Oscar bait success of summer blockbusters like "Jaws" and "Star Wars" (both of which had also been nominated for Best Picture), independent filmmakers refined Carr's methods of exploiting the Oscars. Merchant Ivory, who produced lavish costume dramas, often based on novels by Henry James or E. M. Forster, began to time their releases to align with the awards season. Their 1985 adaptation of Forster's "A Room with a View" won three of the eight Oscars it was nominated for. By 1991 the modern film-release calendar, in which studios released the movies they had the highest Oscar hopes for in autumn and December,
The Danish Girl (film) Oscar and all other prizes in the supporting actress category, in which many lead actresses have been nominated and even won. She was intentionally not shortlisted in the best actress category as she would have been competing against Brie Larson for her role in "Room", which would have decreased her chances of winning while the supporting actress category had little competition. At both the Golden Globe Awards and the British Academy Awards, Vikander's performance in "The Danish Girl" was nominated for Best Actress and she was included in the Best Supporting Actress category for her work in "Ex Machina". The