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Academy shows love for ‘Amour’ with 5 Oscar nods

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Emmanuelle Riva was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress for her role in "Amour," which received five Oscar nominations, including best picture.

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"Amour," a searing portrait of old age from Austria's Michael Haneke, was lauded by Hollywood's movie elite Thursday, receiving five nominations including best foreign film and — unexpectedly — best picture. The film stars octogenarian French acting greats Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant as a loving Parisian couple whose world is devastated by the wife's serious illness.

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