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Oscar Nominated Films

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Patch Poll: Which Oscar-Nominated Film Shot in Pittsburgh Is Your Favorite?

A number of movies filmed in whole or in part in Pittsburgh have been nominated through the years in various categories for the Academy Awards.

Tonight's a red carpet night—the time when people around the world wait to see which motion pictures and actors/directors win a coveted Oscar in the 85th Academy Awards. Through the years, a number of films shot on location (or at least in part) in Pittsburgh have received nominations from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in a variety of categories. The only ones to emerge as Oscar winners for "best picture" are "The Deer Hunter" and "Silence of the Lambs." Here's a quick glimpse at movies filmed in Pittsburgh that made it as Academy Award winners or nominees: (Editor's note: The list has been changed slightly due to new information but it does not affect the voting statistics.) Vote in our poll and tell us in the comments …

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NE12Ukid

2:20 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Tom Hulce had a Golden Globe nod for D&E, but no Academy Award nominations that I know of. That would explain it being not on this particular list.   more ›

Friday, February 22, 2013

Cinemark Robinson Plans Marathon Showing of Academy Award-Nominated Films

The theater at Settlers Ridge offers a special ticket for a day-long screening of four "Best Picture" nominees as well as a grouping of "Oscar Shorts". For a showing of just one Oscar contender, type your ZIP code into the Moviefone finder below.

Still haven't taken in all of those Oscar-nominated films you'd intended to see before the curtain rises for the big 85th Academy Awards show Sunday night? If you've got the better part of a day to spare before then, Cinemark Robinson has a deal for you. For one $30 ticket, movie-goers can spend Saturday afternoon and evening catching four of the contenders for best picture back to back. Starting at 1 p.m., ticket-holders for this Oscar Marathon can watch "Argo," "Silver Linings Playbook," Zero Dark Thirty" and "Django Unchained." The theater held a similar event last weekend in which it showed other contenders in the best picture category. Not enough time for that offering, but still hungry for some Oscar-nominated fare? Cinemark Robinson…

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