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Battle of the Best Picture Nominees Jul 11, 2022 17:10:49 GMT -5

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Best Picture Nominees: A CS! Tournament

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Round Two, Match Thirty-Four

PICK TWO

A Clockwork Orange

Released: 1971
Nominated at: The 44th Academy Awards
Lost to: The French Connection

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Raging Bull

Released: 1980
Nominated at: The 53rd Academy Awards
Lost to: Ordinary People

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Mank

Released: 2020
Nominated at: The 93rd Academy Awards
Lost to: Nomadland

My Vote(s): Raging Bull, A Clockwork Orange

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SnoBorderZero CS! Silver Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,622 Likes: 3,182 Location: Last Online Nov 22, 2024 21:31:20 GMT -5	Battle of the Best Picture Nominees Jul 11, 2022 18:02:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by SnoBorderZero on Jul 11, 2022 18:02:26 GMT -5 Raiders of the Lost Ark E.T. The Extra Terrestrial The Right Stuff Munich A Clockwork Orange Raging Bull Spielberg getting a lot of love this round.
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thebtskink CS! Silver Join Date: Jul 2000 It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again. Posts: 19,462 Likes: 4,984 Location: Member is Online	Battle of the Best Picture Nominees Jul 11, 2022 19:36:48 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by thebtskink on Jul 11, 2022 19:36:48 GMT -5 Raiders Stagecoach Munich Sound of Metal Raging Bull Mank

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Battle of the Best Picture Nominees Jul 11, 2022 21:22:12 GMT -5

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Raiders
Stagecoach
Munich
The Sound of Metal
Raging Bull
A Clockwork Orange

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donny CS! Bronze Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 10,631 Likes: 1,332 Location: Last Online Nov 21, 2024 23:07:04 GMT -5	Battle of the Best Picture Nominees Jul 13, 2022 17:32:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by donny on Jul 13, 2022 17:32:16 GMT -5 Raiders, Stagecoach, Munich, Bull and Orange advance. Tie between last spot with Sound of Metal/Right Stuff. I'll make a final call on this one. In the meantime, we can now officially move on to Round 3.
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Best Picture Nominees: A CS! Tournament

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Round Three, Match One

12 Angry Men

Released: 1957
Nominated at: The 30th Academy Awards
Lost to: The Bridge on the River Kwai

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: Elvis Presley- Lonesome Cowboy

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The Shawshank Redemption

Released: 1994
Nominated at: The 67th Academy Awards
Lost to: Forrest Gump

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: Soundgarden- Black Hole Sun

My Vote: 12 Angry Men

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Best Picture Nominees: A CS! Tournament

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Round Three, Match Two

The Great Dictator

Released: 1940
Nominated at: The 13th Academy Awards
Lost to: Rebecca

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: Bing Croby- Only Forever

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Released: 1964
Nominated at: The 37th Academy Awards
Lost to: My Fair Lady

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: Bob Dylan- Mr. Tambourine Man

My Vote: The Great Dictator

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Best Picture Nominees: A CS! Tournament

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Round Three, Match Three

The Thin Red Line

Released: 1998
Nominated at: The 71st Academy Awards
Lost to: Shakespeare in Love

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: Backstreet Boys- Everybody (Backstreet's Back)

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Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood

Released: 2019
Nominated at: The 92nd Academy Awards
Lost to: Parasite

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: 21 Savage feat. J. Cole- a lot

My Vote: Once Upon a Time In...Hollywood

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Best Picture Nominees: A CS! Tournament

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Round Three, Match Four

The Graduate

Released: 1967
Nominated at: The 40th Academy Awards
Lost to: In the Heat of the Night

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: Simon & Garfunkel- The Sounds of Silence

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The Grand Budapest Hotel

Released: 2014
Nominated at: The 87th Academy Awards
Lost to: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: Future Islands- A Dream of You and Me

My Vote: The Grand Budapest Hotel

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Battle of the Best Picture Nominees Jul 13, 2022 20:23:29 GMT -5

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12 Angry Men
Dr. Strangelove
The Thin Red Line
The Graduate

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donny CS! Bronze Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 10,631 Likes: 1,332 Location: Last Online Nov 21, 2024 23:07:04 GMT -5	Battle of the Best Picture Nominees Jul 15, 2022 16:52:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by donny on Jul 15, 2022 16:52:02 GMT -5 Looks like we’re set on all but one. 3-3 tie Once Upon VS Thin Red Doomsday IanTheCool PhantomKnight

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Battle of the Best Picture Nominees Jul 21, 2022 18:04:39 GMT -5

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Best Picture Nominees: A CS! Tournament
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Round Three, Match Five

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Released: 1948
Nominated at: The 21st Academy Awards
Lost to: Hamlet

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: Duke Ellington- Take the "A" Train

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L.A. Confidential

Released: 1997
Nominated at: The 70th Academy Awards
Lost to: Titanic

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: Foo Fighters-Everlong

My Vote: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

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Best Picture Nominees: A CS! Tournament

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Round Three, Match Six

Citizen Kane

Released: 1941
Nominated at: The 14th Academy Awards
Lost to: How Green Was My Valley

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: Jimmy Dorsey- Blue Champagne

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Good Will Hunting

Released: 1997
Nominated at: The 70th Academy Awards
Lost to: Titanic

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: The Offspring- The Kids Aren't Alright

My Vote: Citizen Kane

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Best Picture Nominees: A CS! Tournament
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Round Three, Match Seven

Bonnie and Clyde

Released: 1967
Nominated at: The 40th Academy Awards
Lost to: In the Heat of the Night

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: The Doors- People are Strange

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Apocalypse Now

Released: 1979
Nominated at: The 52nd Academy Awards
Lost to: Kramer vs. Kramer

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: The Doors- The End

My Vote: Apocalypse Now

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Best Picture Nominees: A CS! Tournament

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Round Three, Match Eight

Doctor Zhivago

Released: 1965
Nominated at: The 38th Academy Awards
Lost to: The Sound of Music

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: The Supremes- Stop! In The Name of Love

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Released: 2002
Nominated at: The 75th Academy Awards
Lost to: Chicago

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: Red Hot Chili Peppers- Minor Thing

My Vote: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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Best Picture Nominees: A CS! Tournament

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Round Three, Match Nine

Double Indemnity

Released: 1944
Nominated at: The 17th Academy Awards
Lost to: Going My Way

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: Doris Day- It's Magic

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The Red Shoes