These are the top 10 failed Oscar bait movies of 2019. For this list, we’ll be looking at Oscar buzz movies of the 2019 awards season but which ultimately failed to capture the attention of the voting members of The Academy. From "Just Mercy," to "Lucy in the Sky," to "Cats," these movies were Oscar bait — but didn't quite make it there.

Sweep the awards, these films shall not. For this list, we’ll be looking at films released in 2018 that, on paper, seem tailor-made to attract the attention of the Academy Awards but which, in execution, widely missed their mark. Our list includes “Operation Finale”, “The Catcher Was a Spy”, “White Boy Rick”, “12 Strong”, “Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot”, and more! Join WatchMojo as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Failed Oscar Bait Movies of 2018.

If you've ever seen a movie that felt like it was just trying to hard to be oscar bait and failed, you may find it on this list! WatchMojo presents The Top 10 Movies from 2017 that Tried and Failed to Get Oscar Recognition! But what will take the top spot on this list? Will it be Downsizing, Suburbicon, or Roman J. Israel, Esq.? Watch to find out!

These are the films that try too hard to be taken too seriously! Join http://www.WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the top 10 failed Oscar bait movies of the 21st century!

These movies failed to pique the interests of Academy voters. For this list, we’ll be looking at films that aimed high for Oscar Gold, but ultimately got no love from the Academy.

Movies from 2016 that tried way too hard to go for an oscar, but failed to garner the attention of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. WatchMojo presents the Top 10 Failed Oscar bait movies of the year. But what will take the top spot on our list? Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk from director Ang Lee, Ewan Mcgregor's American Pastoral or Collateral Beauty starring Will Smith? Watch to find out!

Hollywood's most ambitious films that aimed for Oscar glory but crashed and burned. Join us as we count down the most cringe-worthy attempts at award-winning cinema that missed the mark completely!

When a film's intentions are this obvious, it just makes audiences roll their eyes. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most obvious ploys for Oscar gold that missed the mark.

So close, yet so far. For this list, we’ll be looking at films that seemed assembled with Oscar gold in mind but were left empty handed come nomination day.

Get ready for a wild ride through Hollywood's most questionable Oscar moments! We're diving into the movies that somehow managed to snag Academy Award nominations despite being critically panned, from "Norbit" to "Transformers" and everything in between.

Trust the academy! Sometimes... Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most well-made and culturally significant movies to take home the Oscar for Best Picture.

These romance movies totally should've won Oscars. For this list, we’ll be looking at films with romantic elements that deserved an Oscar win, but failed to nab any.

These non-Disney animated movies totally deserved an Oscar.

Disney should just have all the Academy Awards. An Oscars just for Disney movies anyone?! For this list, we’re looking at the Disney films that failed to get the recognition they deserved during Academy Award season, whether it’s that they should have had a nomination at all, or they were nominated for something specific but deserved recognition for something else, like music or effects. This means that even those that have been nominated or won Oscars can be on here, so long as they were worthy of being nominated and/or winning in other categories too! Join MsMojo as we countdown our picks for the Top 10 Disney Movies That Should have Won an Oscar.

Tully, directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody, stars Charlize Theron as a mom going through what could be seen as a breakdown. The actress, who won an Oscar 15 years ago for Monster, once again went through a major transformation for this role, and she might just bag herself another Oscar. Welcome to Mojo @ The Movies, where we discuss the movie and her performance and give our own take on if this might be another Oscar winner for Charlize.