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[Josh5890]

I think so, although it would be close with La La Land which appears to be the leader by a good pace. Overall though I think last year had a better group of films that were nominated for best picture.

2016
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

2017
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight

 

[UberTag]

Doubtful. The La La Land juggernaut is rather daunting.
That said, Spotlight arguably has more relevance today than it did just 12 short months ago.

 

[Dangansona]

I wish The Handmaiden was on that list.

 

[Aurongel]

Doubtful. The La La Land juggernaut is rather daunting.
That said, Spotlight arguably has more relevance today than it did just 12 short months ago.

Didn't consider that, you make a good point. That being said, I think most would agree that Arrival and/or Moonlight are better than most of what was nominated last year.

The only thing that makes me doubt that is Fury Road.

 

[Lan Dong Mik]

Wow, I'm just now realizing I enjoyed 7/8 BP nominees in 2015 over any of the BP nominees in 2016. I liked a lot of those movies nominated this year but definitely thought 2015 had a much better line up as far as Best Picture goes.

 

[Puck Beaverton]

Nah the 3 frontrunners this year would have edged it out

 

[UberTag]

Wow, I'm just now realizing I enjoyed 7/8 BP nominees in 2015 over any of the BP nominees in 2016. I liked a lot of those movies nominated this year but definitely thought 2015 had a much better line up as far as Best Picture goes.

It's funny. I consider 2016 to be a much stronger year for cinema but I feel 2015 had a much stronger Best Picture field.
Many of the best films from last year have been relegated to the foreign film or animated feature categories... or simply weren't nominated at all.

 

[Elwood Blues]

Nothing could beat la la land except maybe the artist. No one loves Hollywood more than Hollywood.

 

[TheWorthyEdge]

Absolutely not. Shouldn't even have won last year.

 

[UberTag]

Nothing could beat la la land except maybe the artist. No one loves Hollywood more than Hollywood.

The only one that loves themselves more than Hollywood is Donald Trump.

 

[Nafai1123]

If it came out this year I would root for it. I found the films last year to be stronger overall. I also think Whiplash >>> La La Land.

 

[Spehornoob]

I thought Room was better than Spotlight last year! That said, the only Best Picture nominee I've seen this year was Hell or High Water, and it was okay. So maybe Spotlight would beat it out.

 

[SpideySenses]

Was surprised it won last year, would be even more so this year.

 

[Discotheque]

Absolutely not. Shouldn't even have won last year.

Yeah. I thought the film was pretty decent but it pales in comparison to fury road or a few of the movies nominated this year

Also a movie about uncrompromised investigative journalism.....that's fantasy. And the Oscars don't often award genre movies

 

[tekumseh]

I think so. Having finally seen all the choices for this year, the best picture should go to either Lion, or Moonlight...

 

[Fallout-with-swords]

Probably not as I think both La La Land and Moonlight are better movies, but certainly would be seen as a more "important" today with post-fact / fake news being big topics.