Oscars 2014: Predicting 10 Best Picture Nominees

19. Grace of Monaco

Grace of Monaco My gut tells me that this will mostly be a play for Best Actress, but the thing that gives it a little more of a chance at a Best Picture nomination is the good ol' Weinstein Company. Now the Weinstein's have acquired many films over the years that ended up only being competitive in acting races (such as My Week with Marilyn), but the thing is, if Harvey gets the faintest sniff that Grace of Monaco has a shot at Best Picture, he's likely to go all out. Grace of Monaco, if you haven't heard or guessed, is a biopic on the life of actress and real life princess, Grace Kelly. Starring Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly and directed by French director Oliver Dahan, the film specifically chronicles Grace's role in the political conflict between her husband, Prince Rainer III, and French President Charles De Gaulle over France's impending invasion of Monaco. Again, I'm doubtful of the film's chances, but it's one of the best long-shots out there.
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A film fanatic at a very young age, starting with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movies and gradually moving up to more sophisticated fare, at around the age of ten he became inexplicably obsessed with all things Oscar. With the incredibly trivial power of being able to chronologically name every Best Picture winner from memory, his lifelong goal is to see every Oscar nominated film, in every major category, in the history of the Academy Awards.