If you want to avoid the packs who’ll be racing to see all the recently Oscar-nominated flicks this weekend, there are still plenty of overlooked gems to catch. Here’s a list of our critics’ picks of Oscar-worthy films that were passed over for significant nominations.
* HAMLET, for more than just Bill’s great screenplay.
* WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, for its humorously brutal look at the life of one junior-high schooler.
* BIG NIGHT, for its passionate take on love and food.
* EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU, for charm and music.
* MICROCOSMOS, for a riveting look at love and bugs.
* MOTHER, for Debbie Reynolds’ fine performance.
* SWINGERS, for its witty observations on love in L.A.
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* KANSAS CITY, for Harry Belafonte’s perfomance.
* THE NUTTY PROFESSOR, for Eddie Murphy as a tubster and his gassy family.
* DEAD MAN, for its unique look at the bleak old West.
* FLY AWAY HOME, for its charm and realistic father-daughter relationship.
