“Silver Linings Playbook” reaped eight Oscar nominations, tying it for third place with "Les Miserables." It is the first film since “Reds” in 1981 to contend in all four acting categories (Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver.) This look at the trials and tribulations of modern romance is the kind of genuine crowd-pleaser that the academy has rewarded in each of the past two years.
All of this means the film could pull off an upset victory in the Best Picture race -- we have it ranked third -- if it weren’t for one tiny problem: Oscar's almost total reluctance to reward romantic comedies.
You can literally count on one hand the number of contemporary romantic comedies that have won Best Picture: “It Happened One Night” (1934), “You Can’t Take It With You” (1938), “The Apartment” (1960), and “Annie Hall” (1977). That’s only four times in 84 years. Is romance simply not a laughing matter to the academy?
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