That movie was an Oscar nominee?

[The Burgomaster]

Many people know that movies like SCHINDLER'S LIST, THE GODFATHER, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, and LAWRENCE OF ARABIA were nominated for (and won) multiple Oscars.  The object here is to compile a list of movies that we often forget (or maybe we never knew) were nominated for one or more Oscars.  Maybe they didn't win . . . but they were nominated.  Here are a few nominees to get us started:

* THE KARATE KID - Pat Morita, Best Supporting Actor
* GREASE - "Hopelessly Devoted to You," Best Original Song
* DUNE - Best Sound
* THE TOWERING INFERNO - Best Picture; Fred Astaire, Best Supporting Actor; plus 6 additional nominations (and it won 3 Oscars!)
* THE LONGEST YARD - Best Film Editing (and I'm NOT talking about the Adam Sandler remake, for the love of God!)

[claws]

Them! (1954) - 1 Nomination
The Bad Seed (1956) - 4 Nominations
Psycho (1960) - 4 Nominations
Wait Until Dark (1967) - 1 Nomination
The Swarm (1978)  - 1 Nomination
The Amityville Horror (1979) - 1 Nomination
Altered States (1980) - 2 Nominations
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) - 1 Nomination
The Witches of Eastwick (1987) - 2 Nominations
Flatliners (1990) - 1 Nomination
Frankenstein (1994) - 1 Nomination

[Rev. Powell]

STARSHIP TROOPERS: Nominated for best visual effects

[major jay]

THE OSCAR (1966)
Nominated for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.

KING OF THE ZOMBIES (1942)
Nominated for best musical score.

[tracy]

Beatles and the Oscars....

1."Let It Be"-won Best Original Film Score for 1970

2."Hard Days Night"-nominated for Best Film Score and Best Screenplay Written Directly For Screen,1964

3."Live and Let Die"-Best Original Song for 1973 by Paul McCartney and Wings,former Beatle

[Trevor]

I couldn't believe that the IMO inaccurate crapfest known as Invictus was nominated for two Oscars. 

Just to be fair, it is quite a stirring film but I think my dislike of it stems from the pre-production days of it when I was sent an email, the writer of which spent two thirds of a two page email telling me the duties of a property master. 

[bob]

It won for Best Sound Editing.

It was nominated for Best Sound and Best Visual Effects.

[indianasmith]

I still can't believe SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE beat out ELIZABETH and SAVING PRIVATE RYAN for best picture!

[bob]

I still can't believe this was nominated for Best Makeup last year.

[BoyScoutKevin]

I'll give you a film that not only was nominated, but actually won not 1 Oscar, but 2 Oscars. Probably the worst multi-Oscar winner in the history of the Academy, and I give you . . .

1967's "Doctor Dolittle" which won Oscars for . . .
Best Effects, Special Effects
and Best Music, Original Song

The Academy was not the only one that got taken that year, so were the Golden Globes, which not only gave it 2 Golden Globes for its acting, but a Golden Globe for being the Best Motion Picture in the Musical/Comedy category. Oddly enough, or maybe not, while the film was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song, it lost to "Camelot" for "If I Ever Would Leave You."

"Bad Grandpa" or aka "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa," I always thought was an odd case, as I know a lot of people were rooting for it to win the Oscar for Best Makeup. It lost to "Dallas Buyers Club," as I haven't seen either film, I cannot say which one deserved to win.

[Trevor]

It won for Best Sound Editing.

It was nominated for Best Sound and Best Visual Effects.

And those aeroplanes attacking the washing line? WTF? 

[Trevor]

Cry Freedom: the anti-South African crapfest which was nominated for TWO Oscars! 

[ChaosTheory]

I still can't believe this was nominated for Best Makeup last year.

That's nothing. NORBIT was nominated for a Best Makeup Oscar in '08.


Ryan O'Neil - nominated for Best Actor in LOVE STORY
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM - not only nominated, but won for Best Editing.
THE BLIND SIDE - one of the worst movies ever made, nominated for Best Picture, Sandra Bullock won Best Actress
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN - nominated for Best Sound Mixing

[bob]

Nominated for Best Sound Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Original Song and Best Sound Mixing.



Nominated for Best Sound Mixing.



It won Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Original Screenplay.

It was nominated for Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Song.