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

Star Wars (1977)

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Films that capture the public imagination via sensation, action, and special effects tend not to win Best Picture — even when they become one of their era’s defining moments. There’s no better example of that than Star Wars. The film helped to define blockbuster filmmaking, and took over the imaginations of a whole generation. However, Star Wars — along with The Goodbye Girl, Turning Point, and Julia, all lost to Woody Allen’s Annie Hall for Best Picture.