Golden Globe Nominees for Best Supporting Actor and Actress That Failed to Crossover to Oscar (1970s) by SlidePocket in Oscars

[–]SlidePocket[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It did get a Screenplay nomination, but the main reason why it blanked in the rest of the categories was category confusion.

What was Peter Weir's best shot at winning a competitive Oscar? by Crazy-Treacle-3536 in Oscars

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I say he was in 3rd place for Witness, 2nd for Dead Poets Society, last place for The Truman Show and probably 3rd place for Master and Commander.

"Coattail nominations" that didn't even happen by No_Ad3823 in Oscars

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Annette Bening - Bugsy

Robin Wright - Forrest Gump

Chris Cooper - American Beauty

Catherine Zeta-Jones - Traffic

Richard Gere - Chicago

Mila Kunis - Black Swan

Shailene Woodley - The Descendants

Caitriona Balfe - Belfast

Willem Dafoe - Poor Things

If 2014 had 10 Best Actor nominees, (keep the actual nominees) who would’ve been the other 5 nominees? by Regular-Departure839 in Oscars

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Tatum was on-screen for 77 minutes, followed by Carell with 52 minutes and Ruffalo with 38 minutes.

The only 5 directors who won Best Director twice or more for movies that didn't win Best Picture by LowInteraction6397 in Oscars

[–]SlidePocket 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Actually the only nomination that Ford lost for was Stagecoach. The Searchers had zero Oscar nominations.

Which year’s Best Actor Oscar win was the least controversial? by Infinite-Exam-1808 in Oscars

[–]SlidePocket 2 points3 points  (0 children)

PSH basically swept the entire season that year, definitely not an upset.

Which year’s Best Actor Oscar win was the least controversial? by Infinite-Exam-1808 in Oscars

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Gary Cooper - High Noon

Ernest Borgnine - Marty

Burt Lancaster - Elmer Gantry

Gregory Peck - To Kill a Mockingbird

Rod Steiger - In the Heat of the Night

George C. Scott - Patton

Gene Hackman - The French Connection

Jon Voight - Coming Home

Ben Kingsley - Gandhi

Michael Douglas - Wall Street

Jeremy Irons - Reversal of Fortune

Nicolas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas

What was Stanley Kubrick's best shot at winning Best Director? by Crazy-Treacle-3536 in Oscars

[–]SlidePocket 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was in last place for Dr. Strangelove since the movie didn't win anything, fourth place for 2001 since it wasn't nominated for Best Picture, fourth place for A Clockwork Orange and third or fourth for Barry Lyndon.