 ColCampbell  | 26 Apr 2021 1:30 p.m. PST |
This is a list of the 29 (of 92) movies with a "war" theme that have been awarded a Best Oscar. link I've seen 11 of the 29. Jim |
| ZULUPAUL | 26 Apr 2021 2:10 p.m. PST |
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| Stryderg | 26 Apr 2021 2:30 p.m. PST |
hmm. 16. I would have thought it would be more. |
| Doug MSC | 26 Apr 2021 3:12 p.m. PST |
I've seen 19 of the films. Some don't look to interesting. |
| d88mm1940 | 26 Apr 2021 3:27 p.m. PST |
I'm good for 21!
Lord of the Rings a war movie? I kinda thought it was a "good vs. evil" movie, with the theme "if you don't try, then evil will triumph".
My mistake… |
| Lascaris | 26 Apr 2021 4:07 p.m. PST |
I'm at 24. Will look for some of the ones I've missed. |
| FusilierDan | 26 Apr 2021 4:32 p.m. PST |
24 for me. I will try to watch some of the ones I've missed but I think finding them as they are the older Black and White films. |
| Chimpy | 26 Apr 2021 5:31 p.m. PST |
Darn it. I've only seen 18. |
| Bashytubits | 26 Apr 2021 5:39 p.m. PST |
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| genew492 | 26 Apr 2021 6:06 p.m. PST |
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| OSCS74 | 26 Apr 2021 6:36 p.m. PST |
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 enfant perdus | 26 Apr 2021 10:16 p.m. PST |
27
Cavalcade and Grand Hotel have eluded me. |
| Huscarle | 26 Apr 2021 11:22 p.m. PST |
Most surprised that "Mutiny on the Bounty" is a war movie? I've seen 20 on this list. |
| Major Mike | 27 Apr 2021 6:28 a.m. PST |
26, not necessarily war movies, just military themed movies. Pity it is only about the Best Picture award, so Sergeant York is missing as well as others. |
| Martin Rapier | 27 Apr 2021 7:42 a.m. PST |
24. I've never even heard of some of the others. |
 Bobgnar | 27 Apr 2021 12:23 p.m. PST |
I have yet to see Argo and never heard of cavalcade. Godfather two is a good movie but it is only a war among gangsters. Just because the leading character had been a soldier doesn't seem to make it war themed. By the way what war is Argo themed about? What about Ben Hur, Gandhi, Out of Africa, And the last emperor. All of these were with a background of war. Much more so than Godfather two. It's also quite surprising how many "war" films were nominated for best picture but didn't win. |
| USAFpilot | 27 Apr 2021 1:24 p.m. PST |
Argo is not a war movie, but it is a good movie. The opening sequence gives a good overview of our history with Iran. I heard the ratings for these award shows is way down. I don't think people really care what Oscar thinks anymore. Remember when "Saving Private Ryan" lost out to "Shakespeare in Love". |
| torokchar | 27 Apr 2021 2:05 p.m. PST |
The key to any list – if its not your list it is wrong. This list of "war" movies is wrong!! |
| nsolomon99 | 27 Apr 2021 2:58 p.m. PST |
The King's Speech is a war movie ?!?!?? |
| Oddball | 28 Apr 2021 7:05 a.m. PST |
I got 25. They are wrong about one of their statements from "Best Years of Our Lives". That is a GREAT movie about returning soldiers. Nobody in hollywood thought it or "Man in the gray flannel suit" would do well, but they didn't understand what the American public and returning Veterans were going through. The article states that Harold Russell (won Oscar for Best Supporting Actor) lost his arms in combat. Not true, Russell lost them training personal on explosives. Also, as hollywood and the Motion Picture Ass. believe they are the most important people in society, they passed a bylaw after Mr. Russell sold one of them (yes, he won two Oscars) to help pay for his wife's medical bills. Hollywood types were very upset that such an "honored" item such as their "oscar" would be sold on the open market and passed a bylaw in 1992 that any oscars must be returned to them, not sold. This was passed after the sale of Russell's Oscar Harold Russell said that in a choice between his wife's health and some piece of metal there was no choice. |
