«Inside Out» Pixar's hit could become the first animated movie to earn a Best
Picture nod since 2011's «Toy Story 3.»
Not exact matches
It also snared Tarantino his first writing and directing Oscar nominations
since Pulp - and got a Best
Picture nod, too.
I'm still going to bet that the film with the Best
Picture nomination is the best bet to win (13/15 out of the past winners have had BP nominations — and no film
since they expanded Best
Picture has won the Eddie without a Best Pic
nod), although honestly Star Wars: The Force Awakens could totally take it (and then take the Oscar too).
The biggest question mark will be for the acting
nods,
since we all know that without a SAG nomination, your «Best
Picture» prospects are pretty much dead in the water.
However, all of the NYFCC's Best
Pictures since 2007 have at least received a nomination for Best
Picture at the Oscars and the LAFCA's selections have received
nods for the past 10 years, so, if history is any indication, the odds are strong that «Boyhood» will be on the list when Best
Picture Oscar nominees are announced.
Ben Affleck didn't get nominated for best director but for the first time
since Driving Miss Daisy won its best
picture award in 1990, malady the directorial
nod proved unnecessary.