“True Grit,” Oscar nominated for Best Picture, is a true rarity: a remake of a film that was not nominated for Best Picture (though John Wayne won Best Actor for the ’69 version). Only one such picture has gone on to win the Best Picture trophy: the 1959 version of “Ben-Hur,” a remake of a 1925 film that predates the creation of the motion-picture academy. “The Maltese Falcon,” nominated for Best Picture in 1941, is based on a Dashiell Hammett novel that was filmed in 1931 and 1936, on the latter occasion as “Satan Met a Lady.” Neither of those were nominated, either.

“Here Comes Mr. Jordan” (1941) and its remake “Heaven Can Wait” (1978) were both nominated for Best Picture, but both lost. “My Fair Lady,” which won Best Picture in 1964, was a musical version of “Pygmalion,” nominated in the same category in 1938. Another musical winner, “West Side Story” (1961), is less directly based on “Romeo and Juliet,” which received Best Picture nods for its 1936 and 1968 film versions.