Top 10 Failed Oscar Bait Movies of All Time

no I shall be heard I do not accept this welcome to watch Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 failed oscarbate movies of all time we long for love we wish we had more time and we fear death for this list we'll be looking at the most obvious ploys for Oscar gold that missed the mark which Oscar bait flick had you rolling your eyes let us know in the comments below number 10. Diana there have been a bevy of outstanding memorials to the late Princess of Wales unfortunately 2013's Diana is not one of them now you see you you keep telling me everything's going to be all right it's not all right it's all wrong at first glance it's easy to see why many felt Naomi Watts starring vehicle would be a heavy Contender during Awards season and to be fair her performance isn't bad it's a bit dramatic dramatic dramatic my whole life has been dramatic it's been full of the sound of people's shutting doors on me but it's arguably impossible to really tell beneath the subpar dialogue in cheap production values many found the film plotting and exploitative as opposed to insightful and that kind of bad press sankets Awards prospects long before they even began I suppose it's something I enjoy now I don't feel the need to be caught anymore so maybe it's not falling if it's more like flying not only did the film fail to Garner any serious buzz it couldn't even crack double digits on Rotten Tomatoes Tomato Meter Number Nine Cats classic musical adaptations have historically been hit or missed with the academy however director Tom Hooper earned Les Miserables eight nominations in 2012. so hopes were high he'd do the same with cats going to the ball I wouldn't if I were you could get dangerous alas C couldn't make lightning strike twice not even close actually without even touching upon the laughable visual effects the film was so fundamentally flawed that it had audiences wish they had a memory of anything besides cats [Music] all alone in the Moonlight in the end this unintentional parody ended up winning at a very different kind of award show that being the golden raspberries there the film notably won worst picture cementing its place in the litter of movie musicals and when you think he's half asleep he's always number eight Alexander a roughly three-hour long historical epic sounds like the kind of thing most cinephiles would eat up but if this movie is taught in film classes it would likely be to discuss how things ended up going so horribly wrong he will never give you the throne now Alexander never to start the movie perhaps seemed more interested in reciting history than depicting it that meant its star-studded cast didn't have much material to work with which arguably led to some career worst performances across the board come on have you so quickly forgotten fortune favors the Bold [Music] by the guards what is this I wanted the rice flip and he had this to come back to both audiences and critics gave it a massive shrug and it failed to earn any of the Oscar nominations it was fishing for in the end the only thing Alexander walked away with was a legacy that's anything but great return to Babylon and strengthen your Center or come home to Macedonia and reorganize but do not Chase your dream further east number seven music Sia's first foray into directing a feature film arguably left a lot to be desired after all despite its best intentions music ended up offending many in the very Community it was trying to represent surprise George George hey it's casting choices to its problematic portrayal of autism Drew heavy backlash and the first official screenings did little to assuage those concerns Sia publicly apologized and edits were made while music Still snuck into a few Golden Globe categories [Music] audiences weren't happy about it though and launched an unsuccessful campaign to have its nominations rescinded the movie didn't Garner any Oscar nods which ended up being the least controversial part about it she can take care of herself no she can't [Music] no why don't you care about it I do care about you number six collateral Beauty speaking directly to the concepts of Love death and time is just the kind of heady acting exercise that's earned plenty of performers golden statues sadly collateral Beauty falls apart because that's all it tries to do Howard doesn't write letters to people he writes to things what kind of things time love love death the three abstractions in fact one could say it works so hard to appear sophisticated that it forgets to give its actors anything to do unfortunately Will Smith is the biggest victim much like his turn and the similarly faded seven pounds you can practically feel how hard he's trying to get some recognition where did you get that who are you who did you write the letter to I wrote the letter to death nice to meet you well the performance is certainly committed there's only so much he can do the actor would go on to deliver much better performances in much better films meaning collateral beauty is just a footnote many try to forget you gotta be freaking pitting me I'm eating number five Amsterdam one would think that an oscar-nominated director teaming up with some regular Oscar nominees and winners would lead to an oscar-worthy film what wow yeah it's a long story but with Youtube it'll be a cakewalk and besides I'm far better at forging documents now unfortunately that equation leaves out the most important variable that it all has to equal a