MGM's Balalaika (1939) was Oscar-nominated for
Sound Recording, by Douglas Shearer, the brother of actress Norma Shearer.

Ettore Scola's Le Bal (1983), a tale of French history through ballroom dancing, was Algeria's nominee for the the Foreign Language Oscar, but lost to Ingmar Bergman's masterpiece, Fanny and Alexander.

Percy Adlon's Bagdad Cafe (1988) received an
Oscar Nomination for its popular song, “Calling You,” music and lyrics by Bob Telson. The winner, however, was Carly Simon's “Let the River Run,” from Mike Nichols romantic comedy, Working Girl.

Based on the controversial Broadway play, The Bad Seed was nominated for four Oscars: Actress (Nancy Kelly), Supporting Actress (Eileen Hackart), Supporting Actress (Patty McCormack), and black-and whote Cinematography (Hal Rosson), but won none.

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Fox's Bad Girl was nominated for the Best Picture of 1931-2 and won Frank Borzage the Directing Oscar and Edwin Burke the Adpated Screenplay Award.