Yes! His performance was stunning! He was robbed of a nomination!

He's obviously been shamefully overlooked by the Academy SO many times throughout his career.

If you look for it online, awhile after the film was made they were reinterviewed.Sutherland made a comment at he "knew" he wouldn't win an Oscar. Always made me think something went down before this movie. Idk, check it out.

DONALD should have won for BEST ACTOR not even nominated

I agree. His line: "I was crying because I dont know if I love you anymore. And I dont know what Im going to do without that." Wrecks me every time I see it.

according to Lillian it was called "Ordinary Picture." .

no but seriously loved ORDINARY PEOPLE - as close to perfect as it gets .

It is for so many of us.

She would show up five years later in the film "The Whales of August..."

Sharon Jensen .....Tout-à-fait madame.-Madame Liliane Gish est décédée douze ans plus tard à l’âge vénérable de 99 ans et quelques mois (automne 1893-Février ou Mars 1993).-Elle ne fait vraiment pas son âge.-Tout comme je suis ravie de ce standing ovation pleinement mérité.-Très cordiales salutations.-Viviane. ( 07 Mai 2020)

His my favorite host and my second favorite is Billy Crystal and my worst was Whoopi. I have no idea today about the Oscars. I haven't watched them for 10 years plus. I really don't remember the 2000's barely watched them and then finally had no desire.

Can't believe she died 5 days ago

Raging bull

@@vicentemolleda7159 Ordinary People was more relatable than Raging Bull. Raging Bull is a fine film but the characters are so unappealing as humans.

Who cares if the character is likeable or if the movie is relatable, I want to watch movies because they're good, not because the people in the movies are nice.

@@MontgomeryMall regular everyday people usually make for the most boring stories, including Ordinary People.

Vicente Molleda ordinary people was so much better !

Mary Tyler Moore should've won Best Actress! Every time I watch the film, she gives me goosebumps.

Natalie R. She also should have been nominated for Flirting With Disaster, she plays a Mom who is the polar opposite of this one. Watch them on a double bill, remarkable, contrasting work. She was MUCH more than Mary Richards, though she certainly deserved her Emmys for that role as well.

Hi Cats Yes I couldn't agree more. MTM gave a career best performance, a master class in the best screen acting. RIP Mary x

seriously? in hindsight do you really believe that?

agreed

It was all white. So hard to watch.

@@richarda1441 I was not born there when Oscars are all white back then.

It's still watchable for me. I love movies and have a lot of respect for actors, directors and writers are finally getting their due. It's actually a lot better than it has ever been in a lot of ways. More diverse, not at all because it's a thing to do, and more accepting of other genres including comedy.

​@@richarda1441I think they're referring to no political agenda, no embarrassing monologue with inappropriate content, and a level of respectfulness in general. But I get what you're saying.

Guess you haven't seen Schindler's List.

Randy Adams “Schindler’s List” was a better film. But it has nothing to do with my point.

@@Mojavegreen Maybe to you, but not to him or me.

Michael Reid Perry I understand that ..... it has stayed with me for 40 years.

Ordinary people had more substance than Raging bull? Raging Bull is the most powerful portrayal of jealousy that I've ever seen in a film.

They were two entirely different films, and each one was wonderful. I've always felt it unfair to compare them to one another.

Jealousy?

Is Gish drunk?

@@dougeberhart5965 She's just old

Raging Bull is listed as the 4th best film of all time by the American Film Institute...you have no idea how short sided your assumption is. You're missing out because, Raging Bull is a madhouse. It's the best depiction of greed ever displayed on the big screen. Do me a favor and just watch the opening credits of Raging Bull...you can thank me later. Enjoy! By the way, Ordinary People is one of the worst wins of all time. Not only was Raging Bull more well directed, written, acted, shot, edited and more well received by critics than Ordinary People but, David Lynch's The Elephant Man runs circles around Ordinary People. The academy has regretted snubs like Raging Bull and Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan.

That's your opinion, thank you for sharing but it you be much better if you would not share it as fact. I want to watch Raging Bull eventually, and I don't doubt it's a amazing movie or that it deserved the award. My complain is that people hold a stupid grudge against Ordinary People because it won, never getting tired of insulting it every time they see a mention of it. Acting as if it's a horrible movie and there's no way it could have won. Too bad for you (and the people who are still bitter about it even after 30 years) OP won, it's beautifully acted and directed, and for me and many other people a very personal movie. Timothy Hutton plays the part beautifully(not angsty or unlikable like most depressed teens in movies), and so does the rest of the cast. I was not alive back then, but from what I've read this type of family drama was not that common, so it definitely holds value beside the movie itself.

It's not just my opinion. As I claimed, even the American Film Institute has pointed it out. Don't start with the always cliche and very naive "that's your opinion" bullshit. I'm bitter about the win because, not only was Raging Bull better but, the Elephant Man was much better as well. And your argument is so stupid, no bad movie even gets nominated for best picture. It's just sad when the true winners and better movies lose for political reasons.

As I said, I don't doubt RG is a briliant movie, but so is Ordinary People. Just because the American Film Institute say which movies are the best doesn't mean we all should just agree. Different movies touch people in different ways, and it would be very boring if everybody liked the exact same movies. Raging Bull still gets so many praise, why care so much about the oscar? If OP had lost I'd still find it a great movie and not be bothered at all, and would not make excuses for why it lost and bother people that like the winning movie, that's childish and disrespectful. Like I said, it's been over 30 years, and there's more to movies than how many oscars they win. You and so many people still love Raging Bull, so why keep obssessing that it didn't won the oscar? There are plenty of great movies that never get even nominated. From now on I'm gonna stop replying because I guess we'll just have to agree on disagreeing, but I hope you get what I mean from my comments. Take care.

