HOLLYWOOD ¨C David O. Russell¡¯s ¡°American Hustle¡± is cleaning up in the early part of an awards season that was meant to belong to Steve McQueen¡¯s ¡°12 Years a Slave.¡± And that ain¡¯t no con.
The movie snagged a Golden Globe for best comedy as well as acting awards for two of its stars, Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence. The cast won an ensemble prize at last week¡¯s Screen Actors Guild Awards, often seen as an indicator ahead of the Oscars, and the film is tied with ¡°Gravity¡± for the most Academy Award nominations ¡ª 10, including best picture ¡ª drawing comparisons to last year¡¯s best picture winner, ¡°Argo.¡±
¡°American Hustle¡± also resembles ¡°Argo¡± in terms of style. Both are stories based on events from the 1970s, but Russell¡¯s film is mainly a screwball comedy caper that reminds the viewer from the get-go that only ¡°Some of this actually happened.¡±
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