The Guild and the Academy have been particularly careful since Crash won Best Picture in 2006.
Several named producers, including actor Don Cheadle, were deemed ineligible for the Best Picture Oscar.
In 1999, Shakespeare in Love won best picture, beating the favourite Saving Private Ryan.
The film went on to earn 11 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director.
"Little Miss Sunshine" was chosen as best picture by the Producer's Guild of America.
Several times recently, the Producer's Guild's best picture was not the Academy's best picture.
The Weinstein Company's The Reader was a surprise nominee for Best Picture and Best Actress.
Five Best Picture nominees in 2012 were filmed where production companies received financial incentives.
It turns out that the front runner for Best Picture is also the most profitable.
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"Slumdog Millionaire" is nominated for 10 Oscars, including best picture and best director for Boyle.
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The WGA accurately predicted the Academy Award winner for Best Picture about 55% of the time.
The film was nominated for several Oscars, but didn't get a nomination for best picture.
The films was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay, Best Directing and Best Picture.
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Last year's festival opened with Chicago, which went on to win best picture at the Oscars.
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That will give you the best picture of urban Japan, both the old and the new.
My belief is that we will once again have nine films nominated for Best Picture.
But it also includes Toy Story 3 (in both the best picture and best animated picture categories).
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Despite its nomination for Best Picture, the film only screened in 262 theaters at its widest release.
The film has six other Oscar nominations, including best picture and best actor for star Adrien Brody.
The Academy gives the Best Picture statue to the winner of Best Director three-fourths of the time.
The film is nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Writing.
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Several commentators call it an Oscar frontrunner for Best Picture, pointing to the authenticity of the portrayal.
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Best Picture Oscar guesses are side-by-side with the eventual departure of some European country from the euro.
After all, how often does a year have 15 to 20 potential Best Picture Oscar contenders?
Beasts of the Southern Wild is nominated for several awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress.
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Soon enough Helen Mirren, appeared on stage to introduce The Kings Speech as a nominee for best picture.
Over the past two decades, 13 PGA winners have gone on to win the Oscar for best picture.
Kevin Costner revitalised the Western genre when his 1991 film Dances with Wolves won the best picture Oscar.
Russell, in a field where I think any nominees with a Best Picture nod will double-dip as usual.
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