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Oscar Index: Social Network, King’s Speech Commence Steel-Cage Death Match

Welcome back to Movieline’s Oscar Index, your weekly, foolproof guide to the competition in the Academy Awards’ six major categories. Er, maybe not “foolproof”; this is Oscar season we’re talking about, when fools reign and underdogs crouch behind virtually every corner. Let us once again browse their ranks, yes?

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Oscar Index: Social Network, King’s Speech Commence Steel-Cage Death Match

Watch Michael Douglas, Natalie Portman, Matt Damon and 11 Other Stars Act

Here’s something great for you to watch while the boss isn’t looking: The New York Times assembled 14 actors to perform a variety of classic screen types in short films directed by photographer Solve Sundsbo. Javier Bardem, Michael Douglas, James Franco, Tilda Swinton and Natalie Portman provide highlights, but pay special attention to two performers in particular: Matt Damon’s hilarious silent screaming fit and Jennifer Lawrence’s sexy horror homage. Once again , The Winter’s Bone actress shows just what she had hidden underneath that bulky winter wardrobe. Also of note: singer Owen Pallet did the accompanying music, which sounds an awful lot like Johnny Greenwood’s score from There Will Be Blood . Not that anyone is complaining. [ NYT ]

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Watch Michael Douglas, Natalie Portman, Matt Damon and 11 Other Stars Act