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The dark horse of the Oscars

The dark horse of the Oscars

JULIANNE Moore took just two days to say yes to playing the role of a professor with Alzheimers — and now she’s tipped to win an Oscar.

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PALM SPRINGS, CA - JANUARY 03: Actor Michael Keaton attends the 26th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Festival Awards Gala at Parker Palm Springs on January 3, 2015 in Palm Springs, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for PSIFF)

Oscar nominees: Things you never knew

ONE of them is colour blind, one is a former Bond Girl and another was almost killed in a carjacking. These are the surprising and little known facts about this year’s Best Actors and Best Actresses.

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Australia's Oscar nominee David Lee at his home in Scotts Head.. He was nominated for his work on Angelina Jolie's directed movie Unbroken. Pic: Lindsay Moller

Is this our most bizarre Oscar nominee?

HE’S up for an Oscar, but this Aussie hasn’t even seen the film he’s nominated for, and won’t be at the gala event because he’s working on his next Hollywood blockbuster.

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