Which was the first X-rated film to have won the Oscar for Best Picture?
United Artists Danjaq and UA remained the public co-copyright holders for the Bond series, and the 2006 "Casino Royale" remake shares the copyright with Columbia Pictures. UA released "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in 1975 a film which won the Best Picture Academy Award and earned $56 million. UA followed with the next two years' Best Picture Oscar winners, "Rocky" and "Annie Hall". However, Transamerica was not pleased with UA's releases such as "Midnight Cowboy" and "Last Tango in Paris" that were rated X by the Motion Picture Association of America. In these instances, Transamerica demanded the byline "A Transamerica Company"
The Greatest Show on Earth (film) Awards until "Spotlight" in 2016. Some consider this film among the worst to have ever won the Academy Award for Best Picture. It also won that award over highly rated films such as "High Noon", "The Quiet Man", and "Singin' in the Rain". The American film magazine "Premiere" placed the movie on its list of the 10 worst Oscar winners and the British film magazine "Empire" rated it #3 on their list of the 10 worst Oscar winners. It has the second lowest spot on Rotten Tomatoes' list of the 90 films to win Best Picture. Stanley Kramer alleged that