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Did Crash really deserve to win Best Picture?

A lot of articles have come up stating that the Academy members made a huge error in picking Crash as their favourite for 2005. While coming across as "progressive" by voting for the film that deals with racism, they can avoid discomfort by voting for the film dealing with individuals with alternative lifestyles. At least that's what some journalists say.

Others, like Roger Ebert, simply say that Crash won because it was the better film.

Some say because Crash was shot in around Los Angeles, as well as dealing with a topic that Los Angeles residents can relate to, the film pretty much catered to the Academy whose membership primarily reside in California.

In any case, it's been some time since people have been so underwhelmed by the winner. Kind of like when Shakespeare in Love beat out Saving Private Ryan. History will show which movie people will remember and talk about most. Movie scholars still discuss Citizen Kane, not How Green Was My Valley.