Oh but The Help's fanbase is huge, very, very solid and vocal support with big box office numbers. War Horse is Spielberg's "grand return" and it also has more than it's fair share of backers.
Hell in other awards you can't complain too much, I mean look at Gary Oldman looking unlikely to make it and he goes in above a host of other big names!
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