Oscars 2011: Here's what you need to know about each Best Picture nominee to win the office pool
Never got around to seeing "Winter's Bone"? Still trying to figure out what exactly happened in "Inception"?
That's okay: We've got your Best Picture crib sheet right here. Just read it before your Oscar party begins, and no one will ever know you fainted halfway through "127 Hours." (There are a few minor spoilers below, but if you haven't seen these movies yet, you might as well give up and start looking toward the candidates for 2012.)
BLACK SWAN
What You Need to Know: The feminine flip side to "Inception," Darren Aronofsky's trippy thriller went deep inside the troubled mind of an obsessive ballerina (Natalie Portman), leaving us shakily uncertain as to whether her nightmares were real.
Don't-Miss Moment: Well, we're fairly sure the sex scene between Portman and understudy Mila Kunis ranks pretty high for at least half the viewing public. But the exquisitely tortured finale was designed to take your breath away.
Life Lesson: When wings start growing out of your shoulder blades, it m
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