Why did Titanic win the Oscars?

Answer 1

It got the most votes from the Academy members. It was an expensive movie that looked great, and was the first movie in history to gross over $1 billion. It swept the world and the academy awards. And if you don't like the movie, know that it isn't the first or the last movie that won Best Picture and other awards that didn't deserve it. Timing is everything.

Answer 2

There is no absolute answer to this question as, to my knowledge, Oscar voters simply submit their choices without reasons for their decisions and, if reasons are submitted, they certainly haven't been disclosed to the public. However, it's possible to speculate.

1. Reviews were positive, with consensus being, "A mostly unqualified triumph for [director James] Cameron, who offers a dizzying blend of spectacular visuals and old-fashioned melodrama."

2. The film was, at the time, the most expensive to make (the first to cost $200 million) and far and away the highest-grossing. While these numbers aren't indicative of quality, they are indicative of:

a. The movie's tremendous popularity.

b. The movie's role in revolutionizing the film industry as a business, which Oscar voters may have seen fit to reward.

c. The "bigness" of the movie, with Oscar voters traditionally favoring long, epic films (Gandhi, Ben-Hur, Lawrence of Arabia, Lord of the Rings, Braveheart, etc.).

3. The film revolutionized special effects work, which, as we know now, would have a huge impact on the industry.

4. The Academy saw the film as successful in many more specific areas, with 11 wins (the first to reach that number since Ben-Hur) and 3 additional nominations. Success in such a variety of areas probably led to the recognition of Titanic as a great total achievement, since Best Picture is arguably just a recognition of the successful culmination of all of these variables anyway.

Answer 3

The movie came out in 1997, it won the Oscar in 1998.

Answer 4

Most likely because of its powerful combination of historical fact, fictional romance and excellent special effects.