Article posted: 3/3/2010 12:01 AM

Bridges' edge: Oscars are kind to country singers

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With previous wins at the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Jeff Bridges is the best-actor front-runner for "Crazy Heart," in which he plays boozy singer Bad Blake

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Play a country singer, win an Oscar. Country-crooning actors have a good track record at the Academy Awards, and Jeff Bridges seems poised to join the winning crowd for "Crazy Heart."