Roma

(Actual winner: Green Book)

For many film fans and critics alike, the 2019 Awards Ceremony concluded on a low note with Peter Farrelly's "Green Book" winning Best Picture. The result sparked indignation among film reporters and experts on social networks, who all felt a feeling of déjà vu in seeing a divisive drama about racial relations (as viewed through a whiter lens) prevail against a highly acclaimed art house classic. The critical daring in this situation was Alfonso Cuarón's "Roma."

While film reviewers are not always correct, they were in this instance. "Roma" is Cuarón's magnum opus, garnering ten Academy Award nominations and 3 wins: Best Foreign Language Film, Best Director, and Best Cinematography. A year before "Parasite" made history, "Roma" deserved to have been the first foreign movie to earn top Academy Awards accolades. Cuarón's work was rated one of the decade's top films by IndieWire. This was not the case with "Green Book."

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Year of Release: 2018

Director: Alfonso Cuarón

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96/100

IMDB Score: 7.7/10