should have, could have, didn't.

[intertribal]

I hate the Oscars.  They are absolutely, completely without balls.  It's "a race, a race for rats to try... a race for rats to die."

1939.
Won:  Gone with the Wind.
Should Have Won:  Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

1941.
Won:  How Green Was My Valley.
Should Have Won:  Citizen Kane.

1951.
Won:  An American in Paris.
Should Have Won:  A Streetcar Named Desire.

1964.
Won: My Fair Lady.
Should Have Won:  Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Love the Bomb.

1979. 
Won: Kramer Vs. Kramer. 
Should Have Won: Apocalypse Now.

(the '80s pass with good marks.)

1994.
Won: Forrest Gump.
Should Have Won: The Shawshank Redemption.

1995.
Won: Braveheart.
Should Have Won: Tank Girl.  This was a very bad year in movies.

1997:
Won: Titanic.
Should Have Won: Jurassic Park.

1998:
Won: Shakespeare in Love.
Should Have Won (And Wasn't Nominated): Elizabeth or American History X.

2000:
Won: Gladiator.
Should Have Won: Traffic.

2001:
Won: A Beautiful Mind.
Should Have Won: LOTR: Fellowship of the Rings.

2002:
Won: Chicago.
Should Have Won: The Hours.

2005:
Won: Crash.
Should Have Won: Batman Begins/Syriana/The Constant Gardener/Walk the Line.

and don't get me started on the best actress/best actor fraud fest.