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Despite being a science fiction film with no stars (and from South Africa to boot!) this actioner scored 4 nominations and a BP nod | |
A talking pig who thinks he's a sheepdog. Cute? Sure. But one of the year's best? You might not have thought. And yet! | |
This romantic comedy, the first to team writer Richard Curtis with star Hugh Grant, only managed to charm its way to 2 Oscar nominations, but one was for Best Picture | |
When Andrew Davis and Harrison Ford sat down to remake a television show into action film, I bet they didn't think their film would end up going up against Schindler's List | |
No one liked this creaking musical about a singing veterinarian much at all, but its producers lobbied their way to a BP nod | |
A mere 46% of critics on RT.com gave this 9/11 film the thumbs up, but it snuck in with two nominations | |
Christopher Nolan's action films haven't gotten much attention from the Academy, but this dreamy release finally got him a BP nod | |
Another case of a movie that wasn't particularly liked (61% RT), this Kate Winslet Holocaust drama made it in the Big 5 | |
A Hong Kong martial arts movie at the big dance? Indeed, Ang Lee made it happen | |
Magical realism? 5 year old girl as the lead? Set in poverty-stricken Louisiana? Somehow it worked for this little movie that could | |
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When you think of a prototypical Best Picture, you probably don't think about comedies with male strippers. But in 1997... | |
Horror films rarely get a lot of Oscar love, but I suppose this film's classy actors (Ellen Burstyn! Max Von Sydow!) and stunning box office gross couldn't be ignored | |
It's got a '3' after its title and is animated...and yet this film scored a cool 5 nods | |
A psychological thriller set in Troubles-torn Northern Ireland with a gender-bending twist? In 1992, this made the grade | |
Adapted from a teleplay, not produced by a major studio, and less than 100 minutes in length, this B/W film managed to not only pull off a nomination, but take home the gold | |
This unassuming Melanie Griffith workplace comedy was a big enough hit to earn 6 noms. | |
How can a film get 1 nod and win? In the old days, by assembling a big group of stars and putting them in the titular building | |
In the early 80s this sports film came across the pond and not only raced its way to a Best Picture nom, but beat Reds to the finish line | |
No one's denying that this other 1981 release is a rollicking film that made every boy want to be an archeologist. However, how often does the Academy reward exciting adventures? | |
In a decade dominated by bloated musicals, this X-rated slice of life story from John Schlesinger won the big prize | |
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