The 79th annual Academy Awards took place in February of 2007 and honored films from the previous year, in 2006. 2006 brought movie-goers great entertaining features. Some films that could have been nominated for any of the awards that year, but weren't were: The Covenant, Silent Hill, Accepted, and She's the Man.
The films that were nominated for the biggest award of the year, the Academy Award for Best Picture, were: The Departed, Letters from Iwo Jima, Babel, The Queen, and Little Miss Sunshine. Looking back, a lot of these films were great and have gone on to become classics for movie lovers to re-visit. There are a few on the list that possibly could have been replaced, though.
10 Should Have Been: The Illusionist
This romantic drama stars Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, and Jessica Biel. The film, which was written and directed by Neil Burger, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and received both critical and box office success.
Despite being so well-received and praised by both audiences and critics alike, the film only received one nomination for an Academy Award that year and it was for Best Cinematography, which it did not win.
9 Should Have Been: Little Children
This dramatic feature film stars Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson. The film, directed by Todd Field and co-written by Tom Perrotta, who also wrote the book with the same name, was very well received by critics and earned three nominations at the award ceremony that year.
The film was nominated for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay, yet was left out of the Best Picture category, despite being nominated in so many other major categories.
8 Should Have Been: The Pursuit Of Happyness
Will Smith received a Best Actor nomination for his work in this film based on a true story. The film depicts a father struggling to provide for his young son when the two become homeless.
The film is a story of hope and perseverance and was a fan favorite the year it was released. Fans and critics alike praised the film and were very surprised to learn that the film had been left out of the Best Picture category in the year it was eligible.
7 Nominated: Babel
This dramatic feature film received six Academy Award nominations in the year it was eligible, but only took home one win, for Best Original Score. This film, starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal, and Kōji Yakusho, also received mixed reviews from critics.
Though it did have a successful run at the box office, most movie-goers were surprised to see the amount of recognition it got from the Academy that year, especially considering everything else that was being considered for a nomination.
6 Should Have Been: The Prestige
Christopher Nolan's science fiction thriller stars Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and David Bowie. Based on the novel by the same name, this film is the story of rival stage magicians, played by Jackman and Bale, in London in the 1800s.
The film boasts an impressive cast and the director is a long-time favorite amongst Academy voters, yet this film two nominations at the Academy Awards, for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography.
5 Should Have Been: Once
Once is an Irish musical drama written and directed by John Carney, and starring Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. The independent film was made on a very small budget, but became both a box office and a critical success.
This film has also gone on to become a hit musical. The film was nominated for a handful of awards and won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, but that was the only category it was recognized in, despite being such an underdog success story.
4 Nominated: The Queen
This biographical drama focuses on the death of Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth II during that time. The film appealed greatly to critics and Academy voters because this is the type of film they look for to recognize during award season.
The film, though it is very good, doesn't appeal to a wide range of movie-goers, and some fans wonder what award season would look like if voters considered more commercially successful films to honor.
3 Should Have Been: The Last King Of Scotland
This historical drama, based on the novel by the same name, was directed by Kevin Macdonald and stars Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, and Kerry Washington.
The film was very well received by critics, especially Forest Whitaker's performance. For his performance, Whitaker was nominated for Best Actor and won. Two days before Whitaker took home the big award, the film screened in Uganda and received a lot of praise from the people this film focuses on.
2 Should Have Been: Marie Antoinette
Sofia Coppola's historical drama starring Kirsten Dunst is not only visually stunning, but incredibly entertaining. Telling the story of the historical Queen in the years leading up to the French Revolution, both Coppola and Dunst's talents shine throughout this film.
The critics reviews were very mixed, which probably attributed to the lack of award recognition, with this film only being nominated in one category in the year it was eligible, Best Costume Design.
1 Should Have Been: Pan's Labyrinth
This dark fantasy feature film was written and directed by Academy favorite, Guillermo del Toro. The film was very well received by both fans and critics and was widely considered to be a stunning visual masterpiece.
The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, but was left out of the Best Picture category, much to everyone's surprise, especially considering the film was nominated in the Best Foreign Language Feature category.
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