sheetsadam1 — 1 month ago(February 03, 2026 04:19 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 1938 are eligible.
The nominees were:
You Can't Take It With You

• Frank Capra
  The Adventures of Robin Hood
• Michael Curtiz & William Keighley
  Alexander's Ragtime Band
• Henry King
  Boys Town
• Norman Taurog
  The Citadel
• A. J. Cronin
  Four Daughters
• Michael Curtiz
  Grand Illusion
• Jean Renoir
  Jezebel
• William Wyler
  Pygmalion
• Anthony Asquith
  Test Pilot
• Victor Fleming
  I've watched five of these and would probably go with
  The Adventures of Robin Hood
  . It's still the definitive film version of the Robin Hood legend all these decades later, although I do have a bit of a soft spot for the 1973 animated version.
  My alternate picks:
  Bringing Up Baby
• Howard Hawks
  The Lady Vanishes
• Alfred Hitchcock
  Angels with Dirty Faces
• Michael Curtiz
  Alexander Nevsky
• Sergei Eisenstein
  What an underrated director Michael Curtiz is!
  Four Daughters
  is one of the nominees I haven't watched, but both the Academy and I are in agreement that he directed two movies worthy of a Best Picture nomination that year. And likely three!
  Draft Barron Trump