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Allen B. Ury writes in Fade In that, over the past 20 years, the number of major award nominations given to traditional 'studio' films has dropped by more than 50 percent, while the number of nominations and awards bestowed upon films produced by independents, 'minimajors' and overseas production companies has gone through the roof. To point out the extent of the trend, Mr. Ury breaks the last two decades into two 10-year periods. But in the last decade, studio films had just 153 nominations and 33 wins, losing out to films from the studios which Mr. Ury calls minimajors, New Line and Miramax, for example -- and independent and foreign films Over the past 20 years, the number of major award nominations given to traditional 'studio' films has dropped by more than 50 percent, while the number of nominations and awards bestowed upon films produced by independents, and overseas production has increased drastically, writes Allen B. Ury in Fade In. To point out the extent of the trend, Mr. Ury breaks the last two decades into two 10-year periods. But in the last decade, studio films had just 153 nominations (38 percent) and 33 wins (41 percent), losing out to films from the overseas studios.