10 Amazing Movies That Didn't Receive An Oscar Nomination

7. Groundhog Day

The Film: There's a diversity row swirling around the Oscars, a big one: comedies are still not gaining the recognition they deserve. Quirky musicals, maybe, but as far as one of Timseltown's oldest genres goes, the nominations are just not being lauded.

One film that epitomises this exclusion is Groundhog Day. Released to moderate applause in 1993, the tale of broadcaster Phil Connors experiencing uber deja vu in a Pennsylvania borough has entered film lore, with everything from Bill Murray's gloriously sarcastic turn and the late Harold Ramis's deft direction earning legions of new fans with every passing year.

With an iffy February 1993 release date putting it out of contention for that year's ceremony, and the likes of Schindler's List and The Piano being the headline features at the following year's event, the film lucked out and the only real awards recognition it got was from the sci-fi community with a Hugo nomination - whereupon it was beaten by Jurassic Park. To this day, the genre continues to be stuck in this Oscar-free loop.

What Nominations It Should Have Received: Best Picture, Best Director (Ramis), Best Actor (Murray).
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Shaun is a former contributor for a number of Future Publishing titles and more recently worked as a staffer at Imagine Publishing. He can now be found banking in the daytime and writing a variety of articles for What Culture, namely around his favourite topics of film, retro gaming, music, TV and, when he's feeling clever, literature.