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Hugo, Descendants Win Big With National Board of Review

If you thought perhaps the National Board of Review’s 2011 award winners might bring even the slightest bit of clarity to this season’s Oscar log jam, guess again: The New York-based organization honored Hugo and Martin Scorsese as its Best Picture and Director of the year, with George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Christopher Plummer, Shailene Woodley and — sort of — Michael Fassbender making strong showings as well. Read on for the complete list of winners.

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Will a Bunch of Earnest Actors Make You Want to See War Horse?

The actors in War Horse whinny for Oscar cred in the new promotional spot for the Spielberg epic. Though the elegance of the Broadway play’s amazing horse puppetry has been shamefully replaced by real horses, we’re supposed to believe the cinematic adaptation is just as poignant. Sigh. Let’s hear them out.

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Will a Bunch of Earnest Actors Make You Want to See War Horse?