The Contender lands Joan Allen in the limelight. Given the role of her career, Allen nails her performance as a politician under scrutiny with both intensity and sensitivity. Allen has earned two previous Best Supporting Actress nods for Nixon and for The Crucible. DreamWorks' The Contender is a political drama that chronicles the nomination of the first female vice president. Jeff Bridges plays the president while 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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Award Options
Award Options allow traders to buy and sell the Oscar nominees with these exclusive securities centered around the 73rd Academy Awards.
Five HSX Award Options will be issued for the five nominees in each of the eight major categories on Feb. 13. Each Award Option is offered at H$5.00.
The Award Options will halt trading at 3 p.m. PST on Sunday, Mar. 25, in preparation for the awards ceremony to be held that evening.
The Award Option for the winning film or star in each category will cash out at H$25.00, while those failing to win will delist at H$0.00.
