Robbed By The Academy! These Incredible Films Somehow Didn’t Win Best Picture

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

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Filtering a story of prejudice through a tense thriller set in the Deep South, In the Heat of the Night took the top prize of the night at the Oscars. However, both The Graduate and Bonnie and Clyde captured a Hollywood filled with fresh ideas. This violent, funny, ultimately sobering film arrived in theaters in 1967 — preaching rebellion and personal freedom.