Deja Vu: 'Lincoln,' 'Argo,' 'Life of Pi' recall Oscars' past
By Lisa Rosen
Everybody loves a winner — and Hollywood banks on it. As the nine best picture Oscar nominees head for the finish line, The Envelope takes a look at their chances for gold by looking back at successful predecessors. Films with similar themes, soaring emotions and searing images that have previously won the statuette may help us set the Oscar stage this time around.
Everybody loves a winner — and Hollywood banks on it. As the nine best picture Oscar nominees head for the finish line, The Envelope takes a look at their chances for gold by looking back at successful predecessors. Films with similar themes, soaring emotions and searing images that have previously won the statuette may help us set the Oscar stage this time around.
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'Lincoln'( Columbia / Dreamworks II )
For a biopic about a great figure, anchored by a magnificent leading performance, we cast our admiring eyes back to 1982's "Gandhi." Martyred as leaders, both Gandhi and Lincoln have been conferred near-sainthood status by history. Each film helps us see the man behind the public figure.
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