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<b>The names: <br>
</b>"Amour" "Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained," "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Zero Dark Thirty"<br><br>
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The dope: </b>Gratifying to see "Amour" in there, where it belongs, but honestly? "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and "Les Miserables" over "Moonrise Kingdom" and the year's supreme discombobulator, "The Master"? What can you say? Oscar always makes room for profitable movies that cram it down your throat.
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Will win:</b> "Argo"
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Should win: </b>"Zero Dark Thirty" or "Amour"

Best picture

( January 10, 2013 )

The names:
"Amour" "Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained," "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Zero Dark Thirty"

The dope: Gratifying to see "Amour" in there, where it belongs, but honestly? "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and "Les Miserables" over "Moonrise Kingdom" and the year's supreme discombobulator, "The Master"? What can you say? Oscar always makes room for profitable movies that cram it down your throat.

Will win: "Argo"
Should win: "Zero Dark Thirty" or "Amour"

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