What Should've Won the Oscar: 2004

I've tried to post this three times and the site keeps crashing on me… Fourth times a charm? Posting in instalments seems to work. I guess 23 film cards is the max? I dunno… Anyways!

The Winner

Million Dollar Baby2004

The Nominations

The Aviator2004

Finding Neverland2004

Ray2004

Sideways2004

Other Movies from 2004

Hotel Rwanda2004

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004

Collateral2004

Closer2004

The Incredibles2004

Before Sunset2004

The Motorcycle Diaries2004

Shrek 22004

Downfall2004

Super Size Me2004

Wasp2003

Two Cars, One Night2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004

A Series of Unfortunate Events2004

The Passion of the Christ2004

The Village2004

The Polar Express2004

The Phantom of the Opera2004

My Two Cents

There are so many film cards because there are so many good movies! I didn't even get to include Troy and I, Robot, although I want to. Hard to choose. The Aviator is an underrated Scorsese classic. Ray set the standard for music biopics in the 21st century. Eternal Sunshine becomes more important and more relevant every year. Maybe the best Harry Potter movie in Azkaban. And Downfall is taught in schools as history rather than just a movie — few films get that honour. And we got two short films from directors that would go on to have major careers: Andrea Arnold and Taika Waititi. But if I chose Best Picture, I'd have to go with Eternal Sunshine.

Your Pick

Let me know in the comments what movie you would have picked for Best Picture of 2004 and don't forget to tell me why!