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Unforgiven: 1992 Best Picture

“Unforgiven” only won 4 Oscars out of its nominations at the 65th Academy Awards, but two of them were Best Picture and Best Director (Clint Eastwood). Gene Hackman nabbed Best...

Silence of the Lambs: 1991 Best Picture

Although “Bugsy” had 10 nominations at the 64th Academy Awards, it was “Silence of the Lambs” that took home the most Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director (Jonathan Demme), Best Actor...

Driving Miss Daisy: 1989 Best Picture

“Driving Miss Daisy” picked up 4 Oscars out of its 9 nominations, most notably, Best Picture and Best Actress (Jessica Tandy). The other Best Picture nominees were: “Field of Dreams”,...

Rain Man: 1988 Best Picture

“Rain Man” won Best Picture, Best Director (Barry Levinson), Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman) and Best Original Screenplay at the 61st Academy Awards. The other contenders for Best Picture were “Mississippi...