Oscars Predictions: Best Picture – ‘Tár’ Becomes Fourth Film to Win Major Critics Awards Trifecta (Plus London), but Does It Matter for Oscars?

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CATEGORY COMMENTARY: You’d think the movie that won the critics’ awards trifecta of Los Angeles, New York and the National Society of Film Critics would be considered one of the best picture front-runners. Still, Todd Field’s psychological drama about a lesbian conductor’s rise and fall isn’t being touted as a possibility to win the best picture Oscar on March 12. Is this a mistake on the industry’s part? Are we underestimating “Tár,” a film that would be more in line with conventional Hollywood and international voters?

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