This season's movie with momentum is crowd-pleaser "Argo, " which has been building steam with big prizes at ceremonies such as the Golden Globes, the Producers Guild and the DirectorsGuildofAmericaAwards.
"Zero Dark Thirty's" Bigelow, "Les Miserables' " Hooper and "Argo's" Affleck were all nominated for DirectorsGuildofAmericaAwards , usually a sure sign of an Oscar nomination, but all fell short with the academy.