I think it's a fairly hard year to predict.  There are kind of two ways to look at it - either a single film sweeps most awards, or it...

Movie: Ben-Hur Year: 1960 Nominations: 12 Nominations - Best Picture, Best Director (William Wyler), Best Actor (Charlton Heston), Best Su...

Movie: Mrs. Miniver Year: 1943 Nominations: Best Picture, Best Director (William Wyler), Best Actor (Walter Pidgeon), Best Actress (Greer ...

Movie: Network Year: 1977 Nominations: Best Picture, Director (Sidney Lumet), Best Actor (Peter Finch), Best Actor (William Holden), Best ...

Movie: Taxi Driver Year: 1977 Nominations: Best Actor (Robert DeNiro), Best Supporting Actress (Jodie Foster - Age 15), Original Score, Be...

Movie: Far From Heaven Year: 2003 Nominations: Best Actress (Julianne Moore), Cinematography, Score, and Original Screenplay Wins/Snubs: ...

Movie: The African Queen Year: 1952 Nominations: Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn), Best Actor (Humphrey Bogart), Best Director (John Husto...

Movie: Leaving Las Vegas Year: 1996 Nominations: Best Director (Mike Figgis), Best Actor (Nicholas Cage), Best Actress (Elisabeth Shue), A...

Movie: Food, Inc. Year: 2010 Nominations: Well, not too many documentaries get nominated for anything but Best Documentary Feature Wins: ...

Movie: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Year: 1976 Nominations: Best Actor (Jack Nicholson), Best Actress (Louise Fletcher), Best Dire...

Movie: All About Eve Year: 1951 Nominations: Best Supporting Actor (George Sanders), Costume Design, Black-and-White, Best Director (Josep...

Movie: 127 Hours Year: 2011 Nominations: Best Picture, Best Actor (James Franco), Editing, Original Score, Song - "If I Rise", a...

Movie: L.A. Confidential Year: 1998 Nominations: Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Supporting Actress (Kim Basinger), Sound, Editing, Cin...

Movie: Y Tu Mama Tambien Year: 2003 Nominations: Best Original Screenplay (Carlos and Alfonso Cuaron) Wins/Snubs:  Talk to Her won this y...

Once again, I'm going to double up on some reviews.  Mostly because both are better if you don't know a lot about them.  I'm goi...

Movie: Stand by Me Year: 1987 Nominations: Best Adapted Screenplay Wins: Nope - A Room with a View took it, and perhaps E.M. Forster is ...

Movie: Glory Year: 1990 Nominations: Best Supporting Actor (Denzel Washington), Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Art Direction, Best ...

Movie: Shine Year: 1997 Nominations: Best Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Best Supporting Actor (Armin Mueller-Stahl), Best Director (Scott Hicks),...

Movie: Ali Year: 2002 Nominations: Best Actor (Will Smith), Best Supporting Actor (Jon Voight) Wins/Snubs: Denzel Washington took home Be...

Movie: Silence of the Lambs Year: 1992 Nominations: Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Best Actress (Jodie Foster), Best Director (Jonathan Dem...