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Originally Posted by Pittsie
Fun fact, Midnight Cowboy was the only X rated movie to win best picture. Question came up at trivia last night. I've seen it and it didn't strike me as particularly obscene.
Also, and no cheating..... which Redford/Newman movie won 7 Oscars and which 4?
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It would get an R today.
However back then, the MPAA never trademarked the X so the adult movie industry started using it shortly after Midnight Cowboy. There was no real replacement until NC-17, most movies would just release unrated if they couldn't get the R, or cut until they got it. Now, even with a trademarked NC-17, the connotation of adult movies is hard to shake so most distributors won't release a movie unless it is cut to get an R.