presented during the Academy Awards. However, Owen Wilson and Steve Carell are the only members to be nominated for an Academy Award, with Wilson nominated for Best Original Screenplay for co-writing The Royal Tenenbaums and Carell nominated for Best Actor for his performance in Foxcatcher. Also, just because a film/TV show etc. is considered to be synonymous with the Frat Pack, it doesn't innately mean it has to be comedic in nature, but should contain at least one comedic element, usually comic relief. For example, Permanent Midnight, despite being a drama rather than a comedy, is still a Frat Pack film due to the presences of Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson, and also because it involves the protagonist being a comedy writer. See also Rat Pack Brit Pack Brat Pack Splat Pack Generation X American Eccentric Cinema References External links Boys' Own Stories from Sight and Sound magazine, tracing the history of the Frat Pack Timeline of movies for Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell Timeline of movies for Will Ferrell and Ben Stiller American male film actors American film actresses 1990s in film 2000s in film 2010s in film 2020s in film 1990s in American cinema 2000s in American cinema 2010s in American cinema 2020s in American cinema Groups of entertainers Nicknames Nicknames in film