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Les Miserables

Les Miserables is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in … Read More

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“Les Miserables”

Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Actor (Hugh Jackman), Best Supporting Actress (Anne Hathaway), Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Song, Best Production Design, Best Sound Mixing

What’s It About? Set against revolutionary-torn 19th-century France, “Les Mis” follows an… Continue reading What Is 'Les Miserables'? Oscar Nominee Guide 2013

  • Daniel Day-Lewis (Abraham Lincoln)

    In “Lincoln,” we see a folksy teller of tales who’s remarkably approachable to the public but who’s not averse to back-room meetings and even bribes to accomplish his goal of passing the Thirteenth Amendment. Lincoln must work with divisive factions in Congress and his own Cabinet to secure the necessary votes. We also get a glimpse of his often rocky marriage to wife Mary Todd and

  • Zero Dark Thirty

    The filmmaking duo behind The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal) takes on the hunt for — and the killing of — Osam… Read More

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    “Zero Dark Thirty”

    Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Actress (Jessica Chastain), Best Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Original Screenplay (Mark Boal)

    What’s It About? The film documents the decade-long manhunt for the world’s most wanted fugitive, Osama bin Laden… Continue reading What Is 'Zero Dark Thirty'? Oscar Nominee Guide 2013

    Amour

    An octogenarian couple find their love put to the ultimate test when one of them suffers a stroke, and the other must assume … Read More

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    “Amour”

    Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Actress (Emmanuelle Riva), Best Director (Michael Haneke), Best Original Screenplay (Haneke), Best Foreign Language Film (Austria)

    What’s It About? Anne (Riva) and George (Jean-Louis Trintignant) are retired music teachers, both in their 80s, living a… Continue reading What Is 'Amour'? Oscar Nominee Guide 2013

    By Tariq Khan, Gold Derby

    1. She has the most challenging roleAs an elderly woman whose health dramatically declines after a sudden stroke in “Amour,” Emmanuelle Riva was charged with true high-difficulty acting rarely seen on the screen. She was required to display her music teacher character in a vibrant and talkative state, and then transform herself into a near vegetative condition. The physical challenges associated with a task like this… Continue reading Emmanuelle Riva, Best Actress Nominee: Five Reasons She Can Win The Oscar

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