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During the 46th Annual Academy Awards, which horror film was the first to ever be nominated for Best Picture?

Retry Correct Incorrect During the 46th Annual Academy Awards, the popular film The Exorcist became the first horror film to ever be nominated for Best Picture. Although it didn’t win, William Peter Blatty won for Best Adapted Screenplay.

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During the 46th Annual Academy Awards, which horror film was the first to ever be nominated for Best Picture?

• Alien
• Halloween
• The Exorcist
• Jaws