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Oscar Weekend Is Here! Which Film Should Win Best Picture?

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"Zero Dark Thirty"

Some say "Zero Dark Thirty," about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, still has a shot at Best Picture, despite the controversy about whether it endorses the use of torture.
  1. "Silver Linings Playbook"

    "Silver Linings Playbook"

    Some oddsmakers think "Silver Linings Playbook," which has been praised for its handling of mental illness, has a shot at the top prize. It's all about Jennifer Lawrence these days, isn't it?

  2. "Les Miserables"

    "Les Miserables"

    It got some flak for the bad singing, but "Les Mis" is up for eight Oscars. Will it take home Best Picture? Not likely, but Anne Hathaway is considered a shoo-in for Best Supporting Actress.

  3. "Lincoln"

    "Lincoln"

    "Lincoln" had early buzz for Best Picture, but less so now. The film is up for a leading 12 awards, and Daniel Day-Lewis is the frontrunner to win Best Actor (which would make him the 1st person to win it 3 times).

  4. "Zero Dark Thirty"

    "Zero Dark Thirty"

    Some say "Zero Dark Thirty," about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, still has a shot at Best Picture, despite the controversy about whether it endorses the use of torture.

  5. "Argo"

    "Argo"

    Oscar snubbed Ben Affleck for a Best Director nomination, but he may get the last laugh: the dramedy about 1979 Iran hostage crisis is favored to win Best Picture.

  6. "Django Unchained"

    "Django Unchained"

    The Quentin Tarantino pic has been criticized for making light of slavery.

  7. "Life of Pi"

    "Life of Pi"

    The Ang Lee film, based on the beloved 2001 novel, is up for 11 Academy Awards.

  8. "Amour"

    "Amour"

    The foreign film about an elderly couple is up for five Oscars.

  9. "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

    "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

    The fantasy flick is up four Academy Awards — and nine-year-old star Quvenzhané Wallis is the youngest-ever Best Actress nominee.

Oscar Weekend Is Here! Which Film Should Win Best Picture?
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Jennifer! Anne! Jessica! Sure, we'll be watching to see what (and who) Hollywood's biggest stars are wearing at this Sunday's 85th Academy Awards, but we also want to know who will walk away with the top prizes — including Best Picture.

This year, nine films are nominated in Oscar's most coveted category: "Silver Linings Playbook" (featuring megawatt stars Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper); "Les Miserables" (the one Anne Hathaway got super-skinny for); "Lincoln" (Daniel Day-Lewis may go down in Best Actor history for this one); "Argo" (the one Ben Affleck has been snubbed for); "Django Unchained," Quentin Tarantino's controversial "slavery comedy"; "Zero Dark Thirty" (the bin Laden movie); the big-screen adaptation of "Life of Pi"; octogenarian romance "Amour"; and fantasy flick "Beasts of the Southern Wild."

Despite all the talk about Affleck's snub in the Best Director category, "Argo" is considered by many prognosticators to be the top contender to take home the little gold bald guy. But should it?

