This past decade saw noticeable trends in both of these categories. The bio-pic was clearly a favored genre in both categories, with Best Actor having more success in winning when nominated. Despite the apparent popularity of the genre, only one bio-pic (A Beautiful Mind) actually won Oscar's top prize. Whereas, five of the men that won as lead actor did so for portraying a historical figure. Best Picture winners were more often given to films in genres the Oscar previously ignored. This started with Gladiator, only the second sword and sandal epic to win. This followed with the resurgence of the musical with Chicago's win in 2002 and then again the next year as Return of the King won as the third movie of a fantasy trilogy, not to mention some of the other recent winners. My preference for the film's and performances follow
Best Picture
9. Chicago (2002)
8. Crash (2005)
7. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
6. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
5. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
4. Gladiator (2000)
3. The Departed (2006)
2. No Country For Old Men (2007)
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Best Actor
9. Jamie Foxx - Ray (2004)
8. Denzel Washington - Training Day (2001)
7. Adrien Brody - The Pianist (2002)
6. Sean Penn - Milk (2008)
5. Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Capote (2005)
4. Russell Crowe - Gladiator (2000)
3. Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland (2006)
2. Sean Penn - Mystic River (2003)
1. Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood (2007)
Friday, March 5, 2010
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Weird...now that they're put in front of me, I like almost none of the past decades Oscar winners. No Country For Old Men, Chicago, The Departed and maybe Slumdog on a good day. Hm.
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