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Stacker's Worst Best Picture Nominees in Oscar History

"The Academy doesn't always get it right when it comes to nominations & awards alike. That's especially true in retrospect, with previous nominees & winners showing their age over time. What was once considered classic may now seem relatively subpar, or at the very least, insignificant. Why does a lackluster film get nominated in the first place? Sometimes, the movie exhibits certain anachronisms that enrapture audiences at the time, but poorly date themselves, or the studio aggressively campaigned during awards season. Then there are just the bad movie years, in which the cream of the crop is still somewhat inferior to the films that came before and after. Stacker gathered all of the movies nominated for Best Picture from 1927 to 2025, and based on data as of 2/6/25, ranked the lowest 25 in the group by IMDb user rating, with #1 being the 'worst.' Ties were broken based on the number of user votes, & films had to have at least 1,500 votes to be considered for this list." - stacker.com
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The Broadway Melody (1929)
The Broadway Melody (1929)
Rotten Tomatoes®   42%
2
Emilia Pérez (2024)
Emilia Pérez (2024)
3
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
Rotten Tomatoes®   43%
4
Cimarron (1931)
Cimarron (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   52%
5
Cavalcade (1933)
Cavalcade (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
6
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   27%
7
Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   60%
8
Arrowsmith (1931)
Arrowsmith (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
9
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
10
Anthony Adverse (1936)
Anthony Adverse (1936)
Rotten Tomatoes®   20%
11
Wilson (1944)
Wilson (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
12
Tom Jones (1963)
Tom Jones (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
13
A Farewell to Arms (1932)
A Farewell to Arms (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
14
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
15
Maestro (2023)
Maestro (2023)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
16
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   49%
17
A Touch of Class (1973)
A Touch of Class (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
18
Our Town (1940)
Our Town (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
19
Romeo and Juliet (1936)
Romeo and Juliet (1936)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
20
Gigi (1958)
Gigi (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
21
Airport (1970)
Airport (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
22
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
23
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
24
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
25
The Accidental Tourist (1988)
The Accidental Tourist (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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