One step away from the long-awaited 95th Academy Awards, we offer you a list of 10 beautiful films that have not even received an Oscar nomination.
One step away from the long awaited night of the Oscars, we must stop and reflect on the most famous film event in the world. It might be obvious, but not always a film that gets an Oscar nomination is automatically a good film. Likewise, there are many worthy works that have gone down in history as cinematic masterpieces that have been overlooked by the Academy in the past. From Chaplin to De Palma, passing through Kubrick, let’s see together 10 beautiful movies that didn’t even receive an Oscar nomination.
1. Modern times (1936) opens the list of 10 beautiful films that have not received a single nomination for the Academy Awards
Opens the list of 10 beautiful films that did not receive an Oscar nomination Modern timessigned masterpiece in the history of cinema Charlie Chaplin. You will be surprised to know that the film, at the time of its release, although appreciated by the critics, did not receive any nominations for the Academy Awards. In 1974, however, the British artist had his redemption: the honorary Oscar award (the second of his career), accompanied by the longest standing ovation in the history of the ceremony.
2. Trip to Tokyo (1953)
Not even Trip to Tokyo, harmonic masterpiece of the Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu, was considered by members of the Academy worthy of an Academy Award nomination. The film, one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of world cinema, was elected the best film of all time by the directors who participated in the poll Sight & Sound in 2012 (including Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Ken Loach and Francis Ford Coppola).
3. Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)
cConsidered one of the key works of the Belgian director, screenwriter and photographer Agnes Varda, Cleo from 5 to 7 is a delicate and penetrating story that follows step by step the evolution, in just two hours, of the young singer Cléo Victoire, who strolls through the Parisian streets waiting for a medical response. The intelligent work of one of the greatest exponents of the Nouvelle Vague has not received even an Oscar nomination.
4. Before Sunrise (1995) among the 10 beautiful films that have not received even an Oscar nomination
While the last two chapters of the trilogy Before they made money for the director Richard Linklater two nominations for best adapted screenplay, the first chapter of the saga starring the iconic Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) was criminally overlooked by members of the Academy.
5. I hate it (1995)
The black and white drama directed by Mathieu Kassovitz – and inspired by the real killing of a boy from the Paris suburbs by the police – is still terribly current. Yet, the film was snubbed by the Academy jury, despite winning the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
6. Shining (1980)
Considered one of his best works Stanley Kubrick – as well as among the most revered horror films of all time – Shiningadaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name, not only did not get a single Oscar nomination, but received two nominations for Razzie Awards.
7. Scarface (1983)
With the screenplay by Oliver Stone, directed by Brian De Palma and starring Al Pacino, it’s easy to assume that Scarface garnered awards upon its theatrical release. On the contrary, the cult starring Tony Montana was despised by Hollywood critics, for its content considered extremely vulgar and violent. With such a negative reaction, Scarface was rejected a priori from the race for the Oscars.
8. Leon (1994)
Leondirected by Luc Besson, is the highest-rated French film IMDb: 35th place. However, in 1984 the Academy jury thought quite differently: the film was completely snubbed. However, the lack of nomination for best actress of the then thirteen year old remains suspicious Natalie Portman.
9. In the Mood for Love (2000)
Considered one of the Chinese director’s most important films Wong Kar-wai,In the Mood for Love did not get a chance to compete at the Academy Awards. The enthralling story of love and desire, suspended in anticipation of something that is not destined to happen, enchants – years later – anyone who loves cinema.
10. Memoirs of a Murderer (2003) closes the list of 10 beautiful movies that didn’t even receive an Oscar nomination
Closes the list of 10 beautiful films that have not received a nomination for the Academy Awards Memoirs of a Murderercrime drama directed by the Oscar-winning director for ParasitesBong Joon-ho. Although the film was a smashing success in South Korea, and was praised by international critics (it won the Best Asian Film award at the Torino Film Festival), this was not enough to consider it for the Academy Awards.