Oscar bait make it eligible for the awards. However, it was not nominated for any. Second and third were "", the 2003 Best Picture winner, and "The People vs. Larry Flynt", released in 1996. At the low end, as the movie in that period which least qualified as Oscar bait, was the 2006 remake of "When a Stranger Calls", which indeed was not nominated for any Oscars. It was followed by 2009's "Hotel for Dogs" and "", from 2004. Rossman and Schilke used their data to develop an algorithm that could predict how many Oscar nominations a film would get, based on
Madame Doubtfire Madame Doubtfire Madame Doubtfire, known as Alias Madame Doubtfire in the United States, is a 1987 English novel, written by Anne Fine for teenage and young adult audiences. The novel centers around a family with divorced parents. In November 1993, six years after its publication, the novel was adapted into "Mrs. Doubtfire," a film starring Robin Williams and Sally Field. Daniel and Miranda Hillard are separated and Miranda, a successful businesswoman, severely limits the amount of time Daniel, an impractical, out-of-work actor, is allowed to spend with their three children Lydia, Christopher and Natalie. When Miranda decides to hire a