Beasts of the Southern Wild was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 85th Academy Awards.
 To date, the following categories have been proposed:Best Casting: rejected in 1999Best Popular Film: proposed in 2018 for presentation at the 2019 ceremony; postponed until the 2020 ceremony at the earliest (yet to be implemented)Best Stunt Coordination: rejected every year from 1991 to 2012Best Title Design: rejected in 1999== Special categories ==The Special Academy Awards are voted on by special committees, rather than by the Academy membership as a whole
 In 2008, the 80th Academy Awards telecast was watched by 31

