Woody Allen, whose "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" was widely praised, didn't receive his usual original screenplay nomination.

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Penelope Cruz is is also nominated for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona, " and as we just mentioned, Taraji Henson and Viola Davis.

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After prominent roles in films like The Town and Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Rebecca Hall takes on her first leading role in period chiller The Awakening.

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