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And the Envelope Please....
Which of the following films DID NOT win the Oscar
(or officially, the Academy Award) for Best Picture?


  • Doctor Zhivago
  • Giant
  • Grapes of Wrath
  • High Noon
  • It’s A Wonderful Life
  • The Right Stuff
  • The Way We Were
  • To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Treasure of the Sierra Madre
  • Wizard of Oz
  • Wuthering Heights


                    Answer?

   
                   
All of them. That’s right, all of the above films DID NOT win for Best Picture.

                                        Here’s a list of who they lost to.

Doctor Zhivago lost to Sound of Music in 1966

Giant lost to Around the World in 80 Days in 1956

Grapes of Wrath lost to Rebecca in 1940.

High Noon lost to The Greatest Show on Earth in 1952

It’s A Wonderful Life lost to The Best Years of Our Lives in 1946

The Right Stuff lost to Terms of Endearment in 1983

The Way We Were wasn’t even nominated and the winner in 1973 was The Sting

To Kill a Mockingbird lost to Lawrence of Arabia in 1962

Treasure of the Sierra Madre lost to Hamlet in 1948

Wizard of Oz and Wuthering Heights both lost to Gone With The Wind in 1939