The Academy Awards have also often been criticized for being overly conservative. Critics have noted that many Best Picture Academy Award winners in the past have not stood the test of time. Several of these films, such as Around the World in 80 Days, Grand Hotel and Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth are often considered to have aged poorly and to have little of the impact they had on their initial release.[15][16][17] Several films that currently have wide critical approval were not named Best Picture.[18] The most obvious example is Citizen Kane, which received glowing critical reviews and was nominated for nine Oscars but winner of only one (Best Original Screenplay). This film has since come to be regarded by many as one of the greatest American films of all time.
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