Billy Wilder’s The Lost Weekend, which won the 1945 Best Picture, was the first major Hollywood film to deal with the problem of alcoholism.
Oscar: Best Picture–Lost Weekend (1945)–Hollywood First Major Film about Alcoholism
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Argo: Ben Affleck’s Movie Tops Critics Choice Awards
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Argo wins Best Picture and Ben Affleck is named Best Director by the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
Oscar 2012: Skyfall, Dark Knight Rises, Left Out
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When the Academy first expanded the best picture category in 2009, a key reason was to give more populist fare like the 2008-snubbed “The Dark Knight” a shot at top honors, in part to boost telecast ratings.
Oscar 2012: Trends, Stats, Snubs, Curios
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The supporting actor category marks the first time in Oscar history when all nominees in an acting race were previous winners. The runner-up year was 2002, when four of the five lead actor nominees (Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine, Daniel Day-Lewis and Jack Nicholson) were all previous winners; first-timer Adrien Brody eventually won that year for “The Pianist.”
