Top 20 Controversial Award Winners

These awards scandals will shock you! For this list, we’ll be looking at recipients of various prestigious awards whose wins garnered high amounts of controversy, either at the time or later on. Our countdown includes “Game of Thrones” Wins Outstanding Drama Series, Louis C.K. Wins Best Comedy Album, Will Smith Wins Best Actor, and more! Any other faulty winners you can think of? Let us know in the comments!

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[WatchMojo]

Any other faulty winners you can think of? Let us know in the comments!

[AA-qbni]

I still can't believe Will Smith slapped a guy, swore on national television and won an Oscar and preached about love all within 30 minutes

[julianhall]

I still can't get over that Shakespeare in love winning best picture over Saving Private Ryan

[mcniels]

I do NOT agree with the Marissa Tomei part, how did anyone doubt her performance in My cousin vinny!? That movie is phenomenal and her performance is a major part of that! Can't believe how heated that got me but wth, she's incredible and especially in that movie. I think she 1000% earned that win!

[michaelrochester]

I believe that people have forgotten that the 1974 Oscar winner for best documentary, hearts and minds, was controversial because the winner actually read out an acceptance speech that was a telegram from the north Vietnamese delegation. The audience was booing and hissing and Bob Hope had to come out and do a disclaimer afterwards. People forgot that people were really pissed off about that award

[demaurimitchell]

This was just an excuse to show Chris Rock getting slapped

[sainttea]

Elizabeth Taylor's win for Butterfield 8. She had just recovered from a serious illness where she almost died. Many felt her win was a sympathy vote.

Also, I am not sure if winning a Golden Globes counts on your list, but just im case it does, two words: Pia Zadora

[williamthomas]

As for Citizen Kane not winning, it wasn't really that surprising. Citizen Kane is an unauthorized biopic of William Randolph Hearst and he basically owned Hollywood in the 40s. The academy would have given the award to Orsen Wells and co, but Hearst threatened the academy and they backed down.

[Suiteness]

Dances With Wolves is my favorite movie and I think Kevin did a great job directing. I will die alone on this hill apparently. I love the other movies too, but Dances is beautiful.

[ShawnWilliams]

I should've know. That Will Smith/Chris Rock slap at the Oscars were the trending topic of 2022.

[brandonf.]

If Will doesn't slap Chris, it's just Chris having to live with making a bad joke. But no, Will wanted all the attention.

[art.of.verser]

Good grief, I still think Martin Scorsese should have gotten his long due award for Best Director for GoodFellas during the 90s rather than having him wait another sixteen freaking years for The Departed. Just Saying. GoodFellas is, hands down, my fave Scorsese film.

Oh, and honestly, the less said about the Will Smith slap, the better. That will definitely be the only Oscar he'll have on his mantelpiece.

[eldudereno]

My Cousin Vinny, is a great movie! I don’t mind her winning.

[TheWarmachine]

Will Smith will be remembered for that slap on Chris Rock.

[codyhiginbotham]

Will Smith rightfully won Best Actor because his performance in King Richard was phenomenal

[Dopecheetah]

What’s really wack is that Ray Liotta wasn’t even nominated for an Oscar for GoodFellas. Ray Liotta killed that sh!t yo. Beyonce should have won, Adele even said it in her acceptance speech. Adele broke her Grammy in half and tried to give half of it to Beyonce.

[codyhiginbotham]

With Polanski’s Best Director win, I was happy for the direction of The Pianist winning, I was not happy that it was Polanski
Love the work/project, hate the person

[CButler]

Mojo is milking the hell out of this. How many categories can y'all throw "the slap" in?

[OmarTafur]

Also Michael Caine, who won Best Supporting Actor over Tom Cruise (Magnolia), Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile), and Haley Joel Osment (The 6th Sense)

[chessbot]

My man will inspired another top 10 single handedly 😂😂😂