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.

“20 Feet From Stardom”
A year after the music documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” won the Oscar, Morgan Neville’s look at background singers has a shot to land a nomination, particularly with new doc rules that may help commercial films.

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