they had trophies in mind but couldn’t
pull it off welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down the top 10
failed Oscar bait movies of 2017
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at movies that seem like they
were created with the Academy Awards in
mind but weren’t up to the standard
number 10 hostiles of cool savages Goods
that’s my job a gritty Western featuring
high-caliber actors and an unflinching
plot that addresses the search for
Humanity in the face of horrific acts of
violence sounds to us like something
that should make it rain golden statues
unfortunately this just wasn’t the case
while an overall decent film with both
Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike
delivering powerhouse performances
critics were divided and couldn’t seem
to make their mind up about hostiles in
the end many were left feeling that the
film didn’t excel in the areas it meant
to and the whole project just slipped
under the oscar radar number 9 goodbye
Christopher Robin the creatures in the
story and toys that toys but the woods
are real a world war ii period drama
based on the beloved children’s author a
a Milne
sounds exactly like the kind of movie
that would have won an Oscar 20 years
ago heck even five years ago added to
the film’s prestige is that up and
coming a-listers domhnall gleeson and
Margot Robbie star in the awards vehicle
[Music]
but despite the fact that the movie
tells the story of the creation of
Winnie the Pooh as well as depicts the
psychological toll of war the movie just
seemed completely middlebrow neither
here nor there in terms of its identity
did you get it sorry
number 8 breathe what are we waiting for
we’re not sure if anyone in the Academy
even heard of this film let alone saw it
the directorial debut of the beloved
character actor Andy Serkis brief is
based on the true life story of Robin
Cavendish a man who was paralyzed at age
28 and became an advocate for the
disabled with a strong cast including
Andrew Garfield and golden globe-winning
Claire Foy the movie is exactly in the
same vein as past winners but it seems
like a traditional well-told story might
not have been enough to catch the voters
attention in a year where more
unconventional movies made a splash
there must be something I can do –
anything’s more bearable
get me out number seven
The Book of Henry Henry and Peter
they’re lucky to have you
Spielberg approved director Colin
Trevorrow has already made a name for
himself with big-budget movies but many
thought this would be a chance to see
what a smaller awards friendly movie
would look like from him but it didn’t
quite work out
despite the casting of Naomi Watts as
well as Jacob Tremblay who made a name
for himself in 2015 oscar-winning room
critics absolutely hated this movie for
its nonsensical plot and uneven tone
just wasn’t our business I think when
someone hurts someone else III think it
is our business it bombed at the box
office and received a very low score on
Rotten Tomatoes effectively sinking any
chance it had at Oscars glory come on I
have Henry find me another male of the
species who’s more grown up than him
number six the glass castle
welcome to 93 little Hobart the Academy
often loves to reward films based on
real people especially when their story
is as heart-wrenching as the memoir
Jeannette Walls wrote about her
childhood growing up in poverty with
unstable parents and an Academy Award
favorites brie Larson Naomi Watts and
Woody Harrelson and the film seemed like
a sure thing for Oscar nods but while
the movie received praise for the
performances of Larson and Harrelson
many critics thought the film sanitized
version of the events and general
deviation from the book was unsatisfying
which probably explains the strong
performances being overlooked did you
lose your sense of adventure
number five wonderstruck was made an
astronomer under China okay Todd Haynes
is a director’s director who Hollywood
admires but his movies are often too
weird to compete in the big race it
seemed like wonderstruck could finally
be his golden ticket based on a
children’s book of the same name and
film tells the story of two kids one in
1927 and the other in 1977 as a double
period piece with a 1927 storyline shot
in black and white it seemed like the
kind of technical achievement the
Academy rewards great performances from
powerhouses Julianne Moore and Michelle
Williams made it a shoo-in right
but the movie came and went with little
fanfare as screenwriter William Goldman
once noted to Hollywood
nobody knows any
how do you know what number for Wonder
Wheel excuse me
two of Jenny’s here I’m Jenny in the
face of negative social feedback actors
are starting to face for working with
Woody Allen it makes perfect sense that
the Academy might want to stay away from
him and also maybe it just wasn’t that
good with the Rotten Tomatoes score in
the low 30s the general consensus was
that despite the casting of good actors
like Oscar winner Kate Winslet and Jim
Belushi in a fun period setting the film
didn’t capture the same magic as Allen’s
