2. The Verdict - 1982, directed by Sidney Lumet (lost to Gandhi)
No disrespect to Gandhi and all the heart and soul Richard Attenborough poured into making it, but The Verdict should have won Best Picture for 1982. After a decades of directing some of the greatest American films ever, Sidney Lumet finally produced the ultimate court drama. A down-on-his-luck drunk lawyer takes a no-win case to revive his career. Everything worked at every level. It just clicked. Unfortunately, it didn't click with the Academy.
Like Dr. Strangelove, it is just so annoying that The Verdict came out the year it did. Not only was the movie robbed because of Gandhi, but Paul Newman was robbed because of Gandhi. Newman later won for The Color of Money, but come on. This was a career defining performance in a career made of career defining performances.
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