Why Zero Dark Thirty Seems To Have Fallen Out Of Oscar Contention

“Earlier this month, the conventional wisdom was that Kathryn Bigelow’s hunt-for-Osama bin Laden film was the one to beat.” Since then, Ben Affleck’s Iran-hostage drama Argo has developed momentum, especially after big wins at the Golden Globes and SAG Awards. “What’s going on? Well, the truth is, it has probably been over for Zero Dark for a while now.”