This is an attempt to evaluate the 21st Century’s Best Picture Oscar winners on pure merit alone — cinematic eloquence, high craft, emotional impact, profound metaphorical scores — but with no great weight given to those films which won because of p.c. woke political considerations (Moonlight, Parasite), and a certain amount of weight given to those that won despite attacks from your snide and snooty p.c. elite (Green Book).
Bottom of the Barrel (5):
22. The Artist (’11)
21. Crash (’05)
20. The King’s Speech (’10)
19. Chicago (’02)
18. Slumdog Millionaire (’09)
Mezzo-Mezzo Middle Ground (10)
17. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (’03)
16. The Shape of Water (’17)
15. Argo (’12)
14. Gladiator (’00)
13. Parasite (’19)
12. Moonlight (’16)
11. A Beautiful Mind (’01)
10. Nomadland (’20)
9. Moonlight (’16)
8. Green Book (’18)
The Top Tier (7)
7. Birdman (14)
6. 12 Years A Slave (13)
5. The Departed (’06)
4. Spotlight (’15)
3. Million Dollar Baby (’04)
2. The Hurt Locker (’09)
1. No Country for Old Men (’07)