Question: what was the first horror film to be nominated for a best picture academy award
Answer: ght 5 5 First comedy to win Best Picture 9th 1936 Great Ziegfeld , The The Great Ziegfeld 7 First biographical picture ( biopic ) to win Best Picture 12th 1939 Wizard of Oz , The The Wizard of Oz 6 First children 's film to be nominated for Best Picture 13th 1940 Rebecca 11 First thriller to win Best Picture 40th 1967 In the Heat of the Night 5 7 First ( and only ) mystery to win Best Picture 44th 1971 A Clockwork Orange 0 First science fiction film to be nominated for Best Picture 46th 1973 Exorcist , The The Exorcist 10 First horror film to be nominated for Best Picture 49th 1976 Rocky 10 First sports film to win Best Picture 58th 1985 Kiss of the Spider Woman First independent film to be nominated for Best Picture 64th 1991 Beauty and the Beast 6 First animated film to be nominated for Best Picture 64th 1991 Silence of the Lambs , The The Silence of the Lambs 5 7 First ( and only ) horror film to win Best Picture 65th 1992 Unforgiven 9 Most recent Western to win Best Picture 73rd 2000 Crouching Tiger , Hidden Dragon 10