Oscar Predictors: Were They Right?
I came in third (along with some other folks) in my office pool, so I can hold my head up. I am out $5. How did the prognosticators at Gurus o' Gold do? Here's the answer.
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February 25, 2008
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Could "Wall-E" ride its zeitgeist momentum all the way to a best-picture nom? It's a longshot, to be sure, but many in Hollywood are wondering just what it takes to carry a popular and critically acclaimed film -- albeit an animated one -- to Oscar's top prize.
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- Why 'Speed Racer' sputtered
- Specialty labels a balancing act
- Subtitled films seek to break mold
- Unfinished Cannes entries are risky
- Toback toe-to-toe with Tyson's tale
- Cannes welcomes Charlie Kaufman
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