LOS ANGELES — Oscar nominations voting begins this week, with the results to be revealed on Feb. 8. Film academy members have had plenty of time to sift through the contenders during the holidays and the current Omicron hibernation, so I'm expecting nothing but informed, intelligent choices, 93 years of checkered history be damned.
The academy returned this year's best picture slate to a fixed 10 nominees. It's a wide-open race. Nearly a dozen contenders are competing for the final few spots, and there's no clear front-runner in sight. Here's the lay of the land as members prepare to cast their ballots.
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