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GoodFellas (1990)
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At the 1991 ceremony, GoodFellas was nominated for Best Picture and lost to Dances With Wolves. Scorsese's film makes belonging feel intoxicating before its rhythms become a trap: the camera, narration and popular music put attraction and disgust in constant negotiation. That integration is the case for choosing it over the winner's expansive historical drama. Joe Pesci's Supporting Actor win also matters to the record; this was a lost Best Picture contest, not a film shut out entirely.
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About GoodFellas
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.