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Why 'Frost/Nixon' And Two Other Oscar Contenders Don't Measure Up [Oscars]
Posted on December 02, 2008

As the Oscar derby reaches its Winslet-duelling, Australia-gutting heights, there are only a handful of films that can survive. We've had a look at the current conventional wisdom, and here are three rising Oscar contenders that could stand to have a few holes poked in them. (Some spoilers for the synopsis-averse may ensue.) Frost/Nixon: Nearly every list of the final five contenders for Best Picture this year includes Frost/Nixon, director Ron Howard's adaptation of the acclaimed play about British journalist David Frost (Michael Sheen), who goes one-on-one with Richard Nixon (Frank Langella)...
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