Film is subjective and you're right. Having said that fuck Ordinary people Raging Bull beats the shit out of Ordinary People any fucking day.

And empire strikes back and the shining

And The Blues Brothers.

Exactly. All those mentioned films are true classics... not like the ones these days

Incredible year for film. De Niro is one of my favourite actors but to this day, I'm still heart broken that John Hurt didn't win for his performance in The Elephant Man.

Never seen it. I'll have to check it out. Liked her in the sunset of her career in Whales of August.

@@keythdanielsen9315 You must. It is fabulous. It is also the only film that the late great Charles Laughton directed. The performances by everyone in Night of the Hunter are riveting!

@@jeanettesmith765 Thanks for the recommendation.

@@keythdanielsen9315 I will. Thank you.

Ha, that's right. Very funny scene.

Because it's a movie for kids.

@@jlg395 Empire strikes back is a beautiful iconic piece of cinema and will remain so forever

It got mixed reviews when it came out.

Overrated strikes back

It's Science Fiction, that's why.

Here is the thing that I don't get. Raging Bull and the Elephant Man have been a Hollywood Icon for ages and will always be remembered.😀 Ordinary People is an BLOATED OVERRATED PIECE OF SH*T and has been forgotten!😡

Robert Kirby It also really spoke to me, I watched last year for the first time and IMO is the best movie about a depressed teen, it's very honest and authentic. It sucks that in every mention of it there will be always someone to trash it and complain that it won the Oscar.

Totally MissSuil! And our friend above who insists it's "forgotten" is quite mistaken. It's a classic in its own right and quite influential (I read it is Gus Van Sant's favorite movie).

Alberto Arras Maybe it's a good thing that Ordinary People got Best Picture then, so it won't be as easily forgotten. Raging Bull and Elephant Man will stay remembered even despite how many awards they do or don't win. If I pull up a title like "Ordinary People" most people will go "what movie's that?" For the record, I think both Raging Bull and Ordinary People are fantastic films in their own right. I haven't seen Elephant Man yet, but I suspect it is very well-directed too, since I like most Lynch films. But I don't think whether Ordinary People has been forgotten or not dictates whether it is a film deserving of acclaim or not, because many great films have been relatively forgotten, but it doesn't mean that they're not great films.

@@albertosaurschannel6946 Yet Ordinary People tacked mental health issues among teenagers which is now a trendy topic in 2020.

Smart as shit!

Pascoe Braun Heard of it. It's a comedy about two young girls (Davis & Gish) who go on Spring Break & lose their virginity, right?

Silly Lynn! It was remade four years later as "Thelma and Louise." ;-D

Pascoe Braun i do!

Why do people keep saying that? It just highlights the ignorance of the history of the Oscars

@@GG1Productions people keep saying that because the oscars nowadays is trying to attract "the young generation" by putting on some hilariously cringey and un-needed acts, along with the presenters trying to be funny but horribly fail.

@@GG1Productions Because it's THE TRUTH!

Oscars of the century only cared about black people

LOL Right? I guess they just meant that technically it was a huge innovation. But that's about the only reason.

I still say Blakkklansman is the best film of 18 and is being robbed.

As was Get Out. Not even going to mention the flub up from the year prior...

@@radcolortiedye6718 yeah brother!

Raging Bull is perhaps the most overrated film of the 80s. It's not even top 5 Scorcese let alone best of the 80s. Great performance by De Niro, great cinematography, direction and editing but the script was lackluster and the movie was competing with 2 other biopics - which were both in my opinion superior.

Only for Scorcese cultists.

Nah. I can understand people liking it more than Ordinary People, but best movie of the 80s?? Hell nah

Probably my favorite movie. Tough to watch at times, but that is what superb acting does to a person- tears in the eyes and a catch in the throat.

@Divenaldo Penaldo not really

Parasite winning in 2020 was the first smart choice the Oscars had in years, fortunately

Ohmigosh! You are right!!!

Criterion released Punch Drunk Love and the Before movies on Blu

Not some SJW bs

Why?

@@brigittemosaquites9031 She was the main actress in The Birth of a Nation. That film glorified the Ku Klux Klan.

Lynn Turman I want to make sure I understand your comment correctly. So are you saying that films for kids are only for kids and that they are not for adults? There are plenty of animated films that have plenty of beauty and emotion usually more than the ones actually made for Adults! Let me give a few examples this list is also to prove that Animation is Art and studios such as Illumination, Blue Sky, and a couple of others are just garbage: Fantasia Beauty and the Beast (1991) Wall-E Kubo and the Two Strings Kung Fu Panda 2 Up! The Lego Batman Movie The Prince of Egypt Chicken Run Coraline Shaun the Sheep Movie The Peanuts Movie Toy Story Spirited Away Howl’s Moving Castle The Iron Giant The Secret of NIMH along with many others!!’

films for EVERYONE.

i don't get your comment

It was a mighty find film but Raging bull is kind of top 10 in many all time lists. Ordinary people wont appear even in 500. I heard of this film when i heard Raging bull and scorcese lost.

The Shining was actually nominated for two razzies that year, worst director and worst actress. It was a bomb at the time and people made fun of it. John Carpenters The Thing was nominated for worst music! Now both films are considered classics.

61st Academy Awards in 1989.

Jefferson Borges Thanks!