17 Facts You Might Not Know About the ‘Best Picture’ Winning Films of the Oscar’s

A Beautiful Mind (2001) – John Nash’s influence was all over the filming of the movie

Based on the life of math genius John Nash, A Beautiful Mind used Nash’s own equations on the classroom chalkboards seen in the film. Actor Russell Crowe also said that his meetings with John Nash helped him get into character.

Crow paid attention to the way Nash moved his hands and even based the scene in the movie where he contemplates ordering coffee or tea on a meeting he had with Nash where the mathematician spent 15 minutes deciding what to order.