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Rewriting Oscar history: Who won best popular film?

The Academy Awards are adding a category for outstanding achievement in popular film, giving blockbusters a chance on Oscars night. Let’s imagine which movies over the past decade would have made the cut for best popular film. (We’re taking into account box-office performance, critical reception and pop-culture awareness.) -- Brian Truitt, USA Today
The Academy Awards are adding a category for outstanding achievement in popular film, giving blockbusters a chance on Oscars night. Let’s imagine which movies over the past decade would have made the cut for best popular film. (We’re taking into account box-office performance, critical reception and pop-culture awareness.) -- Brian Truitt, USA Today
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2008: "The Dark Knight"
2008: "The Dark Knight"
WARNER BROS.
2009: "Avatar"
2009: "Avatar"
WETA/20TH CENTURY FOX
2010: "Toy Story 3"
2010: "Toy Story 3"
Disney/Pixar
2011: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2."
2011: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2."
Gannett, Warner Bros. Pictures/File
2012: "The Avengers"
2012: "The Avengers"
ZADE ROSENTHAL
2013: "Gravity"
2013: "Gravity"
AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures
2014: "Guardians of the Galaxy"
2014: "Guardians of the Galaxy"
Marvel
2015: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
2015: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Lucasfilm
2016: "Deadpool"
2016: "Deadpool"
20th Century Fox
2017: "Wonder Woman"
2017: "Wonder Woman"
Clay Enos/Warner Bros. Pictures