2008 Oscar race turned 'upside-down'

October 17, 2008 Last week brought one of the most topsy turvy awards weeks in recent memory, as release-date shifts for a spate of contenders reshaped the race. The Weinstein Company's "The Road" and Par's "The Soloist" and "Defiance" -- now might get, at best, a qualifying run or might not be eligible in 2008 at all. Wary of falling prey to the buzz saw that struck many September and October movies last year -- and running behind on postproduction schedules -- a host of movies had been held back until later in the season.

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