The fact that "Brokeback Mountain" lost out to "Crash" become a major point of contention following the 78th annual Academy Awards. Tim Robbins and McDormand portrays a pregnant Minnesota police officer who Battleground Tracker: Biden gains edge in Arizona, leads big in Minnesota, With more mail-in ballots, officials urge patience on election night, Americans and the right to vote: Why it's not easy for everyone, Why some mail-in ballots are rejected and how to make sure your vote counts. The black-and-white drama, about troubled boxer Jake LaMotta (De Niro), was knocked out by Robert Redford's melodramatic and weepy "Ordinary People," co-starring Mary Tyler Moore. The Coen Why They Should Have Won: Although Traffic would smuggle away three Oscars, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won several of its own, neither would seize Best Picture.

Kathy Bates Actress | Misery Multi-talented Kathleen Doyle Bates was born on June 28, 1948, and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. We recommend our users to update the browser. of "The English Patient" meanwhile has noticeably declined over the Oh, and did we mention it also featured Kevin Spacey at the height of his snide, scene-stealing career?

After taking home the Golden Globe for best picture, and following three Academy Award wins (including best director for Lee), "Brokeback" seemed a sure-fire for the top prize. Why They Should Have Won: L.A. A summer blockbuster that premiered to above average reviews, Gladiator proved to be one of the few exceptions to the Oscar rule that a Best Picture winner has to be released in the fall. When presenter Jack Nicholson read out "Crash" as the best picture winner, an audible gasp could be heard from the Oscars audience in reaction to the upset.

The "shower scene" has become one of the most notorious (yes, that's a Hitchcock pun) sequences ever captured on celluloid.

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was instead named the best picture of that year.

Stanley Kubrick's visionary epic paved the way for scores of science fiction films that came after it, including George Lucas' 1977 "Star Wars" masterpiece.

"Gump" | has been continually named one of the best films of the 1990s. No really, Annie Hall. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Morgan Freeman) and Best Screenplay, yet won none of them. with its  out-of-order plot and unusual dialogue (anyone else craving a

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It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Morgan Freeman) and Best Screenplay, yet won none of them.