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Ebert meets with Deep Vote
Awards Daily — ... Careful to disguise the identity of his source, Roger Ebert reveals a clandestine rendezvous with a Hollywood Insider he calls Deep Vote, who slips him tips about how the Academy might be leaning. It’s a fun read and the Must-Click of the day. Here are some highlights: ...

And Then There Were 11...or 12
From the Front Row — As far as probability goes it's pretty solid, although I would swap out Rachel Getting Married for Australia . Rachel seems more destined for acting and writing nods (which it certainly deserves), despite what Roger Ebert's "Deep Vote" says. Also, WALL-E should at least be considered in the running, even if it doesn't really seem like a final five pick. I think right now the strongest contenders are Slumdog Millionaire (which I see on Monday), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , and Revolutionary Road . Who gets the other two slots is anyone's guess. I've heard ...