Movies That Should've Been Nominated for Oscars
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Fantasia (1941)
Was nominated for:
Academy Honorary Awards
Should've been nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Original Score
Academy Honorary Awards
Should've been nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Original Score
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Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Was nominated for:
Best Actor - John Travolta
Should've been nominated for:
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Song - Stayin' Alive
Best Actor - John Travolta
Should've been nominated for:
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Song - Stayin' Alive
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Grease (1978)
Was nominated for:
Best Original Song - Hopelessly Devoted To You
Should've been nominated for:
Best Original Song - You're The One That I Want
Best Original Song - Hopelessly Devoted To You
Should've been nominated for:
Best Original Song - You're The One That I Want
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Life of Brian (1979)
Was nominated for:
Nothing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Original Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Original Song - Always Look On The Bright Side of Life
Best Art Direction
Nothing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Original Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Original Song - Always Look On The Bright Side of Life
Best Art Direction
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Staying Alive (1983)
Was nominated for:
Nothing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Original Song - Far and Over
Nothing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Original Song - Far and Over
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Batman (1989)
Was nominated for:
Best Art Direction (won)
Should've been nominated for:
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup
Best Visual Effects
Best Supporting Actor - Jack Nicholson
Best Art Direction (won)
Should've been nominated for:
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup
Best Visual Effects
Best Supporting Actor - Jack Nicholson
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The Flintstones (1994)
Was nominated for:
Nothing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Art Direction
Best Costume Design
Best Visual Effects
Nothing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Art Direction
Best Costume Design
Best Visual Effects
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Was nominated for:
Special Achievement Award - John Lasseter (won)
Best Original Song - You've Got A Friend In Me
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Score - Randy Newman
Should've been nominated for:
Best Picture
Special Achievement Award - John Lasseter (won)
Best Original Song - You've Got A Friend In Me
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Score - Randy Newman
Should've been nominated for:
Best Picture
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Was nominated for:
Best Original Song - Blame Canada
Should've been nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Song - Blame Canada
Should've been nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Adapted Screenplay
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Toy Story 2 (1999)
Was nominated for:
Best Original Song - When She Loved Me
Should've been nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Song - When She Loved Me
Should've been nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Adapted Screenplay
filmbuilder's rating:
Was nominated for:
Nothing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Original Score - Hummie Mann, Mike O'Donnell, Junior Campbell
Best Art Direction
Best Original Song - Shining Time
Nothing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Original Score - Hummie Mann, Mike O'Donnell, Junior Campbell
Best Art Direction
Best Original Song - Shining Time
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Billy Elliot (2000)
Was nominated for:
Best Director (Stephen Daldry)
Best Supporting Actress (Julie Walters)
Best Original Screenplay (Lee Hall)
Should've been nominated for:
Best Actor (Jamie Bell)
Best Original Score (Stephen Warbeck)
Best Director (Stephen Daldry)
Best Supporting Actress (Julie Walters)
Best Original Screenplay (Lee Hall)
Should've been nominated for:
Best Actor (Jamie Bell)
Best Original Score (Stephen Warbeck)
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Was nominated for:
Best Actor - Tom Hanks
Best Sound
Should've been nominated for:
Best Original Screenplay
Best Actor - Tom Hanks
Best Sound
Should've been nominated for:
Best Original Screenplay
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Memento (2000)
Was nominated for:
Best Original Screenplay
Best Editing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Director (Christopher Nolan)
Best Actor (Guy Pearce)
Best Supporting Actress (Carrie-Anne Moss)
Best Original Screenplay
Best Editing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Director (Christopher Nolan)
Best Actor (Guy Pearce)
Best Supporting Actress (Carrie-Anne Moss)
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Was nominated for:
Best Actor - Johnny Depp
Best Makeup
Best Sound Mixing
Best Sound Editing
Best Visual Effects
Should've been nominated for:
Best Art Direction
Best Costume Design
Best Original Score - Klaus Badelt
Best Actor - Johnny Depp
Best Makeup
Best Sound Mixing
Best Sound Editing
Best Visual Effects
Should've been nominated for:
Best Art Direction
Best Costume Design
Best Original Score - Klaus Badelt
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Elf (2003)
Was nominated for:
Nothing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Art Direction
Best Costume Design
Nothing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Art Direction
Best Costume Design
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Peter Pan (2003)
Was nominated for:
Nothing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Art Direction
Best Costume Design
Best Visual Effects
Best Original Score - James Newton Howard
Nothing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Art Direction
Best Costume Design
Best Visual Effects
Best Original Score - James Newton Howard
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Was nominated for:
Nothing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Animated Feature
Nothing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Animated Feature
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Juno (2007)
Was nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Original Screenplay (won)
Best Actress - Ellen Page
Best Director - Jason Reitman
Best Picture
Best Original Screenplay (won)
Best Actress - Ellen Page
Best Director - Jason Reitman
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WALLยทE (2008)
Was nominated for:
Best Animated Feature (won)
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Score - Thomas Newman
Best Original Song - Down to Earth
Best Sound Mixing
Best Sound Editing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Animated Feature (won)
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Score - Thomas Newman
Best Original Song - Down to Earth
Best Sound Mixing
Best Sound Editing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Picture
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The Dark Knight (2008)
Was nominated for:
Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger (won, posthumously)
Best Sound Editing (won)
Best Film Editing
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Makeup
Best Sound Mixing
Best Visual Effects
Should've been nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Costume Design
Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger (won, posthumously)
Best Sound Editing (won)
Best Film Editing
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Makeup
Best Sound Mixing
Best Visual Effects
Should've been nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Costume Design
filmbuilder's rating:
Monsters University (2013)
Was nominated for:
Nothing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Animated Feature
Nothing
Should've been nominated for:
Best Animated Feature
filmbuilder's rating:
Captain Phillips (2013)
Was nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor - Barkhad Abdi
Best Editing
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Adapted Screenplay
Should've been nominated for:
Best Actor - Tom Hanks
Best Director - Paul Greengrass
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor - Barkhad Abdi
Best Editing
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Adapted Screenplay
Should've been nominated for:
Best Actor - Tom Hanks
Best Director - Paul Greengrass
filmbuilder's rating:
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Was nominated for:
Best Original Score - Thomas Newman
Best Original Score - Thomas Newman
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The Lego Movie (2014)
Was nominated for:
Best Original Song - Everything Is Awesome
Best Original Song - Everything Is Awesome
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Was nominated for:
Best Visual Effects
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best Visual Effects
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
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