Citizen Kane,
Shawshank Redemption,
Dog Day Afternoon,
Wizard of Oz.
I have a mild disagreement with the list regarding these films. All were excellent, but might have just barely "missed the cut". I could be persuaded, I think, to put these in the "should have won" category--but right now, I have doubts.:
Fargo,
Goodfellas,
Bonnie & Clyde.
A bit of a STRONGER disagreement exists regarding these:
2001: A Space Odyssey,
Star Wars
Again, not to put either film down...I enjoyed both, I just think the case is harder to make. The former--let's face it, though visually stunning--takes two or three viewings just to begin to make sense, and the latter is was a definite groundbreaker, but not unlike a B-movie spaghetti western in terms of plot. Isn't that how Lucas wanted it to be, anyway? Stunning visuals from both--and that is why they should be revered.
I VERY MUCH disagree that these three films should be on the list:
Psycho,
Philadelphia,
E.T.: The Extra-terrestrial.
Entertaining perhaps, interesting twists in the first--social commentary in the second, and lovely allegory and life lesson in the last...but Best Picture of the whole YEAR? Not a chance.
I cannot give a good opinion on
Vertigo,
Apocalypse Now,
or Some Like It Hot,
as I haven't seen them or it has been SO long since I watched them I cannot recall.
How THAT for my 2 cents?
Hold on there a minute fella. The Wizard of Oz lost because it was up against Gone With the Wind. Oz was a great movie but not quite as great as GWTW. Anyway, Oz took all the music categories that year.