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If The King’s Speech Gets Re-Edited To A PG-13, It Doesn’t Deserve The Oscar

The King’s Speech is riding high on guild love after its surprise win for Best Picture at the PGA Awards and Best Director for Tom Hooper at the DGA Awards; it may yet complete the trifecta tonight at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. At this point, it has to be considered the new odds-on favorite for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards. But if Harvey Weinstein follows through on his plan to re-cut the film for a more profitable rating, then, frankly, it doesn’t deserve a damned thing.

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If The King’s Speech Gets Re-Edited To A PG-13, It Doesn’t Deserve The Oscar

True Grit Takes Another Hit from American Cinema Editors

Even more bad news for Team True Grit . Yet another guild has snubbed the Coen Brothers mostly excellent Western, meaning the chances of a Best Picture upset win seem even more unlikely than before. (That the Oscar nominations haven’t come out yet is neither here nor there, amirite?) The American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced their selections this morning, and “Roderick Jaynes” (nyuck) didn’t make the cut (nyuck). Who did? The usual suspects! Click ahead for the full-list — though you could probably guess it right now without even looking — and feel free to read these tea leaves in the comments section.

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True Grit Takes Another Hit from American Cinema Editors