last oscar-winning movie blue jasmine
many felt the movie’s plot didn’t amount
to much of anything and while it looked
great it was altogether pretty
forgettable don’t you think you’re being
a little melodramatic
number three the greatest showman losing
Tunes this is the mood to booted fool
Oscar voters generally love movies that
shed light on complicated historical
figures but the greatest showman did not
go that route with PT Barnum the film
capitalized on the success of lala land
which won numerous Oscars and also
elected to tell a glossy er version of
the creation of the circus girl I think
of an idea
the music was written by the same
composers of lala land and with the
casting of Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron
they were signaling that this was going
to be the next big musical it did
receive some love at the Golden Globes
but it just lacks heft don’t listen to
them they don’t understand yet
but they will number two
downsizing are you ready doctor yes I’m
ready
director Alexander Payne is no stranger
to the Oscars so it’s quite a surprise
that this star-studded vehicle didn’t
make an impact at nominations time with
a stacked cast including Matt Damon
Kristen Wiig Laura Dern and Christoph
Waltz and high-concept social satire
about shrinking humans it seemed like a
good bet but the movie was pretty much
dead on arrival
after the initial critic consensus
seemed to be that it didn’t deliver on
its premise and that the mixing of
genres wasn’t a success in addition to
some issues with the portrayal of
non-white characters actress honk Chow
at least received a nomination at the
Golden Globes oh my god before we unveil
our number one pick here are a few
honorable mentions you can’t take a
Muslim to Florence I can take a Muslim
wherever I like number one suburbicon
name you need to get up there maybe in
the house this was just not the year for
a Matt Damon vehicle directed by George
Clooney and based on a script originally
written by the Coen brothers suburbicon
had all the jews behind it to make it a
contender at a cast that includes not
only Damon but Julianne Moore again and
Oscar Isaac and this should have been
the movie to beat but the film received
savage reviews with many ripping on
Clooney’s turn as director and co-writer
especially when it came to the
all-over-the-place storyline and abrupt
changes in tone name recognition only
goes so far and maybe more time should
have been spent on making a better
product
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
pull it off welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down the top 10
failed Oscar bait movies of 2017
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at movies that seem like they
were created with the Academy Awards in
mind but weren’t up to the standard
number 10 hostiles of cool savages Goods
that’s my job a gritty Western featuring
high-caliber actors and an unflinching
plot that addresses the search for
Humanity in the face of horrific acts of
violence sounds to us like something
that should make it rain golden statues
unfortunately this just wasn’t the case
while an overall decent film with both
Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike
delivering powerhouse performances
critics were divided and couldn’t seem
to make their mind up about hostiles in
the end many were left feeling that the
film didn’t excel in the areas it meant
to and the whole project just slipped
under the oscar radar number 9 goodbye
Christopher Robin the creatures in the
story and toys that toys but the woods
are real a world war ii period drama
based on the beloved children’s author a
a Milne
sounds exactly like the kind of movie
that would have won an Oscar 20 years
ago heck even five years ago added to
the film’s prestige is that up and
coming a-listers domhnall gleeson and
Margot Robbie star in the awards vehicle
[Music]
but despite the fact that the movie
tells the story of the creation of
Winnie the Pooh as well as depicts the
psychological toll of war the movie just
seemed completely middlebrow neither
here nor there in terms of its identity
did you get it sorry
number 8 breathe what are we waiting for
we’re not sure if anyone in the Academy
even heard of this film let alone saw it
the directorial debut of the beloved
character actor Andy Serkis brief is
based on the true life story of Robin
Cavendish a man who was paralyzed at age
28 and became an advocate for the
disabled with a strong cast including
Andrew Garfield and golden globe-winning
Claire Foy the movie is exactly in the
same vein as past winners but it seems
like a traditional well-told story might
not have been enough to catch the voters
attention in a year where more
unconventional movies made a splash
there must be something I can do –
anything’s more bearable
get me out number seven
The Book of Henry Henry and Peter
they’re lucky to have you
Spielberg approved director Colin
Trevorrow has already made a name for
himself with big-budget movies but many
thought this would be a chance to see
what a smaller awards friendly movie
