History YMMV / AnnieHall

** Marshall [=McLuhan=]'s thoughts on television and media ("the media itself is the message") and theories on the global village were derided as outdated by the time ''Annie Hall'' was released. With the arrival of the WorldWideWeb, [=McLuhan=] has the last laugh.

* HilariousInHindsight: The party guest using the house phone to tell his guru he forgot his mantra is already supposed to be funny, outlining the pseudo-intellectual, culturally-appropriating nature of LA, but the fact that it's a then-unknown JeffGoldblum and he's only in the entire movie for less than 5 seconds makes modern-day viewing that much more hilarious.

** Doubly averted in that although Creator/WoodyAllen lost Best Actor despite being in his best known role, it was to ''another'' romantic comedy film, Richard Dreyfuss in ''The Goodbye Girl'', ''and'' it beat out the top contender in the category, RichardBurton in ''{{Equus}}''.

** Alvy's joke about the (fictitious) magazine ''Dysentery,'' saying that ''Dissent'' and ''Commentary'' merged to form ''Dysentery''. ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissent_(magazine) Dissent]]'' is a famous [[UsefulNotes/PoliticalIdeologies Left-Liberal]] Jewish political magazine, and ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commentary_(magazine) Commentary]]'' is a famous [[UsefulNotes/PoliticalIdeologies Conservative]] Jewish political magazine.

* CriticalDissonance[=/=]AwardSnub[=/=][[ItsPopularNowItSucks True Art Is Not Popular]]: ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' lost out to ''Annie Hall'' for the Best Picture Oscar in 1977. While many moviegoers might think otherwise, many film historians and critics agree that ''Annie Hall'' deserved the win. This is also true for the legacies of these two titles. ''Annie Hall'' isn't as well known but it is well acclaimed by many hardcore moviegoers and critics. ''Star Wars'', meanwhile, has become a franchise and pop-culture juggernaut, but gets cries of ItsPopularNowItSucks, especially when the prequels came out.

* ComedyGhetto: A rare aversion. It won Best Picture, even [[AwardSnub beating out]] ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]''.

* CriticalDissonance[=/=][[ItsPopularNowItSucks True Art Is Not Popular]]: ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' lost out to ''Annie Hall'' for the Best Picture Oscar in 1977. While many moviegoers might think otherwise, many film historians and critics agree that ''Annie Hall'' deserved the win. This is also true for the legacies of these two titles. ''Annie Hall'' isn't as well known but it is well acclaimed by many hardcore moviegoers and critics. ''Star Wars'', meanwhile, has become a franchise and pop-culture juggernaut, but gets cries of ItsPopularNowItSucks, especially when the prequels came out.

* ComedyGhetto: A rare aversion.

** Marshall [=McLuhan=] as himself.

** Doubly averted in that although WoodyAllen lost Best Actor despite being in his best known role, it was to ''another'' romantic comedy film, Richard Dreyfuss in ''The Goodbye Girl'', ''and'' it beat out the top contender in the category, RichardBurton in ''{{Equus}}''.

** Doubly averted in that although WoodyAllen lost Best Actor despite being in his best known role, it was to ''another'' romantic comedy film, Richard Dreyfuss in ''The Goodbye Girl''.

* OneSceneWonder: ChristopherWalken (who else) as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGPcSd7DDLk Annie's brother, Dwayne.]]

* CriticalDissonance[=/=][[ItsPopularNowItSucks True Art Is Not Popular]] ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' lost out to ''Annie Hall'' for the Best Picture Oscar in 1977. While many moviegoers might think otherwise, many film historians and critics agree that ''Annie Hall'' deserved the win. This is also true for the legacies of these two titles. ''Annie Hall'' isn't as well known but it is well acclaimed by many hardcore moviegoers and critics. ''Star Wars'', meanwhile, has become a franchise and pop-culture juggernaut, but gets cries of ItsPopularNowItSucks, especially when the prequels came out.

** Marshall McLuhan as himself.

* CriticalDissonance / TrueArtIsNotPopular: ''Franchise/StarWars'' lost out to ''Annie Hall'' for the Best Picture Oscar in 1977. While many moviegoers might think otherwise, many film historians and critics agree that ''Annie Hall'' deserved the win. This is also true for the legacies of these two titles. ''Annie Hall'' isn't as well known but it is well acclaimed by many hardcore moviegoers and critics. ''Star Wars'', meanwhile, has become a franchise and pop-culture juggernaut, but gets cries of ItsPopularNowItSucks, especially when the prequels came out.

* OneSceneWonder: ChristopherWalken (who else) as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGPcSd7DDLk Annie's brother, Dwayne.]]

* CriticalDissonance / TrueArtIsNotPopular: ''Franchise/StarWars'' lost out to ''Annie Hall'' for the Best Picture Oscar in 1977. While many moviegoers might think otherwise, many film historians and critics agree that ''Annie Hall'' deserved the win. This is also true for the legacies of these two titles. ''Annie Hall'' isn't as well known but it is well acclaimed by many hardcore moviegoers and critics. ''Star Wars'' meanwhile, has become a franchise and pop-culture juggernaut, but gets cries of ItsPopularNowItSucks, especially when the prequels came out.

