the Independent Film & Television Alliance selected Crash as one of the 30 Most Significant Independent Films of the last 30 years. Top ten lists Crash was listed on many critics' top ten lists. 1st – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times 1st – Steve Davis, Austin Chronicle 3rd – Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times 3rd – Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper 3rd – Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly 4th – Stephen Hunter, The Washington Post 6th – Christy Lemire, Associated Press 7th – Claudia Puig, USA Today 8th – Richard Schickel, Time 8th – Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly 9th – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone Oscar controversy At the 78th Academy Awards, Crash won the Oscar for Best Picture, triumphing over the heavily favored Brokeback Mountain in what is considered as one of the most notable Oscars upsets. The film's use of moral quandary as a storytelling medium was widely reported as ironic, since many saw it as the "safe" alternative to Brokeback Mountain, which was about a gay relationship (the other nominees, Good Night and Good Luck, Capote and Munich were also tackling heavy subjects of McCarthyism, homosexuality and terrorism). Critic Kenneth Turan suggested that Crash benefited from anti-gay discomfort among Academy members, some of whom openly voiced their discomfort with the film due to its subject matter. After the Oscars telecast, critic Roger Ebert insisted in his column that the better film won the award. Film Comment magazine placed Crash first on its list of "Worst Winners of Best Picture Oscars", followed by Slumdog Millionaire at #2, and Chicago at #3. Similarly, a 2014 survey of film critics by The Atlantic identified the film's victory as among the most glaring mistakes made by the Academy Awards. In 2017, David Ehrlich and Eric Kohn of IndieWire ranked Crash as first in its list of "Best Picture Winners of the 21st Century, Ranked from Worst to Best." In 2015, The Hollywood Reporter polled hundreds of Academy members, asking them to re-vote on past controversial decisions. For the 2006 Best Picture winner, Brokeback Mountain beat Crash and the other nominees. In a 2015 interview, Paul Haggis commented: "Was [Crash] the best film of the year? I don't think so. There were great films that year. Good Night, and Good Luck – amazing film. Capote – terrific film. Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, great film. And Spielberg's Munich. I mean please, what a year. Crash, for