Top 10 Most Controversial Oscar Winners

mama just kill the man welcome to miss Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 most controversial Oscar winners for this list we'll be looking at the most scandalous or talked about Academy Award recipients what's your favorite Oscar moment let us know in the comments below number 10 Bohemian Rhapsody win's best film editing 91st academy awards given this biopics troubled production it's impressive that editor John ottman managed to stitch together a coherent film at all I studied design here oh yeah yeah also um write songs might be of interest to you but that excuse didn't hold up when the film won the Academy Award for best film editing immediately angry fans pointed out the movie's noticeably rough Transitions and pacing including the particularly Infamous scene where Freddie meets it with his eventual manager I can get you on television top of the box hopefully and then and then it's only the biggest television program in the country no one's ever even heard of yet well most of the movie is solid enough the strained edit job is hard to ignore a sentiment that even ottman himself has admitted he blames Studio interference for the final product but either way the Oscar is still in his hands whether it's deserved or not we'll want more every band wants more every band's not Queen number nine green book wins best picture 91st Academy Awards long before Oscar nominations were even announced this biographical drama faced serious heat for his white gaze and misrepresented narrative don't worry about none in fact when you see me worried you'll know Tony you'll know somewhere how about some quiet time to make matters worse it was even condemned by the surviving family of the real life inspiration Don Shirley green book couldn't turn over a new page by the time Awards season began so it's surprise nomination the best picture had many up in arms they got a problem very long and they can call me Tony work these are gentile people Tony the lip may be a little worldly for them it's eventual win felt especially tasteless given the strong slate of Best Picture nominees that year the lineup included the likes of Roma and black klansmen both movies that arguably outdo green book but don't have a best picture win to prove it Merry Christmas come on make some room get this man a place number eight Life of Pi wins best cinematography 85th Academy Awards at 11 Oscar nominations this film's artistic merits can't be argued the one with the Tiger that's the better story but of all it's deserved to claim it's success in the cinematography category caused some raised eyebrows both fans and Industry veterans were quick to point out that life of Pi's sweeping visuals were almost entirely visual effects yet another Academy Award the film took home that night spectacle don't let these stories and Pretty Lights fool you it's sogged a large debate about the ever blurring line between the two art forms and whether it was still fair to judge them independently the discussion continues to rage on since the two categories are still separated years later the academy stance seems loud and clear you know it's hard to believe isn't it number seven Marissa Tomei wins a best supporting actress for my cousin Vinnie 65th Academy Awards in 1993 a whole lot of Oscar pundits probably lost their bet on this one well I don't get it what is getting to try this files have anything to do with hunting while Marissa's homemade's masterful comedic timing made her a total scene stealer in my cousin Vinnie she wasn't the favorite going into the Oscars not by a long shot to me wasn't even nominated for the Golden Globes or the baftas and yet she Rose above both in completely stunning upset well it's a lot of procedure that's all I mean I'll learn it as I go as long as you go yeah yeah didn't they teach that in law school in fact it was so surprising that it caused rampant conspiracy theories suggesting to May's name had been mistakenly called while that had to be hurtful at the time to May would later joke about it over 30 years later she can hold her head high and stand proud in still having her Academy Award what can you stick out like a sore thumb around here Nate what about you I feel him better than you number six crash win's best picture 78th Academy Awards ironically crash is exactly what this film did after making off with three Oscars you embarrass me you embarrass yourself well the morally complex tale certainly has its moments even contemporary reviewers noted its surface level commentary modern consensus has been even less kind and crash consistently ranks among one of the worst Best Picture winners of all time something else fun [Laughter] people man people although in its defense the enduring Scandal has more to do with the film that didn't win to this day many suspect that crash was the safe vote compared to brokeback Mountain's LGBT storyline that was seemingly proven when in 2015 The Hollywood Reporter held a hypothetical re-vote with hundreds of Academy voters that time around Brokeback Mountain came out on top I wish I knew how to quit you number five Will Smith wins best actor for King Richard 94th Academy Awards it's safe to say the slap heard around the world will never be forgotten For Better or For