Ranking What Was Really The Best Film Of Every Year 1990-2021
9. 2013 - 12 Years A Slave
Actually won: 12 Years a Slave.
Facing down the more accessible nominees like Gravity and The Wolf of Wall Street, 12 Years a Slave came out as the Best Picture of 2013, and there's few out there who would doubt it completely deserved it.
The richest depiction of slavery ever captured on the big screen, Steve McQueen's drama about a free-born man sold as a slave is the kind of film you can only watch once because it's so harrowing, but it's also one that demands your attention and makes for vital viewing.
Simply filmed, anchored by its star cast, and unflinchingly honest, 12 Years a Slave is not a movie anyone could possibly fault.