Paul Haggis (c) directs Matt Dillon (l) and Ryan Phillippe (r) while cowriter Bobby Moresco looks on during the filming of the drama Crash. The film’s six Oscar nominations include three for London, ON native Haggis: best picture (shared with Cathy Schulman), direction, and original screenplay (shared with Moresco). The film’s U.S. distributor, Canadian-based Lions Gate Films, has noted a bump in DVD revenue for the film since the nominations were announced. Crash is handled in Canada through Lions Gate spin-off Maple Pictures