Ranking What Was Really The Best Film Of Every Year 1990-2021
28. 1994 - Pulp Fiction
Actually won: Forrest Gump.
And the Oscar for most uninspired Best Picture goes to...Forrest Gump! Though far from a bad movie - it's moving, clever and amusing in all the right places - the drama wasn't even close to the best movie of the year.
No, that honour goes to Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino's deliriously fun crime flick that's low on plot but high on memorability thanks to its unconventional script, timeless characters, and gutsy twists.
Pulp Fiction should have taken the Best Picture statue for its audaciousness alone, but honestly any of Forrest Gump's fellow nominees could have won it, from beloved prison classic The Shawshank Redemption to understated docudrama Quiz Show.