James Bond's Skyfall is up against the horror-thriller Berberian Sound Studio and identity theft documentary The Imposter in the film category.

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Creating an artful, oddly affecting hall of mirrors, Mr. Kiarostami filmed the actual trial of the imposter but also restaged events, casting some of the real-life participants.

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Meanwhile, in the best documentary category, Bart Layton's thriller The Imposter is up against Kevin Macdonald's biopic of the reggae legend, Marley.

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