would look like from him but it didn’t
quite work out
despite the casting of Naomi Watts as
well as Jacob Tremblay who made a name
for himself in 2015 oscar-winning room
critics absolutely hated this movie for
its nonsensical plot and uneven tone
just wasn’t our business I think when
someone hurts someone else III think it
is our business it bombed at the box
office and received a very low score on
Rotten Tomatoes effectively sinking any
chance it had at Oscars glory come on I
have Henry find me another male of the
species who’s more grown up than him
number six the glass castle
welcome to 93 little Hobart the Academy
often loves to reward films based on
real people especially when their story
is as heart-wrenching as the memoir
Jeannette Walls wrote about her
childhood growing up in poverty with
unstable parents and an Academy Award
favorites brie Larson Naomi Watts and
Woody Harrelson and the film seemed like
a sure thing for Oscar nods but while
the movie received praise for the
performances of Larson and Harrelson
many critics thought the film sanitized
version of the events and general
deviation from the book was unsatisfying
which probably explains the strong
performances being overlooked did you
lose your sense of adventure
number five wonderstruck was made an
astronomer under China okay Todd Haynes
is a director’s director who Hollywood
admires but his movies are often too
weird to compete in the big race it
seemed like wonderstruck could finally
be his golden ticket based on a
children’s book of the same name and
film tells the story of two kids one in
1927 and the other in 1977 as a double
period piece with a 1927 storyline shot
in black and white it seemed like the
kind of technical achievement the
Academy rewards great performances from
powerhouses Julianne Moore and Michelle
Williams made it a shoo-in right
but the movie came and went with little
fanfare as screenwriter William Goldman
once noted to Hollywood
nobody knows any
how do you know what number for Wonder
Wheel excuse me
two of Jenny’s here I’m Jenny in the
face of negative social feedback actors
are starting to face for working with
Woody Allen it makes perfect sense that
the Academy might want to stay away from
him and also maybe it just wasn’t that
good with the Rotten Tomatoes score in
the low 30s the general consensus was
that despite the casting of good actors
like Oscar winner Kate Winslet and Jim
Belushi in a fun period setting the film
didn’t capture the same magic as Allen’s
last oscar-winning movie blue jasmine
many felt the movie’s plot didn’t amount
to much of anything and while it looked
great it was altogether pretty
forgettable don’t you think you’re being
a little melodramatic
number three the greatest showman losing
Tunes this is the mood to booted fool
Oscar voters generally love movies that
shed light on complicated historical
figures but the greatest showman did not
go that route with PT Barnum the film
capitalized on the success of lala land
which won numerous Oscars and also
elected to tell a glossy er version of
the creation of the circus girl I think
of an idea
the music was written by the same
composers of lala land and with the
casting of Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron
they were signaling that this was going
to be the next big musical it did
receive some love at the Golden Globes
but it just lacks heft don’t listen to
them they don’t understand yet
but they will number two
downsizing are you ready doctor yes I’m
ready
director Alexander Payne is no stranger
to the Oscars so it’s quite a surprise
that this star-studded vehicle didn’t
make an impact at nominations time with
a stacked cast including Matt Damon
Kristen Wiig Laura Dern and Christoph
Waltz and high-concept social satire
about shrinking humans it seemed like a
good bet but the movie was pretty much
dead on arrival
after the initial critic consensus
seemed to be that it didn’t deliver on
its premise and that the mixing of
genres wasn’t a success in addition to
some issues with the portrayal of
non-white characters actress honk Chow
at least received a nomination at the
Golden Globes oh my god before we unveil
our number one pick here are a few
honorable mentions you can’t take a
Muslim to Florence I can take a Muslim
wherever I like number one suburbicon
name you need to get up there maybe in
the house this was just not the year for
a Matt Damon vehicle directed by George
Clooney and based on a script originally
written by the Coen brothers suburbicon
had all the jews behind it to make it a
contender at a cast that includes not
only Damon but Julianne Moore again and
Oscar Isaac and this should have been
the movie to beat but the film received
savage reviews with many ripping on
Clooney’s turn as director and co-writer
especially when it came to the
all-over-the-place storyline and abrupt
changes in tone name recognition only
goes so far and maybe more time should
have been spent on making a better
product
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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