The Contender casts Jeff Bridges as a fictional president of the United States. A seemingly laidback fellow at first, Bridges displays the shrewdness of the character when the time counts. Bridges earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for The Last Picture Show. He was also nominated for his role in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot and Starman. DreamWorks' The Contender is a political drama that chronicles the nomination of Joan Allen as the first female vice president. Gary Oldman plays the political adversary who will stop at nothing to sabotage the nomination. The film is from movie critic turned writer-director Rod Lurie.
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NominOptions allow traders to buy and sell the hottest Oscar contenders with exclusive securities centered around the 73rd Academy Awards. The leading contenders for nominations are being offered in the eight major award categories.
Thirteen HSX NominOptions will be issued in each of the eight major categories beginning Jan. 18. Each NominOption is offered at H$2.50. The NominOptions will halt trading at 11 p.m. PST on Monday, Feb. 12, in preparation for Tuesday, Feb. 13, when Oscar nominations will be announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Each option of a nominated film or star will cash out at H$6.50, while those NominOptions failing to secure a nomination will delist at H$0.00.
