With the Academy Awards quickly approaching, we're going through each of the major categories and pretending we're Academy voters. Forget who will win, we have a decision to make.
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Three film critics' groups announced their winners Sunday, and while Zero Dark Thirty continued its early award-season run, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association spread the love to The Master and Amour.
In a year that has been disproportionately in favor of big performances from the guys, this category is anyone's game at this point. That said, let's look at the five performances we think will get Oscar's attention come January.
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