Film Magic: The Best Picture Nominees

They're all cinematic champs, but only one will go down in Oscar history. By Suzy Byrne

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THERE WILL BE BLOOD

Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Plot: Very loosely based on Upton Sinclair's novel Oil!, an oil baron (Day-Lewis) heads to California in the late 1800s and eventually strikes it rich – but money doesn't buy him happiness.
PEOPLE review: 4 stars