Addressed above:
https://www.filmboards.com/board/p/22885186/permalink/#p22885186
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You can't honestly think Robocop would be a nominee or a winner of Best Picture?
You do realize this?

Best and the Oscars are all subjective. I liked many of the nominated films that year.
Cher however, was a poor choice win for
Moonstruck
. This was a strong year for leading ladies. I like
Moonstruck
and I like Cher in it. It was however, the least of the nominated performances.
My 2 favourite support male performances for 1987 weren’t even nominated and they carried more weight and emotional impact than the nominated ones:
Alfred Molina for
Prick Up Your Ears
and Esai Morales for
La Bamba
One has to remember as well, connections, popularity and prestige also play a big part in Oscars. There are also only 5 slots, so something has to miss out.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

I doubt any of them would make my top 20 for the year.
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“ The Last Emperor
Broadcast News
Fatal Attraction
Hope and Glory
Moonstruck”
These are good to great films.

Ah, Chevy Chase hosted that year? All the more reason Candy should have been nominated and won! Chevy Chase is a notorious prick and couldn't even be bothered to take part in the new documentary on John Candy. 179-year-old Mel Brooks and an actor on the caliber of Tom Hanks managed to find the time, but not Chevy Chase!
So imagine him coping and seething when he heard Candy's name called… The clip would have been a classic!
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Was this the last year Chevy Chase hosted the Oscars?

The biggest issue is the lack of recognition for unconventional films including comedies. It's just mostly vanilla winners like Forrest Gump.
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And granted, Robocop and Predator were never getting nominated in anything but technical categories. But the others I named as not being nominated in Best Picture were also at least feasible. It was an embarrassment of riches that year and the academy totally dropped the ball. What's "inconceivable" (to quote one of the best films that year) is that they were fully aware of most of these films. Connery and Douglas won, of course, The Princess Bride was nominated for Best Song, Full Metal Jacket for Adapted Screenplay, and Matewan for cinematography. They just chose to nominate lesser films.
Now, Wings of Desire, it's maybe to much to ask for a German film to be nominated for all of the awards I mentioned (save for maybe American acting legend Peter Falk in the supporting category), but for it to not even get a nod in Best Foreign Language Film is absolutely ludicrous!
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Well yeah…obviously the Best Picture was ****.
Nobody remembers it.

The Untouchables - a better movie than anything nominated for Best Picture that year - isn't even in the top ten movies I think of when I think of Sean Connery. He should have won the previous year for The Name of the Rose. Neither he or anyone else nominated for Supporting Actor that year gave the sort of career-defining performance in 1987 that Candy and Ermey did.
No issue with Michael Douglas's nomination or even his win. It's one of only two performances in that category that can be found in memorable films, both also superior to anything nominated for Best Picture that year.
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I didn't even Michael Douglas won an Oscar or Sean Connery.
SO like..NO NOT AT ALL
I think the OP failed miserably…but I appreciate his or her effort and sincerity.

not so different from most every other year

Okay, you should really check it out.
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Yeah, you linked me. I wrote down that I hadn't seen yet and saw some over the year.
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You're welcome. Have you ever seen
Armchair Oscars or They Wuz Robbed?
https://armchaircinema.com/armchair-oscars-what/
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Thanks. Will keep adding as I see them. They are rare though.
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An excellent list,
with a few exceptions.
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JohnnyBoy November 26, 2025 10:15 PM
Member since January 28, 2025
Here are my snubs so far:
https://thecineviewer.com/BiggestOscarSnubsList.html
Yoi!
Leastwise not AI like the OP.

Here are my snubs so far:
https://thecineviewer.com/BiggestOscarSnubsList.html
For tons of movie reviews, 60+ genre lists, best of the year lists, and other content, check out:
www.thecineviewer.com

Every
Oscars is a complete Shitshow.
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you make some really solid points in this thread
Cold comfort for change? Did you exchange
A walk-on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?