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sheetsadam1 — 1 month ago(February 24, 2026 05:17 PM)

The idea is this: what if the nominees for Best Picture each year weren't nominated? Which films should have taken their place in that scenario? Pick your alternate selections for Best Picture and, if you wish, mention anybody who you feel was overlooked in any other category. No need to confine yourself to the types of films which typically get nominated or to English-language cinema. If you missed the previous years, they can be found on the classic film board.
All films released in 1941 are eligible. The nominees were:
How Green Was My Valley

  • John Ford
    Blossoms in the Dust
  • Mervyn LeRoy
    Citizen Kane
  • Orson Welles
    Here Comes Mr. Jordan
  • Alexander Hall
    Hold Back the Dawn
  • Mitchell Leisen
    The Little Foxes
  • William Wyler
    The Maltese Falcon
  • John Huston
    One Foot in Heaven
  • Irving Rapper
    Sergeant York
  • Howard Hawks
    Suspicion
  • Alfred Hitchcock
    A great list of films (at least the seven I've watched).
    Citizen Kane
    should have won and I'd put
    Suspicion
    and
    The Maltese Falcon
    over
    How Green was My Valley
    as well. Maybe
    Sergeant York
    too, but that's a bit of a closer call.
    My alternate nominees:
    Sullivan's Travels
  • Preston Sturges
    The Lady Eve
  • Preston Sturges
    High Sierra
  • Raoul Walsh
    The Devil and Daniel Webster
  • William Dieterle
    Meet John Doe
  • Frank Capra
    The Wolf Man
  • George Waggner
    I'd still go with
    Citizen Kane
    , but
    Sullivan's Travels
    would probably take my number two slot.
    "Praise be to Allah." - President Donald J. Trump, Easter Sunday 04/05/2026
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Dumbo
High Sierra
They Died with Their Boots On
The Devil and Daniel Webster
Citizen Kane should have won.

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High Sierra
for sure
I'd add Errol Flynn's highly inaccurate fanfiction biography of General Custer too.
They Died With Their Boots On
.

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Citizen Kane
1941 isn't all that close in terms of Best Picture.
If Citizen Kane wasn't in the mix there would half a dozen films I'd be satisfied with getting the award.

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1349446https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1349446Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:26:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 14th Academy Awards: choose your alternate nominees (1941) on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:26:02 GMT]]>PygmyLion — 1 month ago(February 25, 2026 04:10 AM)

Ah, that is the one I mistakenly cut. I was editing the titles into my list and messed up, but I couldn't remember the missing title. It was
Man Hunt
.
Let me put it back on my list.
Very good, sheetadam1.

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Yeah, now that you mention it there is a notable lack of WWII here. I did consider mentioning Fritz Lang's
Man Hunt
and probably should have.
"Praise be to Allah." - President Donald J. Trump, Easter Sunday 04/05/2026

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I probably should avoid responding to 1941 as it is not a good year for movies that I really like. The last time I watched
Citizen Kane
, I turned it off halfway through because I was bored with it. Hollywood seems to be in a World War 2 denial mode.
I really like
How Green was My Valley
and I like
Sergeant York
.
Suspicion
is fairly good.
From your list, I really like
Sullivan's Travels
, and
High Sierra
and
Meet John Doe
are pretty good.
I like
Underground
quite a bit.
So Ends Our Night
is another of my favorites.
49th Parallel
is interesting.
Come Live with Me
is amusing.
Out of the Fog
is good. ED -
Man Hunt
is another nice WWII drama, with Walter Pidgeon taking a shot at Hitler.
I'll go with:
How Green Was My Valley

  • John Ford
    Sullivan's Travels
  • Preston Sturges
    Sergeant York
  • Howard Hawks
    High Sierra
  • Raoul Walsh
    Meet John Doe
  • Frank Capra
    Underground
  • Vincent Sherman
    So Ends Our Night
  • John Cromwell
    x
    49th Parallel
  • Michael Powell
    Suspicion
  • Alfred Hitchcock
    Man Hunt
  • Fritz Lang
    I guess
    How Green Was My Valley
    is my favorite of these, but
    Sullivan's Travels
    and
    Sergeant York
    are close. I am tempted to pick
    Underground
    or
    So Ends Our Night
    because World War 2 is going on - time to start worrying about the Nazis.
    Note: I see that
    49th Parallel
    is on the 15th Academy Awards list as it wasn't released in the USA until 1942.
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