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85th Academy Awards
Best Picture |
Ty Burr says ...
For a long stretch of the run-up to Oscar night, it seemed as if best picture would be Abraham Lincoln’s to lose. But momentum has shifted in recent weeks: The perceived snub of Ben Affleck in the directing category and his movie’s strong showing at the Golden Globes and elsewhere means that “Argo” now has the edge. “Beasts” won’t win but it’s still the year’s most startlingly original vision. “Les Miz” is more bizarre Broadway/CGI mutation than a movie.
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Beasts of the Southern Wild
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Shouldn't be here
Les Misérables -
Was robbed
Moonrise Kingdom
Janice Page says ...
Only three films have ever won a best picture Oscar without their directors being nominated; “Argo” will make it four. Post-academy snub, Ben Affleck has been an unstoppable awards hoarder. “Amour” is too dark and too foreign, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” and “Life of Pi” too flawed, Wes Anderson’s brilliant “Moonrise Kingdom” too not here. “Lincoln”? It only has Daniel Day-Lewis emancipating slaves. “Argo” has Hollywood itself emancipating hostages.
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Amour
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Life of Pi -
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Moonrise Kingdom
