philosoraptor42

While many were upset with the Oscars this year, it actually matched up with critic's choices a lot better than previous years. "A Separation" was the most widely favoured foreign language this year, while "The Artist" was the most widely favoured um... NOT-foreign language film(?).

More critics enjoyed "Arthur Christmas" than any other animated movie, though how many would say it was the "best animated movie of the year" might be a different matter, perhaps exposing the flaw in this method of judging films.

Below are the highest scoring films on Rotten Tomatoes compared to the Oscars winners. I've often got a different view and I've put my own choices in brackets. In cases where I've given no personal choice, I agree with the Rotten Tomatoes choice.

What do we reckon? Does this show that Rotten Tomatoes (i.e. critics consensus) is a better way to choose films than the Oscars, or are they both flawed methods? Is one method more flawed than the other? Is the fact that the Oscars' choices and Rotten Tomatoes' choices for Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film come out the same this year perhaps a sign that the awards are actually becoming MORE in touch with critical opinion rather than less?

Best Foreign Language Film:

2011 (used to judge Oscars in 2012)

The critics and the Oscars agree!