Why ‘Argo’ is right for Oscar, plus my latest predictions.
The Long Shot: When good enough is good enough
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:50 pm · February 20th, 2013
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The Long Shot: The drawbacks of being a wallflower
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:37 pm · September 26th, 2012
In this year’s Oscar race, as in most, ordinary people don’t have time to take it slow.
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The Long Shot: Don't go to bed angry
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:35 pm · February 22nd, 2012
It seems every critic or blogger has an issue with this year’s Oscar race — so why do I feel oddly content ahead of Sunday’s proceedings?
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The Long Shot: Let England shake
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:38 am · November 2nd, 2011
In this week’s Oscar-themed column, I discuss the tricky outlook for Britain’s hard-edged Oscar hopefuls, and update my nomination predictions.
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The Long Shot: Foreign exchange
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:42 pm · October 13th, 2011
This year, however, the stage has been set for the Academy to make more relevant choices than usual in the often-derided Best Foreign Language Film category. The list of 63 contenders announced today includes many critically beloved festival hits, but will voters take the bait?
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The Long Shot: Where DO we go now?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:47 am · September 21st, 2011
You’ve got to feel for Nadine Labaki. For months ahead of the Toronto Film Festival, industry pundits have been eyeing up the fest’s lone mentionable prize—the Audience Award—as some kind of mystical key with the power to unlock the opaque maze of this year’s Best Picture Oscar race; a maze, thus far, with no appreciable entry or exit points.
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