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Oscars: Suddenly, it’s a race

The 2011 Oscar derby may not be the Facebook cakewalk to the stage we’ve been led to believe. That’s the assessment and intelligence of Steve Pond at TheWrap, who thinks The Social Network could be a victim of some backlash, and its own phenomenal early success. Presumed outliers The King’s Speech and The Fighter are thought to be gaining. The big winners on Feb. 27th may come down to demographics: older vs. younger. Check out Pond’s analysis in TheWrap

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