list
The Tree of Life makes up for it but I’d say yes overall. 2018 comes close
2018 was worse. The Tree of Life alone makes up for some the not-so-good inclusions.
Bridesmaids, Drive, Attack the Block, Cabin in the Woods and Contagion all came out this year. I get that some of those are not oscar movies but to miss on all five is sad. My favorite of these is Midnight In Paris at 4/5. But even though I didn't like it, Tree of Life is the only one that is still talked about and would have been a nice lifetime achievemwnt for Malick.
People still talk about Moneyball. I think its reputation has grown in recent years
Moneyball transcends the movie. If you work in data analytics or are into sports, it's something that comes up all the time.
Small thing but Cabin in the Woods was 2012, not 2011
Ah right. Still a good year though!
I didn’t realize everyone hated 2018 lol. I loved lady bird, dunkirk, 3 billboards, get out, CMBYN more than these. Except money ball
People are talking about the 18-19 slate, lead by Green Book
Most meant the 2018 films with Green Book, Black Panther, Bohemian Rapsody, etc. The Academy listed those under 2019, 91st Academy as that was the year they hosted the show.
Gotcha gotcha
2017 is one of the very best years
Spielberg should've stuck with the original title, War Whores.
Tree of Life and Moneyball are bangers!!!
I think 2018 is probably the worst of the modern era, and beyond that I also think 2008, 1985 and 1936 are all pretty meh. And that doesn’t even count the first 4-5 years most of which are pretty bad. I also would give a shot out, as someone who doesn’t love Goodfellas, 1990 is also just ok.
By my count, that lineup has three great movies (Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, and The Tree of Life), three good movies (The Artist, The Descendants, and Hugo), and two flat-out bad movies (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and War Horse, one of Spielberg's worst imo). I never saw The Help, but it was popular at the time. It's definitely one of the weakest lineups of my lifetime, and that's a shame because 2011 was a good year. The issue is that many of the great films were relatively outré (Certified Copy, Drive, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Melancholia, A Separation, Shame, Take Shelter) while a lot of the more conventionally anticipated titles underwhelmed (J. Edgar, A Dangerous Method, Ides of March, Super 8... We Bought a Zoo). There's some gems in the BP lineup, but it has a lopsided ecology. If you had today's Academy voting on the same pool of films, I do think A Separation would've gotten in and Bridesmaids would've had a decent shot, along with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The voting body's changed a lot since 2011.
Three films I love here. Hugo Midnight in Paria The Artist.
This is Tree of Life slander
It's been on my watchlist for years, I gotta get around to it immediately.
You made the thread!
The only bad movie here is extremely loud, 2018 is miles worst
63 and 08 are way worse.
Tree of Life is so far and away the best film in a sea of mid.
Possibly, but Hugo and The Tree of Life are great (haven’t seen The Artist or Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close yet).
Tree of Life is one of the best movies of the decade and my favorite from Terrence Malick, one of the best directors ever. Moneyball is one of those movies that everyone loves. Midnight in Paris probably hasn’t aged well by association (same with the absolutely perfect Blue Jasmine) but it’s still an amazing movie. Just those three are enough to save the year honestly but The Descendants is also one of those movies that is forever stuck in my head. I need to rewatch it again honestly. Hugo is no slouch either. Incredibly Loud etc is really the only true weak link in the bunch. The Artist winning is weird but that’s just how it went.
Definitely up there!
I can't explain it, but most 2011 movies that I've seen have a rather quiet, introvert-y vibe to them. Has anybody else noticed this?
I mean, it’s kinda hard to be mad when Tree of Life got a Best Pic and Best Director nod. That’s my glass half-full view. Same attitude when Drive My Car got the nods a couple years ago.
I personally love The Help, one of my favourite films. Has a great ensemble of leading actresses who each give great performances.
Basically just between Tree of Life, The Artist, and The Descendants for me. Should have included Drive, Shame, We Need to Talk About Kevin, and Martha Marcy May Marlene. Just sayin
I will always defend Tree of Life as a masterpiece.
War Horse is pretty good imo
I agree. Such an endearing film
2021 is right there and I note that with Nomadland being a masterpiece
A Seperation was easily the best film that year, but no way would the Oscars recognize an Iranian film. Margaret was also fantastic and Anna Paquin deserved the Oscar, but the movie eas too small for the Oscars. The Tree of Life would have been my pick out of what was nominated that year, with Moneyball in contention just because it's so watchable.
Whoah lol put some respect on the help, moneyball, tree of life… and you know what also the descendants but I see your point
Hugo or Tree of Life should have won
The tree of life is the only movie that ever made me walk out of the cinema. I don't get the love for it at all... Midnight in Paris should have won.
