What a grave mistake the Academy made. Congratulations to Cabaret, the true Best Picture winner.
shareCabaret is a great movie, coming from a guy who hates musicals, but isn't in the same league as Godfather.
shareAside from Best Picture and Best Actor Cabaret actually came close to sweeping the Oscars in 1972, didn't it? I would love to have seen the vote count for "Actor" and "Picture". I bet it was pretty close. I'll wager a significant percentage of the Old Guard loathed this film and all it represented and would rather have seen a musical get it.
shareNonsense.
shareIf I were an Academy voter, I'd vote your way. Never loved the "Godfather" movies.
And if Bob Fosse had won the big one, maybe he'd have done more films!
Everybody knows that Cabaret should have won the Best Picture in 1972.
"Everybody knows that Cabaret should have won the Best Picture in 1972."
Who is this "everybody" you're referring to?
Here's some "what if?" trivia.
What if.."The Godfather" met its original release date of: December, 1971?
(It missed that date, and ended up released in March of 1972.)
If The Godfather had been released in 1971, I expect it would have easily defeated the rather skimpy and mediocre French Connection as the Best Picture of 1971...thus clearing the way for Cabaret to win Best Picture of 1972.
But as Marlon Brando once said, "If my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle." (Which can happen, today.)