Click through our slideshow and let us know: Which film should win Best Picture at the Oscars this weekend?
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  • Luxxie 2013/02/22 19:49:12
    "Zero Dark Thirty"
    Luxxie
    +4
    Best movie I've seen in 2012. It was even better than the Hurt locker.
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  • JS 2013/02/26 19:57:20
    "Lincoln"
    JS
    +1
    Wow, this movie was unbelievable, Daniel Day Lewis and Sally Fields were both impeccable.
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  • codie.paul 2013/02/26 18:54:23 (edited)
    "Lincoln"
    codie.paul
    Well its unanimous even though its too late. Lincoln certainly got snubbed. Zero Dark Thirty, Life Of Pi, and Django Unchained were others who were worthy. Argo did not deserve the win. No disrespect. I like Ben Affleck. I liked the movie. It was an ok movie. But it didnt have much in it like i thought it was going to and should have. It needed to touch more on the mission for one. And it needed to touch more on their fake movie was another. It needed more action. And it was too long and dragged out. Enough said there. I havent even heard of the last two. But Amour sounds like a chick flick and oddly enough another Silver Linings Playbook won. Beasts of the Southern Wild looked good even though i dont know what its about. I really can not believe Lincoln did not win. What bull. What is wrong with Hollywood nowadays? Seriously. And Batman would have been awesome to see as a nominee of course but superhero movies dont usually get nominated for best picture, unfortunately. Also just if i wasnt clear enough on Argo it was not excellent. People need to seriously get over it. It is overrated. Zero Dark Thirty which i have yet to see looked a lot better based on the trailers and previews i have seen. You cant compare the two. Jessica Chastains performance, and the action and storylin...
    Well its unanimous even though its too late. Lincoln certainly got snubbed. Zero Dark Thirty, Life Of Pi, and Django Unchained were others who were worthy. Argo did not deserve the win. No disrespect. I like Ben Affleck. I liked the movie. It was an ok movie. But it didnt have much in it like i thought it was going to and should have. It needed to touch more on the mission for one. And it needed to touch more on their fake movie was another. It needed more action. And it was too long and dragged out. Enough said there. I havent even heard of the last two. But Amour sounds like a chick flick and oddly enough another Silver Linings Playbook won. Beasts of the Southern Wild looked good even though i dont know what its about. I really can not believe Lincoln did not win. What bull. What is wrong with Hollywood nowadays? Seriously. And Batman would have been awesome to see as a nominee of course but superhero movies dont usually get nominated for best picture, unfortunately. Also just if i wasnt clear enough on Argo it was not excellent. People need to seriously get over it. It is overrated. Zero Dark Thirty which i have yet to see looked a lot better based on the trailers and previews i have seen. You cant compare the two. Jessica Chastains performance, and the action and storyline and come on we were hunting the most wanted man in the world. Enough said there. Les Miserables two words:chick flick. They dont deserve to win, but somehow they do. Must be a lot of chicks out there votin. But Lincoln was probably the best one. Daniel Day Lewis just knocks it out of the park. Non one the other actors except Denzil nominated could even be compared. Seriously. And as much as i enjoyed The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers was much much better. Who cares what the percentages are of who watches them? I just really enjoy the show. And Zero Dark Thirty was really good huh. I have yet to see it. Heard good things about it as well as The Hurt Locker. I really like Jeremy Reinner.
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  • sally codie.paul 2013/03/01 23:46:14
    sally
    Actually I heard that the average academy voter is caucasian in his early 60s.
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  • codie.paul sally 2013/04/19 19:12:59
    codie.paul
    prolly younger not that it matters
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  • sally codie.paul 2013/04/24 14:53:18
    sally
    "Oscar voters are nearly 94% Caucasian and 77% male, The Times found. Blacks are about 2% of the academy, and Latinos are less than 2%.

    Oscar voters have a median age of 62, the study showed. People younger than 50 constitute just 14% of the membership."


    http://www.latimes.com/entert...
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  • Silverl... codie.paul 2013/03/04 04:06:34
    Silverlocust
    "Argo too long and drawn out" and yet you think Lincoln should have won? Wow.
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  • Kenneth... codie.paul 2013/03/07 05:46:12
    Kenneth Huang
    Amour is about an old woman who's suffering from paralysis. It's not a chick flick.

    SLP isn't a chick flick either.
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  • Meljahun 2013/02/26 10:03:39
    "Lincoln"
    Meljahun
    +2
    Lincoln without a Doubt. The reason it didnt win best picture was because most people dont like period pieces.
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  • Kenneth... Meljahun 2013/03/07 05:54:25 (edited)
    Kenneth Huang
    So The Artist and The King's Speech won why....?

