Silver Linings Playbook
120min
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Life doesn't always go according to plan...Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything -- his house, his job, and his w... Read More
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"Silver Linings Playbook"

Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director (David O. Russell), Best Actor (Bradley Cooper), Best Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro), Best Supporting Actress (Jacki Weaver), Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay (David O. Russell), Film Editing.

What's It About? Based on the novel by Matthew Quick, the film follows a clinically depressed man (Bradley Cooper) who returns to his parents' (Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver) home after a lengthy stint in a mental hospital. While trying to put his life back together (via running while wearing a trash bag) he meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), who also struggles with depression. Together, they partner up for a dance competition and help each other find their own silver lining.

Why You Should See It: Who doesn't love an unlikely love story? Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence are perfect as the flying-off-the-handle duo. If they don't have you sold, the supporting cast, led by Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver, is just delightful. Oh, and the story it touching while avoiding all romcom cliches. By the end of the quirky -- sometimes legitimately dark -- story you really do believe that these two have found each other.

It's Kind of Like: "Dirty Dancing" meets "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest" with the sports-enthusiasm of "Buffalo 66" but, you know, more cerebral and less upsetting.

How You Should See It: "Silver Linings Playbook" is still playing in theaters. You can check out showtimes here.

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  • Best Picture

    "Django Unchained"

  • Best Picture

    "Life of Pi"

  • Best Picture

    "Lincoln"

  • Best Picture

    "Argo"

  • Best Picture

    "Zero Dark Thirty"

  • Best Picture

    "Silver Linings Playbook"

  • Best Picture

    "Les Miserables"

  • Best Picture

    "Beasts of the Southern Wilde"

  • Best Picture

    "Amour"

  • Best Actor

    Daniel Day-Lewis for "Lincoln."

  • Best Actor

    Denzel Washington for "Flight."

  • Best Actor

    Joaquin Phoenix for "The Master."

  • Best Actor

    Hugh Jackman for "Les Miserables"

  • Best Actor

    Bradley Cooper for "Silver Linings Playbook."

  • Quvenzhane Wallis

    Quvenzhane Wallis for "Beasts of the Southern Wild."

  • Best Actress

    Jessica Chastain for "Zero Dark Thirty."

  • Best Actress

    Naomi Watts for "The Impossible."

  • Best Actress

    Emmanuelle Riva for "Amour"

  • Best Actress

    Jennifer Lawrence for "Silver Linings Playbook"

  • Best Supporting Actor

    Tommy Lee Jones for "Lincoln."

  • Best Supporting Actor

    Robert De Niro for "Silver Linings Playbook"

  • Best Supporting Actor

    Christoph Waltz for "Django Unchained."

  • Best Supporting Actor

    Phillip Seymour Hoffman for "The Master."

  • Best Supporting Actor

    Alan Arkin for "Argo."

  • Best Supporting Actress

    Anne Hathaway for "Les Miserables."

  • Best Supporting Actress

    Amy Adams for "The Master."

  • Best Supporting Actress

    Sally Field for "Lincoln."

  • Best Supporting Actress

    Jacki Weaver for "Silver Linings Playbook"

  • Best Supporting Actress

    Helen Hunt for "The Sessions."

  • Best Director

    Ang Lee for "Life of Pi."

  • Best Director

    David O. Russell for "Silver Linings Playbook"

  • Best Director

    Benh Zeitlin for "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

  • Best Director

    Michael Haneke for "Amour"

  • Best Director

    Steven Spielberg for "Lincoln."

  • Best Animated Feature

    "Brave"

  • Best Animated Feature

    "Frankenweenie"

  • Best Animated Feature

    "Paranorman"

  • Best Animated Feature

    "The Pirates! Band of Misfits"

  • Best Animated Feature

    "Wreck-It Ralph"

  • Best Original Screenplay

    "Zero Dark Thirty"

  • Best Original Screenplay

    "Amour"

  • Best Original Screenplay

    "Flight"

  • Best Original Screenplay

    "Moonrise Kingdom"

  • Best Original Screenplay

    "Django Unchained"

  • Best Adapted Screenplay

    "Lincoln"

  • Best Adapted Screenplay

    "Life of Pi"

  • Best Adapted Screenplay

    "Argo"

  • Best Adapted Screenplay

    "Silver Linings Playbook"

  • Best Adapted Screenplay

    "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

  • Best Original Song

    Adele ("Skyfall" for "Skyfall")

  • Best Original Song

    Music by Walter Murphy; Lyric by Seth MacFarlane