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For your consideration, Part 4: Top contenders in a banner year
Look for 'Argo' and 'Lincoln' to duel for best picture honors
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Daniel Day-Lewis appears in a scene from "Lincoln," one of the top contenders for the Best Picture Oscar this year.
This being the last column in which I will mention the 2012 year in movies, it’s time to make some observations. We said at the beginning of last year that Hollywood saw 2012 as a litmus test of its future. The slate of movies was strong enough in all categories that most agreed: If these movies don’t attract bigger audiences than in years past, then nothing would.