History YMMV / FordVFerrari

** watching the film as a racing fan. just knowing that almost all of the drivers seen and mentioned in the film are dead, either due to crashes or natural causes

* AcceptableProfessionalTargets: Brown-nosing corporate executives who want to look good rather than do good, as personified by Leo Beebe. He's viewed with absolute contempt by everyone at Shelby American and is a constant hurdle in their quest to prove themselves against Ferrari.

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* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Ken Miles' fatal crash shortly after Le Mans. Carroll Shelby and the other men make a futile rush to save him, while all Ken's son Peter could do was watch in shock of seeing his father die in front of him (albeit from a distance). The last shot we see of Shelby (six months after the crash) shows that he feels personally responsible for causing his friend's death, since he designed the car that ultimately took Miles' life.]]
** The scene where Carroll invites Henry Ford II to ride in the upgraded [=GT40=] with him. At first he's sobbing in terror and then sobs wishing that his father was alive so that he could have seen the car his firm had built.

** The scene where Carroll invites Henry Ford II to ride in the upgraded GT40 with him. At first he's sobbing in terror and then sobs wishing that his father was alive so that he could have seen the car his firm had built.

* AcceptableTargets: Brown-nosing corporate executives who want to look good rather than do good, as personified by Leo Beebe. He's viewed with absolute contempt by everyone at Shelby American and is a constant hurdle in their quest to prove themselves against Ferrari.

* AwardCategoryFraud: {{Averted}}! Given the extremely crowded Best Actor field, there was talk of moving either one of the co-leads Creator/MattDamon or Creator/ChristianBale down to supporting to get an easier acting nod, as is common in campaigning. Ultimately it was decided that both men should compete in lead even though that decreased their chances of recognition. Bale went on to get nominated for several major accolades, [[AwardSnub though he ultimately was not nominated for an Oscar]].

* AwardSnub: A rare case of a film making the Best Picture lineup with no nominations in the top categories (acting, directing, and writing). The biggest snubs among fans are the lack of recognition for director Creator/JamesMangold and lead actor Creator/ChristianBale. With that being said, it did manage to win two well deserved Oscars for its editing and sound editing.

* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Ken Miles' fatal crash shortly after Le Mans. Carroll Shelby and the other men make a futile rush to save him, while all Ken's son Peter could do was watch in shock of seeing his father die in front of him (albeit from a distance). The last shot we see of Shelby (six months after the crash) shows that he feels personally responsible for causing his friend's death, since he designed the car that ultimately took Miles' life.]]

* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: The film earned its Academy Award for Best Sound Editing. Not only the race engines, but the ''thunk'' of the transmission as they shift gears, even the sounds of car doors closing (or not) are part of the story. You can even tell different cars by sound, most notably the difference between the Ford GT 40 and Ferrari [=PS3/4=] when they're neck-and-neck. Sound you can ''feel'', but doesn't blow out your eardrums in the process.

* AwardSnub: A rare case of a film making the Best Picture lineup with no nominations in the top categories (acting, directing, and writing). The biggest snubs among fans are the lack of recognition for director Creator/JamesMangold and lead actor Creator/ChristianBale. With that being said, it did manage to win two well deserved Oscars for it's editing and sound editing.

* AwardSnub: A rare case of a film making the Best Picture lineup with no nominations in the top categories (acting, directing, and writing). The biggest snubs among fans are the lack of recognition for director Creator/JamesMangold and lead actor Creator/ChristinaBale. With that being said, it did manage to win two well deserved Oscars for it's editing and sound editing.

* AwardSnub: A rare case of a film making the Best Picture lineup with no nominations in the top categories (acting, directing, and writing). With that being said, it did manage to win two well deserved Oscars for it's editing and sound editing.

* AwardSnub: A rare case of a film making the Best Picture lineup with no nominations in the top categories (acting, directing, and writing).

* AwardCategoryFraud: {{Averted}}! Given the extremely crowded Best Actor field, there was talk of moving either Creator/MattDamon or Creator/ChristianBale down to supporting to get an easier action nod. Ultimately it was decided that both men should compete in lead even though that decreased their chances of recognition. Bale went on to get nominated for several major accolades, [[AwardSnub though he ultimately was not nominated for an Oscar]].

* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: The film earned its Academy Award for Best Sound. Not only the race engines, but the ''thunk'' of the transmission as they shift gears, even the sounds of car doors closing (or not) are part of the story. You can even tell different cars by sound, most notably the difference between the Ford GT 40 and Ferrari [=PS3/4=] when they're neck-and-neck. Sound you can ''feel'', but doesn't blow out your eardrums in the process.

* CommonKnowledge: As a result of his endless FakeAmerican roles, [[https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/ford-v-ferrari-christian-bale-talks-in-his-real-voice.html several]] [[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/christian-bale-accent-cockney-where-voice-matt-damon-le-mans-66-ford-ferrari-a9202486.html viewers]] were very surprised to hear Creator/ChristianBale speak with his natural Cockney accent, to the point some even thought he was [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent trying (and failing)]] to do a English accent.

* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Ken Miles' fatal crash shortly after Le Mans. Carroll Shelby and the other men make a futile rush to save him, while all Ken's son Peter could do was watch in shock of seeing his father die in front of him (albeit from a distance).[[note]]Peter being there to witness his father's death is also tragically true, as [[https://www.pajiba.com/film_reviews/ford-v-ferrari-what-happened-to-ken-miles-son-peter.php the man himself stated in a 2019 interview.]][[/note]] The last shot we see of Shelby (six months after the crash) shows that he feels personally responsible for causing his friend's death, since he designed the car that ultimately took Miles' life.]]

* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Ken Miles' fatal crash shortly after Le Mans. Carroll Shelby and the other men make a futile rush to save him,[[note]]Miles was ejected from the car and killed instantly in the RealLife crash that took his life[[/note]] while all Ken's son Peter could do was watch in shock of seeing his father die in front of him (albeit from a distance).[[note]]Peter being there to witness his father's death is also tragically true, as [[https://www.pajiba.com/film_reviews/ford-v-ferrari-what-happened-to-ken-miles-son-peter.php the man himself stated in a 2019 interview.]][[/note]] The last shot we see of Shelby (six months after the crash) shows that he feels personally responsible for causing his friend's death, since he designed the car that ultimately took Miles' life.]]

* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: The film earned it's Academy Award for Best Sound. Not only the race engines, but the ''thunk'' of the transmission as they shift gears, even the sounds of car doors closing (or not) are part of the story. You can even tell different cars by sound, most notably the difference between the Ford GT 40 and Ferrari [=PS3/4=] when they're neck-and-neck. Sound you can ''feel'', but doesn't blow out your eardrums in the process.