No Love For 'Slumdog' Actors?

In the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly (the one with Julia Roberts and Clive Owen on the cover), Nina Makhija from Philadelphia wrote a letter asking why a movie that had so many nominations and wins failed to recognize any of the actors in the film. She wonders where Dev Patel was for Best Supporting Actor (Editor's Note: I think he was the lead not supporting role) or Frieda Pinto for Best Supporting Actress (Editor's Note: This one's supporting). Now EW writer Dave Karger did give her a partial answer and said that, yes, there have been movies that won Best Picture and did not receive any acting nominations. Even movies that won a truckload of Oscars. Aside from that though the discussion sort of ends there for him. So, for your reading pleasure, I give you the eleven films that won Best Picture that didn't get any acting nods:

• Wings (1927-1928) - 2 Wins (SWEEP)
• All Quiet on the Western Front (1929-1930) - 2 Wins (2 Unclaimed Nominations)
• Grand Hotel (1931-1932) - 1 Win (SWEEP)
• An American In Paris (1951) - 6 Wins (2 Unclaimed Nominations)
• The Greatest Show On Earth (1952) - 2 Wins (3 Unclaimed Nominations)
• Around The World In 80 Days (1956) - 5 Wins (3 Unclaimed Nominations)
• GiGi (1958) - 9 Wins (SWEEP)
• The Last Emperor (1987) - 9 Wins (SWEEP)
• Braveheart (1995) - 5 Wins (5 Unclaimed Nominations)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - 11 Wins (SWEEP)
• Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - 8 Wins (2 Unclaimed Nominations)

So there you have it. You may notice that most of these movies aren't nearly as enjoyable to watch as some of the movies with acting nominations, which just goes to show that good acting can really help a movie sometimes.