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Topic: American Hustle

Harrison Ford in "American Graffiti" (LucasFilm)

The 10 best "American" films

Gary M. Kramer

"Joy": Cheerful and calculated

Andrew O'Hehir
(Jordan Strauss/invision/ap)

Sarah Gray
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Prachi Gupta
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Oscar statues are lined up backstage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre, March 2, 2014. (AP/Matt Sayles)

Daniel D'Addario
Matthew McConaughey accepts the Oscar for best actor for his role in "Dallas Buyers Club" at the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California March 2, 2014. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)

Hollywood's conflicted selfie

Andrew O'Hehir
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender in "12 Years a Slave." (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Oscar's 3-way tie: "12 Years"

Andrew O'Hehir
(AP/Paul A. Hebert)

Lawrence's anti-Oscar campaign

Daniel D'Addario
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Christian Bale in "American Hustle"

Breaking Oscar's 3-way tie

Andrew O'Hehir
Quvenzhané Wallis in "Beasts of the Southern Wild," Philip Seymour Hoffman in "A Most Wanted Man"

Movies: Not dead after all!

Andrew O'Hehir
"Stories We Tell," "Inside Llewyn Davis"

The Oscars aren't about art

Andrew O'Hehir
Judi Dench in "Philomena"

Best actress

Daniel D'Addario
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Oscar nominations announced

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(AP/Paul Drinkwater)

Jennifer Lawrence is a slave?

Daniel D'Addario
Bruce Dern in "Nebraska"

Depressing Globes comedies

Daniel D'Addario
Steve McQueen (AP/Jordan Strauss)

Steve McQueen heckled at NYFCC

Andrew O'Hehir
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Christian Bal and, Jeremy Renner in "American Hustle"

Abscam, the NSA and the '70s

Andrew O'Hehir
Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Bradley Cooper in "American Hustle"

A dazzling American con job

Andrew O'Hehir
Chiwetel Ejiofor in "12 Years a Slave," Sandra Bullock in "Gravity"

Andrew O'Hehir
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