1931 in film Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Most Nominations: "Cimarron" (RKO Pictures) - 7 Major Awards Most Awards: "Cimarron" - 3 (Best Picture; Best Adaptation and Best Art Direction) "Cimarron" was the first Western to win Best Picture, and would remain the only one to do so for 59 years (until "Dances with Wolves" won in 1991). It received a then-record seven nominations, and was the first film to win more than two awards. The 5th Academy Awards were conducted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on November 18, 1932, at a ceremony held at The Ambassador
Crash (2004 film) Film & Television Alliance selected "Crash" as one of the 30 Most Significant Independent Films of the last 30 years. "Crash" won the Best Picture Oscar at the 78th Academy Awards, controversially beating the critically favored "Brokeback Mountain" and making it only the second film ever (the other being "The Sting") to win the Academy Award for Best Picture without having been nominated for any of the three Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture (Best Drama, Best Comedy/Musical and Best Foreign Film). The film's use of moral quandary as a storytelling medium was widely reported as ironic, since many