The worst-reviewed Best Picture nominees ever
The top 3 according to 209 votes from people: Blossoms in the Dust (1941) · Anthony Adverse (1936) · Doctor Dolittle (1967). (Updated Feb 25, 2025.)
Anthony Adverse, Doctor Dolittle, The Robe, Hello, Dolly! and The Broadway Melody: the films that got an Oscar nomination for Best Picture yet have the lowest Tomatometer scores of all.
Top 15
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1
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
33% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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2
Anthony Adverse (1936)
18% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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3
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
29% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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4
The Broadway Melody (1929)
42% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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5
The Robe (1953)
38% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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6
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
44% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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7
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
43% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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8
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
43% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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9
The Hollywood Revue (1929)
43% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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10
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
50% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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11
The White Parade (1934)
57% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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12
Naughty Marietta (1935)
56% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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13
The Alamo (1960)
52% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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14
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1955)
53% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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15
Alibi (1929)
56% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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Comments (2)
Doctor Dolittle got a Best Picture nomination because the studio basically campaigned it in. Wild times.
Hello, Dolly! is fun though, I won't hear a word against Barbra.