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Meanings of best picture in English

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Usage of best picture in English
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Popular films did, however, break into the best picture race last year.
Reuters
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None of those previous five have managed to win best picture, however.
The South African
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The film won five Academy Awards, including best picture and best director.
Reuters
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The Deer Hunter won five Oscars, including best picture and best director.
The Guardian
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Parasite has scored six Oscar nominations, including best picture and best director.
The Irish Times
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This matters because a win invariably points towards a best picture nomination.
The Irish Times
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The Variety predictions do list the maximum 10 nominations for best picture.
The Irish Times
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For the latter he won the best director and best picture Oscars.
The Irish Times
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Can a film win best picture without being nominated for best editing?
The Irish Times
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That's probably slightly less likely than the the film winning best picture.
The Irish Times
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Birdman, the most recent best picture winner, was bombastic and technically innovative.
The Guardian
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Four of the nine best picture contenders told African-American or Asian stories.
Reuters
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The nominations showed popular films had broken into the best picture race.
Radio NZ
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Tuesday's nominations showed popular films had broken into the best picture race.
Reuters
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What can the Baftas tell us about the best picture Oscar race?
BBC
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No streaming service has ever won the Academy Award for best picture.
Reuters
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