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Academy Awards surprises: five Best Picture films that weren't supposed to win

The Oscar-winning Best Picture has not always been what people expected. Will there be another upset at the Academy Awards this year?

1. Crash (2004)

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'Crash' won, but many critics felt 'Brokeback Mountain' was clearly the superior film.

With its groundbreaking subject matter, acclaimed performances, and expert directing, 鈥Brokeback Mountain鈥 was expected to easily get the Best Picture win. When 鈥淐rash鈥 won instead, accusations of academy homophobia abounded. Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times put it more mildly. He called 鈥淐rash鈥 鈥渁 feel-good film about racism鈥 that allowed academy members to make a progressive vote without getting out of their comfort zones.

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