"Nebraska"
Total nominations: 5
-Best musical or comedy
-Best director, Alexander Payne
-Best actor in a musical or comedy, Bruce Dern
-Best supporting actress, June Squibb
-Best screenplay, Bob Nelson
Why you should see it: A stark, though humorous, look at life in the heartland of the United States, "Nebraska" tells the story of cantankerous Woody Grant and his family. While those of us belonging to the e-mail generation are used to distinguishing spam from reality, old-timer Grant is convinced he won a million dollar sweepstakes and insists on travelling to Nebraska in order to pick up his winnings.
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