"The Contenders" is RopeofSilicon's yearly look at the films with the best chance for Oscar glory. Any time there are updates to the individual contender pages, new articles, links or short news briefs you will find them listed directly below.

The list of contenders to the left may grow and shrink at any moment depending on release dates and Award Season Buzz and Documentary and Foreign Film categories will update later in the season.

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• POSTED AT 2:09 PM on Wed Nov 25th

Reviews for The Lovely Bones are now up at Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.

• POSTED AT 1:35 PM on Wed Nov 25th
• 13 Comments

Oscar Update: New Predictions after Seeing 'Up In the Air' and 'A Single Man'

Plenty of movement, plenty to discuss

• POSTED AT 7:00 PM on Tue Nov 24th
• 4 Comments

Trailer for 'The Last Station' Pulls In for a Viewing

Will Plummer and Mirren enjoy Oscar nominations?

• POSTED AT 4:50 PM on Tue Nov 24th
• 4 Comments

New 'Lovely Bones' Clips, Poster and a Handful of Reviews

How is it stacking up so far?

• POSTED AT 3:13 AM on Tue Nov 24th
• 24 Comments

'Hangover'? 'Nine'? What Films Should be Nominated for Golden Globes Comedy/Musical?

Why not have a little fun for a minute?

• POSTED AT 1:41 AM on Tue Nov 24th

You can watch five clips from Nine right here.

• POSTED AT 3:47 PM on Mon Nov 23rd

Scripts for 'Moon,' 'An Eduction' and 'Parnassus' Brings the Total to 19

Eight new scripts keeps the Oscar talk humming

• POSTED AT 1:57 PM on Mon Nov 23rd
• 8 Comments

UPDATED: Posters for 'Nine' are Finally Revealed

It's only days away

• POSTED AT 5:57 PM on Fri Nov 20th
• 5 Comments

UPDATED: Video Previews for All Ten of the Animated Short Film Oscar Contenders

Do you think Pixar will wrap this one up as well?

• POSTED AT 3:48 PM on Fri Nov 20th

Investigation Reports 'Tyson' Not Extorted in Oscar Doc Controversy

I still don't think this will make fans happy