Stumbled on this site today:
http://www.filmsite.org/oscars.html
A fascinating breakdown of the nominations and winners for the major awards. Looks like your best chance of getting nominated for a Best Actress award is to play a mute hooker with one leg.
Most of the films that have won Best Picture have been adaptations.
Cool stuff.
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