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96) 35 Nerdy Oscar-Nominated Movies That Didn’t Win Best Picture

Photo: Matt Petit - Handout/A.M.P.A.S.
Photo: Matt Petit – Handout/A.M.P.A.S. (Getty Images)

Everyone suspects Everything Everywhere All at Once will be taking home the Oscar for Best Picture this Sunday at the 95th Academy Awards. However, I wouldn’t be too sure. Only a few genre movies have ever managed the achievement; it’s much more common for Hollywood to congratulate itself for recognizing them with a nomination, then ignoring them for something more “mature.” Here are 35 Oscar runners-ups from the last 90 years that prove that even if Everything Everywhere loses, it’ll at least be in good company.

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