best picture

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Martin Scorsese's Paris adventure "Hugo" leads the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, among them best picture and the latest director honor for the Oscar-winning filmmaker.

Martin Scorsese's Paris adventure "Hugo" leads the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, among them best picture and the latest director slot for the Oscar-winning filmmaker.

Lars von Trier's drama "Melancholia" has been selected by the National Society of Film Critics as the best picture of 2011.

The silent movie "The Artist" and the doomsday drama "Take Shelter" led the Spirit Awards honoring independent film on Tuesday with five nominations each, including best picture.

In the end, it was the dark drama that dominated the awards. Incendies, the devastating story of how a terrible secret followed a family of immigrants from the Middle East to their new home in Montreal, was named best picture Thursday at the Genie Awards, which honours the best in Canadian cinema.

LOS ANGELES "For Colored Girls" was a big winner at the NAACP Image Awards, taking the best picture, director and supporting-actress prizes.

"The Social Network" did not receive enough "Likes" at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, as instead, "The King's Speech" won the Best Picture Honors at the event.

With Oscar glory ready for the taking on Sunday night’s awards show, we break down this year’s contenders for best picture:

The history of the Oscars is littered with movies which didn't deserve to win.

127 Hours isn't just a critical hit-- 93% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes-- but it's a fair size box office hit success, earning $35 million worldwide on a pretty tiny budget.

It's also one of the most passionately made and exhilarating of the Best Picture nominees.