5. Back to the Future

Back to the Future is a 1985 Science Fiction Film that was directed by Robert Zemeckis and stared Michael J. Fox who plays Marty McFly. This film was nominated for Best Picture at the 1985 Academy Awards but was somehow able to lose to Out of Africa. Back to the Future is about a teenager named Marty McFly who uses his friends time machine (The DeLorean) to go back in time to 1955 but accidentally becomes his teenage mothers romantic interest. He has to get the help of his friend “Doc” to find a way to fix the DeLorean and get back to 1985 while making sure his parents fall in love before he leaves so he is not erased from existence. Back to the Future is a classic and should have won over Out of Africa it even led to two sequels and a few video games.

4. Raiders of the Lost Ark

Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 Action-Adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and staring Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. Raiders of the Lost Ark is the first of many Indiana Jones films which was nominated for best picture at the 1981 AAcademyAwards but lost to Chariots of Fire. Raiders of the Lost Ark is about Indiana Jones having to stop a group of Nazis from finding the Ark of the Covenant due to the fact it is said to be able to give the user powers of invincibility which Adolf Hitler will use to make his army invincible drastically changing the course of World War 2. This led to three sequels many video games even raised the bar for Action-Adventure films. This film launched Harrison Fords career making him the most important star of the 1980’s and the well known star he is today. How Chariots of Fire won no one knows but everyone knows they were wrong.

3. American Sniper

American Sniper is a 2014 action film about the book American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History written by Chris Kyle in 2012 before his unfortunate death in 2013. The film follows Chris Kyle played by Bradly throughout his military career becoming a Navy Seal and the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history. It follows his life while he’s on deployment and his normal life. This film is the perfect balance of action while still keeping everything that happened. This film absolutely should have won over Birdman.

2. Star Wars

Star Wars is a 1977 American science fiction film directed by George Lucas and by far the greatest science fiction film of all time.This film revolutionized the science fiction genre and led to many sequels,Tv shows, Video Games, and merchandise. Star Wars is about about Luke Skywalker played by Mark Hamil having to save Princess Leia played by to get the plans to the Galactic Empires new space station The Death Star. He must deliver the plans to the Rebel Alliance so they can blow it up before it completely destroys their base and wipes out the Rebel Alliance for good. How it didn’t win is an outrage a classic like this losing to Rocky is an outrage.

1. Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American war film and by far the biggest mistake the oscars have made by far. Saving Private Ryan a film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring some of the greatest actors of our time launching their careers like Tom Hanks, Vin Diesel, and Matt Damon. The film takes place during the invasion of Normandy in World War 2. It follows Captain Miller played by Tom Hanks and a squad of Army Rangers as they have to fight their way across the countryside of France under the control of the German Army to find Private First Class James Francis Ryan an Airborne paratrooper who is the only remaining brother of 4 service men to bring him home. Saving Private Ryan is by the far the greatest World War 2 film to have ever been made and picking Shakespeare In Love over this has made the 1998 Oscars a joke in most people’s eyes.

The Oscars are seen as the highest form of recognition in the film industry but they are unreliable nine times out of ten and give Best Picture to the wrong movie.