The Shawshank Redemption tops a poll on films that should have won oscar but never did any. It was an online poll of 3000 people conducted by Pearl & Dean. The Top 10 list goes here -
TOP 10 OSCARS ALSO-RANS
1. The Shawshank Redemption
2. The Sixth Sense
3. Fight Club
4. Blade Runner
5= It’s a Wonderful Life
5= The Great Escape
7= Taxi Driver
7= Psycho
9. Singin’ in the Rain
10. Dr Strangelove
Read the whole story here.
This film won in a similiar failure poll back in 2004. For that story, click here.
So, it is pretty apperent that the Academy fails to recognize films that were later prooved to be award-deserving flicks. Now, this year, will they make the selection right?
To read my review on The Shawshank Redemption, please
February 26, 2008 at 5:08 pm |
I love Shawshank – it does deserve to be number 1!!!