With the Academy Awards only four days away, it seemed an appropriate time to revisit the Oscars of years past. In its 85-year history, the ceremony has moved some great films into the realm of “classics” while others have slipped away into relative obscurity. “The Deer Hunter,” which received an Oscar for Best Picture in 1979, is a film both artfully crafted and relevant to the events of today, yet it remains in the shadows of other similar war movies.