Oscars
Six of the nominees, including The Wolf of Wall Street, are keeping it real
It's the phrase you hear every year at the Academy Awards: "And the Oscar goes to ..." But at this year's March 2 ceremony, there's another refrain that'll be getting plenty of attention: "Based on a true story."
Six of the nine nominees for Best Picture are about real people and real events: American Hustle, Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Philomena, 12 Years a Slave and The Wolf of Wall Street. Hollywood has always loved fiction that's not entirely fictional, from 1928's The Patriot to now...
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