The Blind Side (2009)
Nominated producer(s): Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson
Director: John Lee Hancock
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Lily Collins, Jae Head, Kim Dickens, Kathy Bates
Studio: Warner Bros.
Other Oscar noms/wins:
Best actress (Sandra Bullock, winner)
Sandra Bullock has been a star since the 90s, headlining box office hits like “Speed” (1993) and “While You Were Sleeping” (1996), but she made the kinds of movies that do not usually get the Academy’s attention.
Then came “The Blind Side” where Bullock plays Leigh Anne Tuohy, who along with her family, becomes the “white savior” to the poor Black kid in John Lee Hancock’s story of real-life NFL first-round draft pick and All-American Michael Oher.
The movie didn’t exactly rack up passionate reviews, but making money can do wonders for your Oscar campaign.
Football was front-and-center during that part of the awards season.
Nonetheless, the most deserving film did win – Kathryn Bigelow’s history-making “The Hurt Locker.”