    Also, doesn't Argo count as a period piece?
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  • anne rolfe 2013/02/26 01:36:22
    "Argo"
    anne rolfe
    The one that should did! I think the fact that the Academy snubbed Ben Affleck in the directing category did a lot to ensure the win in the Best Picture category.
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  • Catita 2013/02/25 03:34:25
    "Argo"
    Catita
    what a fantastic film.
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  • Flamingolady 2013/02/25 02:10:12
    "Argo"
    Flamingolady
    I only saw Argo, but it was excellent.
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  • rich 2013/02/25 01:08:38
    "Silver Linings Playbook"
    rich
    I tried to watch Beasts of the Southern Wild, which was horrendous in my opinion, and I could not get past about 35 minutes. Everything else has to be better, but I've not seen any of the rest. Just picked one.
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  • anne rolfe rich 2013/02/26 01:39:57
    anne rolfe
    I so agree with you! I have tried to watch that movie on DVD 3 times and just cannot get through it! On the other hand "Silver Linings Playbook" was magnificent!
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  • rich anne rolfe 2013/02/26 01:43:53
    rich
    Good to know. Thanks! I'll watch it. The cat is hilarious!
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  • nicesteve 2013/02/25 01:06:16
    "Lincoln"
    nicesteve
    +1
    A bio pic about our 16th and one of our greatest and most important
    Presidents in America's history should definately win that Oscar for
    best picture, along with some other Oscars.
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  • Cristina 2013/02/25 00:57:03
  • Chrissi 2013/02/24 23:55:18
    "Argo"
    Chrissi
    Because it was based on reality, which is more than I could say for 'Zero Dark Thirty'!!!
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  • Silverl... Chrissi 2013/02/28 05:14:33
    Silverlocust
    Why should "based on reality" have any bearing at all on the decision of which film is best?
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  • Chrissi Silverl... 2013/03/04 03:42:17
    Chrissi
    In hindsight, I see where you're coming from. The best film involves the actors, director, producers...... Not my "idea".
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  • Ms. Macabre 2013/02/24 23:27:50
    "Lincoln"
    Ms. Macabre
    +1
    Actually, none of the above. My vote is:
    The Dark Knight Rises
    Even though it wasn't nominated, it's still he best of the year in my opinion...
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  • Silverl... Ms. Mac... 2013/03/04 04:04:09
    Silverlocust
    I think it would have done much better if the metaphor of the rich and powerful (Bruce Wayne) battling and overcoming the "occupy movement" (Bane) had been made a bit clearer.
    Certainly, movies that promote American patriotism (Argo, Zero Dark Thirty, Lincoln) seem to start with a clear advantage.
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  • Ms. Mac... Silverl... 2013/05/06 23:12:14
    Ms. Macabre
    Sure, but I do kind of like the iceberg filming style that it portrayed.
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  • Silverl... Ms. Mac... 2013/05/07 02:59:04
    Silverlocust
    "Iceberg style"? What's that, making a moving real-life tragedy into a flimsy love story as in Titanic?
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  • Ms. Mac... Silverl... 2013/05/14 23:11:07
    Ms. Macabre
    It means that only a portion is stated and most of the story's mean is "between the lines" if you get what I'm saying. Only 1/7 of an iceberg is above the water and that's what we're submitted to.
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  • MOMMA THOMAS 2013/02/24 22:53:54
    "Lincoln"
    MOMMA THOMAS
    LINCOLN BY FAR THE BEST!
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  • Lorelei Amanda 2013/02/24 22:24:03
    "Life of Pi"
    Lorelei Amanda
    +1
    The Bourne Lagacy should win the Oscar because Jeremy Renner shoots down a drone with a rifle. If you don't have a gun you can't shoot down a drone.
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  • Iefan Muineachán 2013/02/24 22:00:41
    "Life of Pi"
    Iefan Muineachán
    Lincoln snubbed Connecticut.
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  • L1 2013/02/24 19:22:22
    "Lincoln"
    L1
    I just loved Daniel Day-Lewis in this film!
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  • Ashley 2013/02/24 18:42:47
    "Silver Linings Playbook"
    Ashley
    I have not seen any of these movies.
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  • Keeping It Real 2013/02/24 16:06:56 (edited)
    "Django Unchained"
    Keeping It Real
    Or Argo.
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  • Jenifer 2013/02/24 15:41:48
  • Christi 2013/02/24 14:52:00
    "Lincoln"
    Christi
    Lincoln
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  • JGC 2013/02/24 12:55:48
    "Lincoln"
    JGC
    Daniel could of played in the Soccer Top Flight but his left foot held him back!
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  • foxy 2013/02/24 12:00:41
    "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
    foxy
    I personally wait for the film to come on tv it has to be something I really fancy to go and see it at the cinema. If they were cheaper maybe. Why do they have awards seems a waste of time and money. Everyone knows if the film did well by the sales of tickets.
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  • bill.fleming.77 2013/02/24 09:30:38
    "Argo"
    bill.fleming.77
    The only other film I watched on this list was Life of PI which was also a great movie. But I liked Argo more. With that said would love to see Lincoln, it looks fantastic and DDL is a great actor.
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  • T 2013/02/24 09:25:01
    "Lincoln"
    T
    +1
    I believe Daniel-Day-Lewis is the reincarnation of Abraham Lincoln. Abe is back.
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  • Yousur 2013/02/24 08:35:56
    "Silver Linings Playbook"
    Yousur
    Anything with Bradley Cooper in it
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  • Courtney 2013/02/24 07:03:42
    "Django Unchained"
    Courtney
    If it's not Django, I have no faith in humanity.
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  • Catita Courtney 2013/02/25 03:42:08
    Catita
    why?
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