Oscars: Every Best Picture Winner Ever Ranked From Worst To Best

44. Slumdog Millionaire (2009)

Danny Boyle's slick thriller about fate and chance remains one of the weirdest and most unexpected Best Picture winners ever, a thoroughly entertaining crowd pleaser which, with a less-aggressive marketing campaign, could've easily become a charming cult hit and nothing more.

Despite not scoring a single acting nomination among its cast, the Academy went gaga for the movie elsewhere, giving it an impressive eight Oscars. Not bad for a film that almost went straight-to-video until Fox Searchlight made the eleventh-hour save.

It's a little too syrupy in places and the overall message about destiny will seem corny and hokey to a good portion of viewers, but Boyle's never felt more in-control as a director, and the film's sheer left-field weirdness mostly keeps it chugging along.