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[2010 Oscar Preview] Best Director

With the expansion to ten Best Picture nominees, many thought that "anything had a shot now!" But that's of course horrifically incorrect seeing as how the still-five-nominees-Best Director category pretty much shows what the "real" Best Picture nominees are. ...
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[2010 Oscar Preview] Best Actor

Copy and paste the introduction from all the other acting awards, as Best Actor is as painfully easy to predict as the rest of them. Jeff Bridges will walk away with the golden statue for his performance as ‘Bad’ Blake in Crazy Heart. ...
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[2010 Oscar Preview] Best Actress

This year Meryl Streep is up for her 16th Oscar nomination for her work in Julie and Julia. If you read my previous article on Streep you would know I don’t support this nomination or a win. Streep has been much better before and if she truly wants a 3rd Oscar she is going to need to be much riskier in her acting choices. [...]...
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Angelina Jolie Defies ‘Gravity’

We had reported to you a couple of days ago that Angelina Jolie had effectively killed Wanted 2 by signing on to Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity, but pump your brakes. It turns out that Jolie has turned down the film. ...