Biopic Pictures & The Oscars

To say that the biopic picture and performances have dominated the Academy awards over the years would be a bit of an understatement.

The Academy and cinema audiences seem fascinated with these real life stories and characters brought to life - and next years awards season looks set to be no different.

My Week With Marilyn and Moneyball, both of which are released this week, are already amongst the early Oscar favourites.

Michelle Williams looks set to bag a Best Actress nod while Brad Pitt will most likely receive a nomination for his central performance as Billy Beane in Moneyball.

Also keep an eye out for Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Land and Leonardo DiCaprio as J Edgar Hoover in J Edgar who you would also expect to be in the mix when the nominations start rolling in.....

 This article was written in November, 2011. How accurate were the predictions on Oscar nominations?

- Read the rest of the article and take a look at some clips from Moneyball.