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Let the Oscar talk begin . . .
Posted by Moira Macdonald
We're heading into Oscar Movie Season, but things are a little different this year: With the Academy now allowing ten Best Picture nominees instead of five, it's highly possible that this time we'll see some movies released earlier in the year (usually long forgotten by Oscar time). So let's take a poll. Here are five movies I think might have a shot; what do you think? And what have you seen this year that you think deserves an Oscar nomination?
(Abbie Cornish and Ben Whishaw in "Bright Star"; photo courtesy Pathe Productions)
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