Top 20 Oscar Surprises Since 1980

There is a very interesting list at IMDB, their highlighted list, that is the top 20 most surprising Oscar winners since 1980, posted by Mark Englehart. Mark has done a pretty good job, I agree with many of them.

He has The Pianist with two surprises, Adrien Brody for actor and Roman Polanski for director. I'm sure most felt that Polanski had been slighted for Chinatown in 1974.

At least two

Slumdog Millionaire Ready to Complete the Awards Sweep

Frida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire

This year's feel good film, Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle, is set to complete a sweep of this year's major film awards on Sunday, Feb. 22nd at the Oscars® ("no wagering").


Here's the new link for Slumdog Millionaire at the Internet Movie Database:
Slumdog Millionaire at IMDB



(Frida Pinto, rt., gets my vote for whatever she's got)

So far