Worse turn out to the Oscars here at home in a slap that is still reverberating through the entertainment world and Beyond The Academy moving ahead with disciplinary proceedings against Will Smith for hitting Chris Rock at Sunday's ceremony it's a real shame since going into the evening Will Smith was set to be remembered for his outstanding turn in King Richard in the end his actual win wasn't all that surprising compared to the Shocker of the evening you should have seen Venus out there today just something that clicked in her mind she is so ready suddenly Smith his palm and his Oscar were at the center of a media storm in a public apology the next day Smith called his actions inexcusable and accepted his decade-long ban from future Academy events nobody give a damn about you home boy nobody number four how green was my valley when's outstanding Motion Picture 14th Academy Awards of the Front Runners to win best picture in 1942 one of them is still held as a cinematic masterpiece Rosebud the other is nearly lost to time can you guess which one big despite what hindsight has to say how green was my valley beat out Citizen Kane for the night's big award as well as for best director and the best cinematography in black and white to be fair the former isn't a bad film by any stretch of the word but it just hasn't had the same staying power of its main competitor strange that the mind will forget so much of what only the only of men and women long since dead so as tragic as it is how green was my valley is still mostly remembered for being the movie that robbed a Bonafide classic of its rightful trophy though clearly Citizen Kane didn't need the Boost to be cemented in film history I can remember absolutely everything young man that's my curse that's one of the greatest curses ever inflicted on the human race memory number three Marlon Brando wins best actor for The Godfather 45th Academy Awards in the entire recorded history of the Oscars there have only been a small handful of actors who have refused an award too late they start shooting in a week I'm gonna make him an awfully camera fuse one of them was Marlon Brando except he didn't just refute the trophy he failed to show up to the ceremony at all in his place he had activist sashim littlefeather read a statement on Brando's behalf about the treatment of Native Americans in storytelling and I'm going to blame some of the people in this room and do not forgive at least Brando had good company since his co-star Al Pacino also boycotted the ceremony due to his submission as a supporting actor instead of a lead even though two of its nominees didn't show The Godfather still went home with plenty of worthwhile accolades you're my older brother and I love you but don't ever take sides with anyone against the family again number two Shakespeare in Love wins best picture 71st Academy Awards for the most part the academy tends to be rather liberal with its wind distribution which is why it's surprising when a film like Shakespeare in Love leaves it with seven trophies under its belt my Henry VI was a house built on his foundation you never spoke so well I feel he was not dead before it was in some major categories too like best actress best original screenplay and most controversially best picture while there's certainly an argument to be made that comedy leaning films aren't given a fair Shake it's hard to deny that Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan deserved the win that's not what I'm simply saying it seems like an unnecessary risk given our objective sorry our objective is to win the war some theorize that the marketing Blitz around Shakespeare in Love gave it an unwarranted edge with voters it may have worked back then but it definitely hasn't convinced modern audiences the playhouse is for dreamers look what the dream brought us before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos it will 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 Roman Polanski wins best director for The Pianist 75th Academy Awards technically the best director of 2003 didn't even attend the Oscars not out of protest but because Roman Polanski couldn't risk entering the country at all there's no time I'm not going anywhere good I'm not going anywhere either in 1977 he pleaded guilty to some very serious crimes but fled before he could be officially convicted that didn't stop him from making films though 2002's The Pianist earned him widespread Acclaim an Oscar win and even a standing ovation by the attending audience or for someone who couldn't even legally attend the ceremony they don't give a damn about people something to blame me for their apathy right I do because I see it every day they don't even notice what's going on around them it's difficult to find any justification for Polansky's win and even though the academy booted him in 2018 many viewers felt like it was too little too late if you broadcast do we not bleed if you tickle us do we not laugh if you poison us do we not die and if you wrong us shall we not Revenge do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from Ms Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos [Music]

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Length: 12min 30sec (750 seconds)

Published: Sat Mar 11 2023