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Added by FG93 on 21 Jan 2013 02:10
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Oscar Winner's with a Low Budget

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The nominations for the academy awards are usually dominated by all the massive productions that have been fuelled with hundreds of millions of dollars and most of which end up spending more on advertising than the entire budget of some films on this list. The main objective for any film is to make back the investment and then a profit, however when a film uses a massive budget, obviously there's more to get back. However, the underdogs still have a chance as money does not always necessarily equal quality! Great acting, writing and directing are what make the quality, not loads of money blown on a massive explosion(*hint, hint Michael Bay*)

This list contains a few examples of those underdogs snatching victory, even on a pretty low budgets compared to the other nominations. (No particular order).
The Hurt Locker
People who added this item 2192 Average listal rating (1460 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.5
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Budget: $15 Million

Movies it beat: Avatar, The Blind Side, District Nine, An Education, Inglorious Bastards, Precious, A Serious Man, Up in the Air, Up

Slumdog Millionaire
People who added this item 4035 Average listal rating (2669 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 8
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Budget: $15 Million

Movies it beat: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader

American Beauty
People who added this item 6694 Average listal rating (4594 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 8.3
American Beauty (1999)
Budget: $15 Million

Movies it beat: The Cider House Rules, The Green Mile, The Insider, The Sixth Sense

Crash
People who added this item 3226 Average listal rating (2138 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.7
Crash (2004)
Budget: $6,5 Million

Movies it beat: Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Good Night and Good Luck, Munich

Ordinary People
People who added this item 489 Average listal rating (256 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.7
Ordinary People (1980)
Budget: $6 Million

Movies it beat: Coal Miner's Daughter, The Elephant Man, Raging Bull, Tess

Chariots of Fire (1981)
People who added this item 524 Average listal rating (310 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 7.1
Chariots of Fire (1981) (1981)
Budget: $5,5 Million

Movies it beat: Atlantic City, On Golden Pond, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Reds

Platoon
People who added this item 2638 Average listal rating (1682 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 8.1
Platoon (1986)
Budget: $6,5 Million

Movies it beat: Children of a Lesser God, Hannah and her Sisters, The Mission, A Room with a View

The French Connection
People who added this item 1093 Average listal rating (693 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.7
The French Connection (1971)
Budget: $1,8 Million

Movies it beat: A Clockwork Orange, Fiddler on the Roof, The Last Picture Show, Nicholas and Alexandra

Marty
People who added this item 259 Average listal rating (157 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.7
Marty (1955)
Budget: $343,000

Movies it beat: Love is a Many Splendored Thing, Mister Roberts, Picnic, The Rose Tattoo

Rocky
People who added this item 3015 Average listal rating (2026 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 8.1
Rocky (1976)
Budget: $1,1 Million

Movies it beat: All the President's Men, Bound For Glory, Network, Taxi Driver


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