The 20 biggest Oscar upsets of all time, ranked

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Regardless of if you love watching the Oscars or love to hate-watch it, the highlight is always when there's an upset winner.

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With months of being told why a person or film is going to win, there's nothing like watching the genuine surprise and spontaneous, authentic reaction when someone seems to steal away Hollywood's biggest prize. That can range from Roberto Benigni standing on his seat after winning best actor in 1999 to Adrien Brody planting a big kiss on presenter Halle Berry when he won the award in 2003.

Here are the 20 biggest upsets in Oscar history ranked: