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Examining the Oscar Nominations from Grantland.com

Why Were There Only Two Original Song Nominees This Year? from Slate.com (Suggested by englehar)

Is The Hunger Games Building Too Much Buzz For Its Own Good? from NPR.org

Producer Alex Gansa’s Tour Through the First Season of “Homeland” from AVClub.com

A Q&A on the Restoration of Wings, Oscar’s First Best Picture Winner from CriticizeThis.ca (Suggested by bamcatfilms)

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