LOS ANGELES -- Associated Press movie writers David Germain and Christy Lemire are boringly in lockstep on their picks for this season's top Academy Awards categories, depriving them of their usual snide debate over who's going to win.
Both predict the silent film "The Artist" will win for best-picture prize and for director Michel Hazanavicius. They also expect "The Artist" star Jean Dujardin to claim best actor, with "The Help" co-stars Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer earning the actress honors and Christopher Plummer taking supporting actor for "Beginners."
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