In 1994, “Four Weddings and a Funeral” competed for the Best Picture Oscar with “Forrest Gump” (which won), the year's most nominated film (13 categories), Tarantino's structurally inventive “Pulp Fiction” (7 nods), Robert Redford's drama “Quiz Show,” and the old-fashioned prison drama “The Shawshank Redemption” (also 7 nominations).

Robert Redford's “Quiz Show” competed for the Best Picture Oscar with “Forrest Gump,” the most nominated (13 categories), which won, Tarantino's inventive “Pulp Fiction” (7 nods), the old-fashioned prison drama “The Shawshank Redemption” (also 7), and the British comedy “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” which received just 2 nominations.

In 1971, Ben Johnson competed for (and won) the Supporting Actor Oscar with Jeff Bridges also nominated for “The Last Picture Show,” Leonard Frey in “Fiddler on the Roof,” Richard Jaeckel in “Sometimes a Great Nation,” and Roy Scheider in “The French Connection.”

Jolie said about her interpretation: “I am never concerned about going too far. It's amazing for me to see people just be free and not care too much. When I read a script and I am scared, I know it's good to do it. I took on a personality that was so scared. I am a little crazy in comparison to Winona Ryder. I am a little out of my mind.”