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26 February 2012updated 27 Sep 2015 4:01am

Oscars 2012: runners, riders and reviews

Sean Penn's dazed look and the Most Inexplicably Praised Film of the Year.

By New Statesman

A little pre-Academy Awards reading, based on our (near complete) coverage of the Best Picture nominees:

 

The Tree of Life

Sean Penn’s dazed look fits this long view of 1950s America — Ryan Gilbey’s verdict

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