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'Amour' dominates at Cesars

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Clearly the film of the year in France, "Amour" won Cesar Awards tonight for top picture, director (Michael Haneke), actor (Jean-Louis Trintignant), actress (Emmanuelle Riva, above) and original screenplay (Haneke).  Meanwhile, that foreign film "Argo" won the prize in its category.

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Christy GroszA native of Los Angeles raised by two parents and "Hill Street Blues," Jon Weisman ankled his scriptwriting career and began working for Variety in 2004, subsequently serving as associate editor of features and television reporter before becoming awards editor. He promises not to use this platform to retroactively campaign for Oscars for “The Misfits,” though he’d feel justified in doing so.