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MartinScorsese t1_j5z0zos wrote

Reply to comment by Lifesaboxofgardens in Why hasn't Bros been considered for any awards/even brought up in discussions? by statiky

Historically that's not true. Shakespeare in Love, Terms of Endearment, Annie Hall, The Apartment, and Marty all won Best Picture, to say nothing of acting awards for As Good As It Gets, The Goodbye Girl, Silver Linings Playbook, etc.

EDIT: Highly amused by the "those don't count" replies.

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missingjimmies t1_j5z1sw0 wrote

The vast majority of the movies you listed could easily lean drama with comedy elements. Everyone knows a romcom when they see it, most of those movies definitely defy romcom status imo.

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Lifesaboxofgardens t1_j5z20of wrote

I wouldn't consider any of those to be in the genre of romcoms as we tend to define it personally. They have romance and comedy, but there's a fine line between Silver Linings Playbook and There's Something About Mary, and Bros is on the wrong side of that line for awards.

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BiggsBounds t1_j5z4vnv wrote

I don't think that line is very fine either. They're clearly in different genres.

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