![]() Missed editing, but Wolf was arguably more popular. The Wolf of Wall Street – Director + Screenplay + Acting * 12 Years a Slave – Director + *Screenplay + Editing + *Acting (x3+)ĭallas Buyers Club – Screenplay + Editing + *ActingĪmerican Hustle – Director + Screenplay + Editing + Acting (x3+) Why not Beasts of the Southern Wild? Too indie and no editing nomination. Why not Amour? Bias against international (“They have their own category!” argument) and no editing nomination. Why not Les Miserables? No director, screenplay, or editing nomination. No director nomination, but Django won more. Life of Pi – *Director + Screenplay + Editing Lincoln – Director + Screenplay + Editing + *Acting (x3+) Silver Linings Playbook – Director + Editing + Screenplay + *Acting (x3+) Why not War Horse? No director, editing, screenplay, or acting nomination. Why not Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close? No director, editing, or screenplay nomination. Why not The Help? No director, screenplay, or editing nomination. Why not The Tree of Life? No screenplay or editing nomination. Midnight in Paris – Director + *Screenplay Moneyball – Director + Screenplay + Editing + Acting The Descendants – Director + *Screenplay + Editing + Acting * The Artist – *Director + Screenplay + Editing + *Acting Why not The Kids Are All Right or Winter’s Bone? No director or editing nomination Why not Toy Story 3? Bias against Animation (“They have their own category!” argument) Why not Inception? Historical bias against Sci-Fi. No Screenplay nomination, but 127 Hours is a biopic. True Grit – Director + Screenplay + Editing + Actingġ27 Hours – Screenplay + Editing + Acting The Fighter – Director + Screenplay + Editing + *Acting (x3+) The Social Network – Director + *Screenplay + *Editing + Acting * The King’s Speech – *Director + *Screenplay + Editing + *Acting (x3+) Why not The Blind Side? No director, editing, or screenplay nomination. Why not An Education or A Serious Man? No director or editing nomination Why not Up? Bias against Animation (“They have their own category!” argument) Why not District 9? Historical bias against Sci-Fi (and already had one in the lineup with Avatar) Up in the Air – Director + Screenplay + Acting (x3+) Precious – Director + *Screenplay + Editing + *Acting Inglourious Basterds – Director + Screenplay + Editing + *Acting * The Hurt Locker – *Director + *Screenplay + *Editing + Acting mostly irrelevant for the purposes of this exercise. PS: We already know how the exclusive Academy membership voted, so I consider groups like BFCA, HFPA, BAFTA, SAG, PGA, etc. Some of the lineups are obvious when you factor in historical Academy genre bias and follow the traditional critical categories: director, screenplay, editing, and acting. – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
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