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This week the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences completed its annual duty of getting the ball rolling towards Oscar season. With the festivities officially ‘kicked off,’ the nomination ballots are out, with the number of members at nearly 6,000 individuals. These prestigious awards often have a controversial outcome, but for real fans of the Oscars, that’s just part of the fun of speculating and getting ready for the hours’ long awards show each year. Of all the hundreds and hundreds of possible contenders that could be voted best film, just ten will have the honor of a nomination, and only a few really stand a chance of winning. Spending some time watching satellite TV in the lead up to the Oscar race, especially those top award winning movie channels, will yield a slew of movies that network officials think stand a fighting chance. Watching the ‘big show’ is […]