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Zero Dark Thirty
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Not Fade Away
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Expert Analysis of the 85th Academy Award Nominations
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Django Unchained
The boss-man says I have to use the word “masturbatory” here. He’s not wrong. That Quentin Tarantino exists in Hollywood, that he...
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Killing Them Softly
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Polls
Which nominated film do you think SHOULD win Best Picture at the 85th Academy Awards?
- Argo (24%, 10 Votes)
- Django Unchained (17%, 7 Votes)
- Les Misérables (17%, 7 Votes)
- Lincoln (15%, 6 Votes)
- None of These (12%, 5 Votes)
- Life of Pi (7%, 3 Votes)
- Zero Dark Thirty (5%, 2 Votes)
- Silver Linings Playbook (2%, 1 Votes)
- Beasts of the Southern Wild (0%, 0 Votes)
- Amour (1%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 41
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