Streaming Madness
These 2 Netflix Original films are nominated for Best Picture this year, marking the third year in a row Netflix has had 2 movies nominated for Best Picture.
Bonus: What were the other 4 movies? (1 point per movie)
The Power of the Dog, Don't Look Up
2020: Marriage Story, The Irishman
2021: Mank, The Trial of the Chicago 7
These 7 movies of the 10 Best Picture nominations are currently available to stream on a major streaming platform (1 point per film).
CODA (Apple TV+), Don't Look Up & The Power of the Dog (Netflix), Drive My Car/Dune/Nightmare Alley/West Side Story(HBO Max), Nightmare Alley (Hulu), West Side Story (Disney+)
King Richard, Licorice Pizza, Belfast are only available on VOD, no streaming service.
Many feel this iconic actress was snubbed out of a Best Actress nomination for her work in the Ridley Scott directed 'House of Gucci'.
Lady Gaga
This actor was only the second actor to win Best Actor in two consecutive years for his work in 'Philadelphia' (1993) and 'Forrest Gump' (1994).
Tom Hanks
In 1939, movies peaked as this film won Best Picture alongside other nominees of Wuthering Heights, The Wizard of Oz and Of Mice and Men.
Gone With The Wind
The nomination of 'Coda' marks the first time this studio has been in the race to win a Best Picture film.
Apple
This actor in 'CODA' has already won 6 major awards this year (BAFTA, SAG, Critics' Choice, Gotham Independent Film, Independent Spirit Awards) and is the front runner to win Best Supporting Actor.
Troy Kotsur
Considered the biggest agreed upon snub of this year's Oscars, this Director was not nominated for his incredible work on Dune.
Denis Villenueve
1950's 'All About Eve' received a record-setting 14 nominations at the Oscars. Only 2 other films have ever matched this record. What are they?
La La Land, Titanic
Widely regarded as one of the best films ever made, this 1972 Best Picture winner also won Marlon Brando a Best Actor award.
The Godfather
Netflix had its first shot at a Best Picture Oscar with this 2018 black & white film.
Bonus: This director won Best Director for this film.
Roma
Alfonso Cuaron
Adam McKay and his film Don't Look Up took home the WGA award for this category, picking up steam for their performance at the Oscars.
Best Original Screenplay
This all time iconic film missed winning Best Picture in 1942
Citizen Kane (Lost to How Green Was My Valley)
This actress now holds the record for most Oscar nominations with no wins. Her films include Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, The Wife, and Hillbilly Elegy.
Glenn Close (8 noms, no wins)
Kevin Costner won a Best Director award for his directorial debut in this 1990 epic that took home 7 total Oscars.
Dances with Wolves
Netflix thought they had Best Picture locked up in 2020 by snagging this legendary director to shoot a classic mob movie.
Martin Scorsese
This film marks only the 2nd time a film has been nominated for both Best Picture and Best International Feature Film, with Parasite winning both for the first time ever in 2019.
Drive My Car
Nominated for 4 Best Director nominations, this historical director managed to win zero of them, only to win a single Oscar for Visual Effects for '2001: A Space Odyssey'.
Stanley Kubrick
These 3 films are the only films to ever win the Big Five at the Oscars (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Screenplay) (1 point per film)
It Happened One Night (1934)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Martin Scorsese FINALLY won a Best Director award for his work in this 2007 crime drama. CINEMA!
The Departed
Netflix snagged this many Oscar nominations this year in both above the line and below the line categories.
27
The Oscars are cutting EIGHT categories from the televised segment of the program this year. Name 3.
Documentary Short, Film Editing, Makeup/Hairstyling, Original Score, Production Design, Animated Short, Live-Action Short, Sound
This 2019 film wasn't nominated for Best Picture, but it could've taken down Parasite, Joker, Marriage Story, or 1917 considering it's the greatest movie of the last 10 years.
Uncut Gems.
This director has now become the first woman to be nominated twice for Best Director (The Piano in 1993 and The Power of the Dog in 2021)
Jane Campion
The 2009 Oscars saw the first year that the Best Picture category was expanded from 5 picks to this many.
10