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Poll: The Power of the Underdog

A poll by pbn
CODA won Best Picture at The Oscars (2022) with only three nominations while The Power of the Dog (2021) had twelve nominations.

Which is your favorite Best Picture upset where films with fewer than ten nominations beat competitors with more than ten nominations?

Discuss this poll here

Results of 253 votes:

  1. 1.

    Parasite (2019)

     
    over Joker
  2. 2.

    Casablanca (1942)

     
    over The Song of Bernadette
  3. 3.

    A Beautiful Mind (2001)

     
    over The Fellowship of the Ring
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