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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Where To See Academy Award-Nominated Films in Suwanee, Gwinnett

It's not too late to see movies nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture.

Updated February 23 Your chances to see a movie nominated for an Oscar as Best Film of the Year are running out -- if you want to see one at a Gwinnett County theater before Sunday's Academy Awards Show. And if you want to see "Amour" (nominated for both best picture and best foreign film), or "Beasts of the Southern Wild" (with 9-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis a best actress nominee), you're going to have to pay a little extra ... but it's worth it, if you have the time. Have you already seen the Oscar nominees? What's your pick for Best Picture? Tell us in the comments below. Thursday is the final day of Regal Mall of Georgia Stadium 20's "Regal Oscar Week," which offered marathon viewing of all nine nominated pictures for one price. For $30…

Thursday, January 10, 2013

The Envelope, Please: 2013 Oscar Nominations Announced

'Lincoln' comes up big. Share your predictions.

Already, some excitement in 2013. The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards were released Thursday (January 10) in Los Angeles. Not surprisingly, "Lincoln," directed by Steven Spielberg, came up big with 12 nominations, including best picture. According to the Los Angeles Times, “Lincoln,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Argo” and “Les Miserables” earned multiple Oscar nominations. The nine best film nominees are: “Lincoln,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Argo,” “Les Miserables,” “Life of Pi,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “Amour,” “Django Unchained” and “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” A best director award for Spielberg would be his third. He previously won for "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan." The Huffington Post notes, "Lincoln," which chronicles …

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