This 2009 sports film, starring Sandra Bullock and Quinton Aaron, was nominated for two Academy Awards. Bullock won for Best Actress.
The film’s nomination for Best Picture came as a surprise, the result of an expansion of the category from five nominees to 10 following criticism that popular films like “The Dark Knight” and “Wall-E” had been shut out of voting. With more criticism over the “padded” category, the Academy subsequently stiffened their balloting requirements for earning a nomination.
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