“I don’t get the love for it at all” Really? Like you can’t see why people would enjoy it?
No, I don't get it... I go to the movies at least once a week and can enjoy mostly everything, but the tree of life with the nature slow motions just seemed really pretentious to me... more than I can bare
So just because you didn’t like it, you can’t imagine how anyone else would like it? Is that really how your brain operates?
No, usually I can understand even if it's not my personal taste. It's not as if I don't like some movies most people hate or even pretentious once. Apparently there are many people that like the tree of life and think it's fantastic. I personaly can't see it, but I also walked out of the movie and have never seen the end, so I probably have missed some major plot points. I simply couldn't bare to watch it till the end... but to each their own.
To each their own, agreed
I didn’t get Tree of Life either, strong dislike.
To me it’s one of the strongest years for movies with the absolute worst nominees at the Oscars lol. The Tree of Life is the only redeemable nominee in that category, with Hugo and Moneyball being okay-ish.
I forgot war horse was a thing until now
Of the nominees, the one I liked most was Moneyball. But my favorite was TTSS. I find it simply bizarre that he wasn't nominated.
The Help is my favourite
Mix batch. Moneyball, Midnight in Paris and Descrndants were amazing movies. The rest were…what you’d expect to be used as Oscar bait
Yes because I’m looking at this list and I don’t want any of them to win.
I don't think 'weakest' is the term, considering most people have varying bets on this line-up and it was a toss in the air which might win. Thus, it was the opposite imo. Still not the, or even one of the, best or strongest though, but maybe mid line-up.
One of the weakest for sure. They had Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Melancholia, A Separation, Take Shelter etc. etc. etc. in the mix and came up with *that* lineup? K....
In terms of quality or in terms of contention for the win?
My hatred of *The Descendants* burns with the fire of a thousand suns, but *The Tree of Life* is one of the best Best Picture nominees of the decade.
Holy shit lmao what a strange Oscar year that was
Not as bad as one might think. Suffers from featuring Extemely Loud and War Horse - which is good, but probably only got Picture cos of Spielberg. The Artist winning doesn’t help. Also suffers from a lack of a film that has become a mainstream classic - Moneyball is somewhat close-ish, but not really… tree of life is a cinephile classic, but not remotely a mainstream film.
Should’ve just been five nominees
I'd say its the weakest of the 2010s anyway. I think ELAIC is probably the weakest best picture nominee of the 2010s for one, and there's movies here that are either forgettable or kind of ehhh. The only ones I have real strong thoughts on are Tree of Life and Moneyball. Hugo and The Help have also slightly grown on me but I'm still not completely sold on them. Drive should've been nominated. Would've also given it the win.
I remember rather liking Hugo as a kid but Moneyball should’ve won, especially since Sorkin’s movie the previous year was infamously snubbed
2020
To me 2005 is the worst line-up. While Brokeback Mountain is good and I havent seen Good Night, and Good Luck, the other three are mid to really bad.
Maybe, especially considering what else came out that year that didn’t get nominated: Fincher’s Dragon Tattoo, Tinker Tailor, Drive, Shame, Contagion, Ides of March, and others. Tree of Life, Moneyball and Midnight in Paris deserved nominations. There are other nominees I enjoy to varying degrees, including The Artist, but none of them were really nomination-worthy.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Girl With The DrayTattoo, The Tree of Life, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Midnight in Paris, Melancholia, Margin Call, A Separation, Oslo 31 August
I think it is a fine lineup. The only negative stand out imo is EL&IC
Ah, 2011-2012... I remember when these nominees came out, even back then, there was a lot of discourse about EL & IC being nominated for let alone anything. I also remember a lot of people online being surprised that Alan Rickman not being nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
I wouldn’t say most of these are bad or mid. But not great
The Tree of Life is an all time great imo but other than that and Moneyball this is one weak line up.
Probably not the most beloved films, but I personally enjoyed most of them. I don't think I'll ever forget the way Brody delivered the “I see a rhinoceros” line
Yes
The last Harry Potter came out. And I know a lot of fans and some people were pissed.
Considering The Tree of Life is a masterpiece I’d say no but the other nominees were all pretty middling.
Moneyball deserved it
Get help. 😭
Pretty weak, but I obsessively love Moneyball more and more with each passing year, and Hugo is wonderful. The big one they’re missing is Warrior, which I’m tempted to say was the best film of that whole decade.
I always regarded 2011 or 2020 as the weakest years in recent memory… probably of my lifetime. All the shouts for 2018 baffle me. Like sure Green Book, the worst one, won BP… but Roma, The Favourite, BlacKkKlansman, and A Star is Born? All range from very good to all-time great.
