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Eight Westerns have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, but did not win. They were: "In Old Arizona (1927/28), "Stagecoach" (1939), "The Ox-Bow Incident" (1943), "High Noon" (1952), "Shane" (1953), "Giant" (1956), "How the West Was Won" (1963) and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969).
Only three Westerns have won the Best Picture Oscar: "Cimarron" (1931), "Dances with Wolves" (1990) and "Unforgiven" (1992).
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Did Stagecoach win the Oscar for Best Picture?
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91 minutes long Marty (1955)
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"Chicago," which was the first musical to win the Best Picture award since "Oliver!" (1968).The Academy Award for Best Picture of 2002 went to "Chicago." It was the first musical to be named Best Picture since "Oliver!" (1968).
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The Academy Award for Best Picture of 1971 went to "The French Connection."
