The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) rarely knows what to do with comedies, so it's no surprise that Don Roos» insanely black comedy about a pregnant runaway (Christina Ricci, deserving of a Best Actress nomination)
conning everyone in her path, including a guileless bisexual (Ivan Sergei) and her gay half - brother Bill (Martin Donovan, Supporting Actor - worthy for sure), never registered with them.