Buzzmeter

“Slumdog Millionaire” is the one to beat in the best-picture race, but with 13 nominations, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is a serious contender. And then there’s the skillful Oscar campaigning by Harvey Weinstein that snagged a spot for “The Reader,” starring Kate Winslet, above. See how our Oscarologists rank the races at TheEnvelope.com/buzzmeter.

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FIVE NOSY QUESTIONS

Whom did you most want to meet at Sundance?

“I’ve grown up in L.A. my whole life, so I know everyone.”

-- Socialite/reality TV star Paris Hilton answers our five nosy Sundance Shakedown questions at the Sundance Film Festival. See how fest stars Amy Poehler, Chris Rock and Billy Bob Thornton answered the same questions at latimes.com/ sundance.

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THE POLL

“The Dark Knight’s” failure to grab a best picture nomination is . . .

A. Understandable -- it’s a superhero movie, for crying out loud!

B. Embarrassing -- it’s only the best reviewed and most popular movie of the year!

C. Outrageous -- the academy has crossed me for the final time!

D. Unimportant -- we all knew it never would have won anyway.

To cast your vote, log on to TheEnvelope.com