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Friday, March 12, 2021 at 1:00PM
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Final Oscar nomination predictions coming up very soon but while we finish them, today's silly discussion prompt:  rank the Best Picture nominees with "Three" in the title.

THREE SMART GIRLS (1936) -3 noms.
A LETTER TO THREE WIVES (1949) - 3 noms & 2 wins: Director, Screenplay
THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN (1954) 3 noms & 2 wins: Cinematography, Song
THE GODFATHER PART III (1990) - 7 noms. No wins
TOY STORY 3 (2010) - 5 noms & 2 wins: Animated Feature and Song
THREE BILLBOARDS... (2017) - 7 noms & 2 wins: Actress, Supporting Actor

And for extra credit...

You may hand out 3 Oscar statues to any achievement from any of the following films with three in the title that were not nominated for the Best Picture Oscar (or sometimes any Oscars at all). But only 3. What's it gonna be? 

Three on a Match (1932) 
The Three Caballeros (1944) - 2 noms: Sound, Score
The Three Musketeers (1948) - 1 nom Cinematography
The Three Faces of Eve (1957) - 1 win Actress
One, Two, Three (1961) - 1 nom Cinematography
The Three Musketeers (1973)
Three Days of the Condor (1975) -1 nom Film Editing
3 Women (1977)
Three Amigos! (1986)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Three Colors Trilogy (1992-1994) - 3 noms: Dir, Screenplay, Cinematography
Three Kings (1999) 
3:10 To Yuma (2007) - 2 noms: Score, Sound Mixing
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days (2007)
Iron Man 3 (2013) - 1 nom Visual Effects

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