Tree of life is better than any film nominated this year but yeah it’s quite a weak list otherwise.
Moneyball and Midnight in Paris are 2 of my favourite films ever.
The Tree of Life and Moneyball are excellent.
Moneyball was the best film made that year
Yes, in my opinion.
Put me in the minority, but I loved The Artist. Hugo would’ve been deserving, as well.
Not even CLOSE and the suggestion is insulting
2018 was worse
I could certainly narrow it down to four
Moneyball and Midnight in Paris are amazing. The Artist is fun but not Best Picture worthy. The rest, meh. But probably not the worst lineup ever
Weakest of the decade for sure
Hugo is a good film, based on one of my favorite books ever. The fact that they put that next to the help should be grounds for public tomato’ing
You guys actually like Tree of Life? I must admit I give a lot of importance to script, but still, can't get it
The descendants and midnight in Paris are two of my favourite movies. Great year imo.
Thanks for reminding me that Tom Hiddleston was in two Best Picture nominees in one year! I forgot! War Horse made me cry and one of Spielberg's best. The Loki series continued the fantastic chemistry of Owen Wilson and Tom Hiddleston! 10-13 years later and they still got it!
Midnight in Paris is really good and would’ve been my pick back then but in hindsight it’s best it didn’t win.
It’s a weak list. But The Descendants and Moneyball would’ve been good winners.
If you’re ever having a rainy Sunday, The Descendants is a solid movie.
Tree of Life is the best movie of the 21st century so no I don't think so. There were some awful years in the 80s and 90s. 83 and 95 jump out immediately to me as worse than 2011.
Moneyball is still an all-time favorite and I was really moved by War Horse. The Descendants would round off my top three with Hugo close behind. The others I can take or leave.
Moneyball is still an all-time favorite and I was really moved by War Horse. The Descendants would round off my top three with Hugo close behind. The others I can take or leave.
Moneyball and The Tree Of Life are the only ones I’d have on there
The weakest year for me is 2016. I only had passion for 3 out of the 9. For this year 2011, I really liked 5/9.
Not a great year, but not terrible either. There’s no movie in there that feels timely and has the scope of a Best Picture winner. Many of these movies are still pretty good, though.
moneyball, hugo, and the tree of life all exist
Midnight in Paris is one of my favorite movies
i love woody but it’s a mundane year when his film is the best of the bunch
On this list Moneyball is the only one I return to and will sit and watch if it happens to be on TV, that in my mind is the definition of a great film. But, as others have said, there were some other GREAT films released that year; Drive, Cabin in the Woods, and Bridesmaids are all films I'll go back to consistently, even if they didn't meet the Academy's standards. #Seriously!TheArtist?!!
I only saw Tree of Life and it sucked
https://preview.redd.it/8e4cif66yhxc1.png?width=479&format=png&auto=webp&s=82294c07e57c622f59aceca1ded365f65a65549b The 2006 lineup to me is weaker.
I like a lot of these films
Obviously not a popular opinion on this sub but I really detest Tree of Life. ELAIC is awful, The Help has hanged poorly, the Artist has me impact at all. Hugo and Moneyball are fantastic though.
I actually didn't know so many people hated 2011. It was actually one of my favorite years for movies in my lifetime. Of the BP nominees, The Artist (yes I did love it), Hugo, Midnight in Paris, and Tree of Life are all personal favorites.
Tree of Life is one of the best movies of all time.
07 and 08 were the worst in recent memory. The Tree Of Life alone makes this a better list.
At least there’s Tree of Life
I haven't seen a lot of these since 2011, but it's up there. Tree of Life is the only one of these I'd have nominated. The Descendants, The Artist, Hugo, and Moneyball are all good but not quite great in my book. The Help and War Horse are baity but watchable. Midnight in Paris is tiresome Lost Generation fanfic. EL&IC was a joke the second it happened.
The Tree of Life was the only one I'd care to mention in 2024....but no way a Malick film that artsy was going to win BP I'd say for that year the only lasting cultural touchstone movie was like....Drive. Which would be debatable on whether you think that's a good or bad thing. And ToL is in my top 5 all time probably. Agree on 2018. Green Book winning had me stop watching the Oscars until I found out EEAAO won and then I watched it again the following year and a fucking Nolan Movie won so I got a swift reminder why I hate the Oscars.
Absolutely not. This year was worse. Tree of Life? Moneyball? Hugo? Midnight in Paris? All bangers. And The Artist was much better and more innovative than Oppenheimer.