The Envelope In Print: The Best Picture / Documentary / Foreign Film Issue (December 17, 2008)

With a collaborative effort between writer, director and star, the timeless tale of love and loss hopes to be right on the "button."

Long written off as a has-been, the actor has managed a comeback that's against all odds.

The academy has a chance to reward some pop entertainments over boo-hoo films.

Examining moments of social change in America's not-so-distant past.

The foreign film contenders rarely have good things to say about their native lands.

Many contending films set their sights on an unpopular government.

"Trouble the Water" focuses attention on both the government and the individual.

The film academy allows Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's 'Dark Knight' music to compete.