10 Oscar Contender Long Shots: ‘Mud’, ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’, ‘Before Midnight’ (Photos)

Few of them are legitimate Best Picture contenders, but here are 10 movies whose creators could conceivably get tickets to the Dolby Theatre next March 2.

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“Frances Ha”
Greta Gerwig is a double threat as screenwriter and lead actress in Noah Baumbach‘s black-and-white gem about a young woman trying to find her way in New York City.

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Steve Pond has been writing about film, music, pop culture and the entertainment industry for more than 40 years. He has served as TheWrap’s awards editor and executive editor, awards since joining the company in 2009. Steve began his career writing about music for the Los Angeles Times, where he remained a contributor for more…

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