Bite the Bullet received two Oscar nominations: Sound and Original Score, but lost in both fields.

Written by British playwright Noel Coward, W. S. Van Dyke's operetta, nominated for Color Cinematography Interior Decoration, lost the Oscars in both categories to “The Thief of Bagdad.”

Edward Zwig's action-adventure muist have impressed Academy voters more than film critics (it got mixed response) for it received 5 Oscar nominations, including Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio and Supporting Actor for Dijmon Hounsou.

Brian De Palma's The Black Dahlia received one Oscar nomination, for Vilmos Zsigmond's brilliant cinematography.

Though one of the most nominated (7) films in 2006, “Babel” won only one Oscar, for Score. “Babel” competed for the top award with Scorsese's “The Departed,” which won Best Picture and Director, Clint Eastwood WW drama “Letters from Iwo Jima,” the indie comedy “Little Miss Sunshine,” and Stephen Frears' serio satire “The Queen,” which won Best Actress for Helen Mirren.