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"View Slideshow\n\nLast year the silver screen transported us\u2014occasionally in 3-D\u2014to the fantastical, wizardly world of Hogwarts; to the green fields of England and the mire of French battlefields during World War I; to 1920s Paris, with its bohemian artists and louche expats; to Hollywood of the same era, marked by black-and-white Art Deco elegance; and back again to Paris, inside an imaginary Old World train station in the 1930s. Credit for all this time-traveling movie magic goes to the talented production designers and set decorators behind the films Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, War Horse, Midnight in Paris, The Artist, and Hugo\u2014all nominated for Best Art Direction at the 2012 Academy Awards. It's no coincidence that four of the five (sorry, Harry) were also nominated for Best Picture, because compelling design and great filmmaking go hand in hand. The Artist may be the favorite to take home the coveted Best Picture statue, but some prognosticators are giving Hugo an edge in Art Direction. Tune in to ABC on Sunday, February 26, at 7 p.m. est to see all of the winners.\n\nAnd the nominees are\u2026"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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