20 Questionable Oscar nominations that raised eyebrows

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1. Out of Africa

Still from the movie (Image via Rotten Tomatoes)
Still from the movie (Image via Rotten Tomatoes)

The Meryl Streep and Robert Redford starrer was nominated for Best Picture at the 1986 Awards and even won it. But its win has been criticized as it had a long runtime and a mediocre performance by Redford. Moreover, the movie was nominated alongside The Color Purple, which people felt was not awarded because Steven Spielberg was taken lightly by the Academy.

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Edited by Anshika Jain