Oscar winners based on true stories

POSTED: 01:28 PM PST Feb 07, 2012    UPDATED: 06:38 AM PST Feb 17, 2012 

As "Moneyball," which tells the true story of Billy Beane, is nominated for Best Picture at this year's Academy Awards, take a look at previous Best Picture winners that portrayed real-life people and events en route to winning the Oscar.

The Life of Emile Zola
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1937: "The Life of Emile Zola" is the biography of French writer Emile Zola.

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