Some are outright tragic, while others are fascinating to look a bit more deeply at.
It was a well-deserved victory, even if many other of the year’s best were overlooked.
2006 was a great year for action, dramedy, foreign arthouse, and Hollywood arthouse alike.
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But although these three movies are just okay, their two superior peers more than compensate for their shortcomings.
It’s a beautiful film, and it has indeed aged far better than any of its four co-nominees.
The 74th Academy Awards rewarded the best in cinema of 2001.
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As the Best Picture lineup from the 2002 Oscars proves, they were off to a really good start.
Not that anyone’s complaining since it might just bethe best fantasy movie of the 2000s.
None of those were nominated for Best Picture, though.
This bold statement was proved by movies as outstanding asRatatouille,Hot Fuzz, andZodiac.
The film that won Best Picture that year wasChicago, easily one ofthe best musical Best Picture winners ever.
Others might point toThe Pianist, a virtually flawless war film with the capacity to wreck anyone’s heart.
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Even the multi-story dramaThe Hoursand the criminally over-hatedGangs of New Yorkwould have been worthy winners of the award.
If this tremendous lineup of movies doesn’t constitute the best one of the decade, none could.
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