It is up for several honours at Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony, but already Crash has taken first prize when it comes to most curse words in a movie nominated for a best picture Oscar, according to the movie watchdog group FamilyMediaGuide.com.
The organisation, which tracks incidents of profanity, sex, violence and tobacco use in films, reported on Tuesday that Crash wins the most profane award with 182 expletives, including 99 utterances of the F-word.
The movie, about racial tensions in Los Angeles, is nominated for six Oscars, including best picture, best director, best screenplay and best supporting actor.
Brokeback Mountain ranked second among best picture nominees with 92 curse words, followed by Munich with 22, according to FamilyMediaGuide.com.
The record for most profanities in a film to win the best picture Oscar is held by the Vietnam War drama Platoon, with 329.
The Vietnam War drama The Deer Hunter is second with 208.
FamilyMediaGuide says it makes no judgement on a movie’s value, but simply tracks instances of profanity, sex, violence and tobacco use as a guide to parents. – Sapa-AP