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Nominated for five oscars including the best picture. it s up for three golden globes tonight. and joining me now chris witherspo witherspoon, entertainment editor for the grio.com. hey, chris. talk to me about what s at play overwhelm. what do you think is behind this? this film is number one in the country. it is winning in one regards. but the controversy behind the film started a long time ago. it s like politics meets hollywood. there s allegations that kathryn bigelow kind of got secret information from the obama administration when she was, you know, beginning the directorial process for the film. and there s these really intense torture scenes. there s sleep deprivation, waterboarding, some things that people, average viewers just might not be able to tolerate and consume and digest that well. so there s just a big controversy, a big buzz around it. and she was, you know, supposedly supposed to be nominated for best director for nim but was right. was she snubbed becaus ....