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Actor Chris Pine (L) and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs (R) announce the nominees for Best Directing during the nominations announcement for the 87th Academy Awards in Beverly Hills, California, the United States, Jan. 15, 2015. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
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BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- In the world of Oscar, madness survives and stands out as its awards of best actor and actress often go to those who have mental problems in their roles.
As expected, these Oscar "psychiatric patients" appear on the list of nominations announced for 87th Academy Awards.
Best Actor nominee Steve Carell from "Foxcatcher" is a ghastly rich man who bets on people’s lives to get his mother recognition. Actor Michael Keaton from "Birdman" plays the role of a washed up actor, who once played an iconic superhero, battled his ego and attempted to recover his family. In "Gone Girl", Rosamund Pike is a wife who regards man and marriage as games.
Besides, Eddie Redmayne plays Stephen Hawking who was born with cerebral palsy in "The Theory of Everything", Julianne Moore plays an Alzheimer's patient in "Still Alice". In "Two Days, One Night", Marion Cotillard is a chronic invalid.
Some joked that Oscar is selecting those who are sicker than others. It is the excellent acting of the actor and actress that win viewers and judges. Their touching films represent how those mentally- or physically-challenged people live, love or pursue their dreams.
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Nominations announced for 87th Academy Awards
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