--- title: "Ford V Ferrari Could Score ‘Best Picture’ Oscar" description: "It's stacked against the likes of Jojo Rabbit, The Irishman, and more." date: "2020-01-13" modified: "2020-01-13" authors: - name: "James Gilboy" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/31819/ford-v-ferrari-could-score-best-picture-oscar" categories: - "Culture" - "Ferrari News" - "Ford News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "Ferrari" --- # Ford V Ferrari Could Score ‘Best Picture’ Oscar ![]() *\www.thedrive.com\* Early Monday morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its nominations for this year's Oscars, and among them is an unusual pick: The historic racing drama *Ford v Ferrari*. The film starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale is in the running for 2019's Best Picture, a category in which AMPAS has historically snubbed car or racing films. Only twice in the Academy Awards' 92-year history has a Best Picture nomination gone to a car-centric film, first in 1973 to *American Graffiti* and, more recently, *Mad Max: Fury Road*, which came out in 2015. [*Bullitt*]() won an Oscar for sound in 1968, but many films influential on car culture (the *Fast & Furious* franchise and *Gone in 60 Seconds*) have failed to come away with awards. With its rose-tinted view of the past, a fast-and-loose approach to historical accuracy, and frequent use of the "*just speed it up in post*" approach to racing filmography, *Ford v Ferrari* isn't a perfect film by any regard. But it wastes little of its two-and-a-half-hour runtime and makes a legendary racing story approachable to a mainstream audience, some of which will take an interest in racing (historic or present) because of the movie. It also shone a spotlight on the previously little-known sports car driver [Ken Miles](), whose skill behind the wheel was never quite acknowledged by the greater racing world. By those merits, *Ford v Ferrari* was a darned solid film, and its producers deserve to say they're up against the likes of *Parasite*, *Jojo Rabbit*, *Little Women*, *The Irishman*, and others—even if this year's Oscar noms are lacking on the diversity side. https://twitter.com/\_/status/1216716867185696770 This year's Academy Awards will air on the evening of Feb. 9. Whether or not you tune in, you'll hear if *Ford v Ferrari* is as good against film critics as Carroll Shelby was against Ford executives (save for [Lee Iacocca, rest his soul]().) *Got a tip? Send us a note: tips@thedrive.com* ## Author James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids." ### Author social links [Instagram]()