* CriticalDissonance / TrueArtIsNotPopular: ''Franchise/StarWars'' lost out to ''Annie Hall'' for the Best Picture Oscar in 1977. While many moviegoers might think otherwise, many film historians and critics agree that Annie Hall deserved the win. This is also true for the legacies of these two titles. ''Annie Hall'' isn't as well known but it is well acclaimed by many hardcore moviegoers and critics. ''Star Wars'' meanwhile, has become a franchise and pop-culture juggernaut, but gets cries of ItsPopularNowItSucks, especially when the prequels came out.

* CriticalDissonance / TrueArtIsNotPopular: ''StarWars'' lost out to ''Film/AnnieHall'' for the Best Picture Oscar in 1977. While many moviegoers might think otherwise, many film historians and critics agree that Annie Hall deserved the win. This is also true for the legacies of these two titles. ''Annie Hall'' isn't as well known but it is well acclaimed by many hardcore moviegoers and critics. ''Star Wars'' meanwhile, has become a franchise and pop-culture juggernaut, but gets cries of ItsPopularNowItSucks, especially when the prequels came out.

* InternetBackdraft: Debates on if ''StarWars'' was snubbed and if ''Film/AnnieHall'' deserved it can spark a big one. We'll keep it at that.

* CriticalDissonance / TrueArtIsNotPopular: While many moviegoers might think otherwise, many film historians and critics agree that Annie Hall deserved to win the Oscar for Best Picture in 1977. This is also true for the legacies of these two titles. ''Film/AnnieHall'' isn't as well known but it is well acclaimed by many hardcore moviegoers and critics. ''StarWars'' meanwhile, has become a franchise and pop-culture juggernaut, but gets cries of ItsPopularNowItSucks, especially when the prequels came out.

* CriticalDissonance / TrueArtIsNotPopular: While many moviegoers might think otherwise, many film historians and critics agree that Annie Hall deserved the win. This is also true for the legacies of these two titles. ''Film/AnnieHall'' isn't as well known but it is well acclaimed across many hardcore moviegoers and critics. ''StarWars'' meanwhile, has become a franchise and pop-culture juggernaut, but gets ItsPopularNowItSucks cries, especially when the prequels came out.

* TearJerker: The ending, with Alvy and Annie [[spoiler: meeting as friends]], as "Seems Like Old Times" is sung by Annie on the soundtrack.
-->'''Alvy:''' After that it got pretty late, and we both had to go, but it was great seeing Annie again. I... I realized what a terrific person she was, and... and how much fun it was just knowing her; and I... I, I thought of that old joke, y'know, the, this... this guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, "Doc, uh, my brother's crazy; he thinks he's a chicken." And, uh, the doctor says, "Well, why don't you turn him in?" The guy says, "I would, but I need the eggs." Well, I guess that's pretty much now how I feel about relationships; y'know, they're totally irrational, and crazy, and absurd, and... but, uh, I guess we keep goin' through it because, uh, most of us... need the eggs.

* CriticalDissonance / TrueArtIsNotPopular: While many moviegoers might think otherwise, many film historians and critics agree that Annie Hall deserved the win. This is also true for the legacies of these two titles. ''AnnieHall'' isn't as well known but it is well acclaimed across many hardcore moviegoers and critics. ''StarWars'' meanwhile, has become a franchise and pop-culture juggernaut, but gets ItsPopularNowItSucks cries, especially when the prequels came out.
* InternetBackdraft: Debates on if ''StarWars'' was snubbed and if ''AnnieHall'' deserved it can spark a big one. We'll keep it at that.

* AwardSnub: Averted. In a highly contested [[AcademyAward Oscar]] race, this movie beat ''StarWars'' for Best Picture in 1977. What's interesting is that it's also one of the few times where a sci-fi film losing can't be attributed to SciFiGhetto, since romantic comedies [[ComedyGhetto have the same problem]]. And both films cleaned up at the Oscars, with ''StarWars'' getting an overall seven wins and ''AnnieHall'' four - ahead of the two "serious dramas" (''Julia'' and ''TheTurningPoint'') which received more nominations. The fifth Best Picture nominee, ''The Goodbye Girl'', netted Best Actor (Richard Dreyfuss), which some thought was an Award Snub on WoodyAllen.

* AwardSnub: Averted. In a highly contested [[AcademyAward Oscar]] race, this movie beat ''StarWars'' for Best Picture in 1977. What's interesting is that it's also one of the few times where a sci-fi film losing can't be attributed to SciFiGhetto, since romantic comedies [[ComedyGhetto have the same problem]]. And both films cleaned up at the Oscars, with ''StarWars'' getting an overall seven wins and ''AnnieHall'' four - ahead of the two "serious dramas" (''Julia'' and ''The Turning Point'') which received more nominations. The fifth Best Picture nominee, ''The Goodbye Girl'', netted Best Actor (Richard Dreyfuss), which some thought was an Award Snub on WoodyAllen.