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Poll: Statistically, the Most Oscar-baity Films

A poll by ur22567331
"Oscar bait is a term used in the film community for movies that appear to have been produced for the sole purpose of earning nominations for Academy Awards or "Oscars", as they are commonly known." - Wikipedia article: Oscar bait.

These are the ten most Oscar-baity films, according to a study by Gabriel Rossman and Oliver Schilke (a further elaboration on the study can be found in the same Wikipedia article). Which is the film whose inclusion you are most surprised about?

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Results of 1,281 votes:

  1. 1.

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

     
  2. 2.

    Schindler's List (1993)

     
  3. 3.

    The Aviator (2004)

     
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