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Oscar Underdogs: Which Movies Snatched the Coveted Statue Against All Odds?

Stills from the film 'The King's Speech', 'Moonlight'

These unexpected wins prove the Oscars can always surprise us.

The Oscars often surprise us with unexpected winners that nobody saw coming. Some films defy the odds and take home the biggest awards, leaving everyone stunned. These surprising victories prove that anything can happen at the Academy Awards. Here are seven films that won when no one expected.

Crash
Driving Miss Daisy
Rocky
The Hurt Locker
The King's Speech
The Artist
Moonlight

Images credit: Stills from the film 'The King's Speech', 'Moonlight'
Satenik Tovmasyan
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