Here is the list of movies that have at one point or another been the ‘highest-grossing movie of all time’:
Gone With the Wind ($US 402 million) – 8 Oscars (including Best Picture) out of 13 nominations.The Sound of Music ($US 159 million) – 5 Oscars (including Best Picture) out of 10 nominations.Jaws ($US 471 million) – 3 Oscars out of 4 nominations (including a Best Picture nod).Star Wars: A New Hope ($US 775 million) – 6 Oscars out of 10 nominations (including a Best Picture nod).E.T. ($US 793 million) – 4 Oscars out of 9 nominations (including a Best Picture nod).Jurassic Park ($US 1 billion) – 3 Oscars out of 3 nominations.Titanic ($US 2.1 billion) – 11 Oscars (including Best Picture) out of 14 nominations.Avatar – ($US 2.790 billion) – 3 Oscars out of 9 nominations (including a Best Picture nod).Avengers: Endgame – ($US 2.797 billion) – 0 Oscars out of 1 nomination.
I’ve always been, and still am, someone who’s firm about a film’s box office receipt not equating to its artistic merit. I don’t think we should start handing out awards willy nilly to movies just because it’s popular. But we’re not talking about Michael Bay’s Transformers movies here nor the Fast & Furious franchise. Avengers: Endgame is a highly critically acclaimed film (94% on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 8.24/10; 78/100 on Metacritic). We’re talking about a film that’s the very embodiment of modern-day pop culture. Surely it deserves to be recognised at the Oscars.
