“Good Will Hunting” was nominated for 9 Oscars, including Picture, Director for Gus Van Sant, and Actor for Matt Damon, winning two: Screenplay (Original) for Ben Affleck and Matt Damon and Supporting Actor for Robin Williams.

In 1999, “The Green Mile” competed for the Best Picture Oscar with Sam Mendes' suburban serio-comedy “American Beauty,” which won,
Lasse Hallstrom's “The Cider House Rules,” Michael Mann's expose “The Insider,” and the supernatural thriller “The Sixth Sense.”

February 22, 2008–Abdellatif Kechiche's "The Secret of the Grain" (La Graine et le mulet) was the big winner at French's Cesar Awards tonight. The film won the prizes for best picture, director and original screenplay at the ceremony.

In 1971, “Clockwork Orange” lost in each and every category to “The French Connection, which won Best Picture, Best Director for William Friedkin, Best Screenplay for Ernest Tidyman, and Best Editing for Jerry Greenberg.

In 2004, “Finding Neverland” competed for the Best Picture Oscar with Scorsese's Howard Hughes biopic “The Aviator,” Clint Eastwood's sports euthanasia drama, “Million Dollar Baby,” which won, Taylor Hackford's showbiz biopic “Ray,” and Alexander Payne's comedy “Sideways.”