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The Only Horror Movie To Win Best Picture At The Oscars
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Bill Bria)
scrn logline
The Oscars' lone horror Best Picture winner breaks the mold, proving genre films can triumph at Hollywood's biggest awards show.
beat sheet
- The only horror film to ever win Best Picture at the Oscars is 'The Silence of the Lambs,' the chilling 1991 thriller starring Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster.
- Industry insiders say the Academy's traditional bias against horror could finally be shifting, paving the way for more genre fare to compete for the top prize.
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Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, The Oscars, The Silence of the Lambs