The group of Hollywood producers also nominated animated film Up and Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds.

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He hinted at a further revenge movie following the success of Inglourious Basterds and Django.

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The Austrian actor won his first Oscar as a Nazi colonel in Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds in 2010.

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In 2010 he won the best supporting actor Oscar for his role in another Tarantino movie, Inglourious Basterds.

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The best supporting actor and actress awards were collected by Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds and Mo'Nique for Precious respectively.

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Quentin Tarantino didn't give himself any breaks while making his latest film "Inglourious Basterds, " which premiered at Cannes this week.

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"Inglourious Basterds, " Tarantino's first film since "Death Proof, " has been one of the most keenly anticipated premieres at this year's Cannes.

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Other Best Picture nominees like The Hurt Locker, Up and Inglourious Basterds could see improvements in their DVD sales and rental numbers.

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Universal also distributed two of the Best Picture Nominees: A Serious Man, through its Focus Features division, and Inglourious Basterds in a partnership with The Weinstein Company.

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So far "Inglourious Basterds" has received mixed reviews.

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