In 2001, Russell Crowe and Ron Howard teamed up to make A Beautiful Mind, an inspiring true story that garnered an Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director, in addition to a Crowe nomination. Four years later, they re-teamed for Cinderella Man, another inspiring true story. But this time, the Oscar love was scant, earning only three nominations, and none for Crowe. You know who did get nominated? Crowe's co-star, Paul Giamatti. And in a GQ interview breaking down his iconic characters, Crowe revealed the surprisingly wholesome reason why this happened. First of all: No shade, at …