good movie in the end suffice it to say Amsterdam is not exactly that The Talented cast and crew are wasted on a movie that's too messy to say anything and too safe to stand out please let's get going we should have left for Dillon backs hours ago that's the only hope that we have to get out of this situation with the police in fact it wasn't good enough to even earn back its budget at the box office let alone anything close to a prestigious industry award sadly the main thing Amsterdam will likely be remembered as is an unprecedented misfire are you okay you're good fine it comes and goes I'm fine yeah you feel fine then all of a sudden vertigo you get dizzy it comes and goes number four welcome to marwin if anyone could make this eclectic true story work as a film it was Robert zemeckis the director's contributions to the oscar-winning Back to the Future in Forrest Gump had many expecting a similar showing for welcome to marwin damn you gotta be kidding me you know the ingredients were all there but that might have been the problem oftentimes the movie felt like it was checking boxes off zemeckis's trademark formula despite a worthwhile Central performance from Steve Carell the film never managed to rise above its middling critical reception Park hello hello Roberta I'm making some coffee you want some no thank you Jeep looks good mud splatter is really cool it's going to take a long time and a lot of miles to get the right amount of wear on those tires so welcome to marwin probably won't be spoken about in the same breath as zemeckis's other films at least not the ones that earned Academy Awards does that bother you no it doesn't bother me in the least number three the last duel this one perhaps feels more like a victim of circumstance than quality after all with Ridley Scott behind the camera and Matt Damon in front of it it's not too surprising that this medieval actioner delivered you have much to live for who do I have to live for here what a name it's too great in story to name for you to treat it so recklessly as a matter of fact many enjoyed the film enough for it to be named among the national board of reviews top 10 movies of the year it seemed like a shoe-in for some big nominations especially in the craft categories he poisons my Lord with evil advice whispered in his ear blackening my name surely you did not say that's it you did and yet despite all that Acclaim public disinterest theatrically turned the Oscar hopeful into a box office bomb the word of mouth seemingly wasn't there and neither was the last duel when Academy Award nominations were announced mock me if you may but you cannot change right from wrong or wrong from right enlighten me that's why let's do what is right number two the greatest showman despite the merits of its true story many felt this glossy musical prioritize style over substance as evidenced by its award season haul while a nomination for best original song isn't anything to sneer at it's obvious that folks expected the movie to do better but even though certain critics weren't completely taken with the revisionist take on PT Barnum audiences told a different story I know how it looks if you didn't I'd be worried I mean it just needs a little work the same popcorn entertainment that probably doomed the movie's Oscars chances made it a bona fide hit in theaters where viewers came out on mass for its heartwarming themes and infectious soundtrack so even though the greatest showman wasn't an awards Juggernaut it succeeded in other ways before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions Cherry not even Tom Holland could save this plotting adaptation called your name like 10 times sorry uh my music was loud hey I like your sweater dear Evan Hansen Ben Platt couldn't translate his Tony winning success into an Oscar win [Music] [Applause] [Music] J Edgar perhaps Leonardo DiCaprio's most transparent Oscar bait flick give me Robert Kennedy immediately Mr Hoover Mr Kennedy president has been shocked Babylon despite its talent pool this one didn't Inspire much major Buzz Jesus Christ is somebody gonna fix her face get her out of here Rebecca this remake made many want to watch the 1940 film or read the book well I've always wanted to try them so go on a try before they get warm before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one anthropoid if there's one thing the academy can't seem to get enough of it's war movies so when one based on a famous military operation comes out it's bound to get people talking that is not the outer mission operation Enterprise throw in respected actors like Killian Murphy and you get anthropoid which almost felt like it was designed in a lab specifically to win an Academy Award so it must have come as quite a blow when the reviews were well just fine I wish I had an answer for you I think any of this makes sense to me then then go there Maria they weren't bad by any means but they weren't particularly glowing either that tepid response likely spelled the movie's doom and anthropoid failed to land a single domination at any major award show Oscars included a film of its caliber if handled properly could have done much much better why why are you sort of I didn't I didn't think that you were really going to do it did you enjoy this video check out these other clips from WatchMojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos thank you

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Length: 14min 28sec (868 seconds)

Published: Tue Feb 14 2023