What Culture: If you’re as much of a movie geek as I am (and I’d guess you are since you’re clicking on this article), there’s one question everyone loves to ask this time of year: “Who do you think will be nominated for the Oscars this year?” That said, the short, short answer is that you have a really good shot at being nominated for Best Picture if you are either a) based on a previously existing property – notably a book or musical – with a hefty following or b) based on the life of a historial figure/event or c) the filmmaker leading the project has won an Oscar before.
