Backstory: From also-ran to Oscar in just a few letters
Sometimes the difference between an Academy Award-winning film and an also-ran can be just a few letters 鈥� close but no Oscar. With that in mind, less than two weeks before this year's Academy Award nominations are announced, some filmmakers were making last-minute changes to the title of their movies to enhance their chances:
鈥� The Devil Wears Hush Puppies
鈥� Borax
鈥� The Leonardo Code
鈥� The Deported
鈥� Pirates of the Gulf of Mexico
鈥� Apocalypto Now
鈥� V for Velveteen Rabbit
鈥� An Incandescent Truth
鈥� Thank You for Smirking
鈥� Tallahassee Nights
鈥� A Prairie Home Compendium
鈥� Dale Roberts, a college career counselor, lives in Asheville, N.C.
