Going for Gold: And the Oscar goes to…

 

20140301timothyBy Timothy Austin

With the Winter Olympics over, our television viewing attention now turns to another race for gold, the 2014 Oscars. Surprisingly, this year offers nominees that are Box-office hits and not the usual obscure December films that no one really saw but earned the admiration of the Academy.

Nominees like Gravity, American Hustle and the epic slavery saga 12 Years a Slave have dedicated fans hoping that