10 Really Awesome Oscar Nominations By Joie [73 more lists]

A few lesser known, and unsung nominations from Oscar history.

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Pat Morita

Everyone remembers Mr. Miagi, but did you know that Pat's performance in "The Karate Kid" earned him an Oscar nomination in 1985 for Best Supporting Actor.

www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/1985
2

Tom Hanks

You probably remember his back to back wins for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, but did you know that Tom Hanks first nomination was in 1988 for his performance in "Big"!

www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/1989
3

Frank Sinatra

You know the voice, but did you know that Frank has been nominated for 2 Oscars, and won in 1954 for "From Here to Eternity".

www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/1954
4

Three 6 Mafia

Think the Oscars aren't hip, well in 2006 the Three 6 Mafia won an Oscar for their hip-hop song "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp" from the movie "Hustle and Flow".

www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/2006
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Trey Parker

No he didn't get nominated for "Basketball", but he did earn an Oscar nomination in 2000 for the song "Blame Canada" from "South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut". Robin Williams even sang it at the ceremony.

www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/2000
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Donald Kaufman

This is cool because Donald is the fictional brother of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, and does not actually exist. Never mind that, Charlie and Donald were both nominated in 2003 for Best Original Screenplay for "Adaptation"

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptation_(film)

www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/2003
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Huey Lewis

Remember when you couldn't get the song "The Power of Love" out of your head, well either could the academy in 1986 when they nominated Huey, and the News for Best Song from "Back to the F*ture".

www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/1986
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Rick Baker

Rick Baker is the Meryl Streep of Movie Makeup, in that he gets nominated pretty much every year, but in 1997 he won the Oscar for Best Makeup for "The Nutty Professor" starring Eddie Murphy.

www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/1997
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Sigourney Weaver

It may have played to critical acclaim, but typically Scifi/Horror movies rarely get Oscar nominatons, but in 1987 Sigourney Weaver received a much deserved Oscar Nomination for Best Actress for "Aliens"

www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/1987
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Frank J. Urioste

The only thing anyone really remembers from the 1988 Academy Awards is "The Last Emporer" winning 9 Oscars, but did you know that Frank J. Urioste the editor for "Robocop" (yes that Robocop) was nominated for Best Editing. Awesome!

www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/1988

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