Jared Leto on Oscar Buzz "Dallas Buyers Club"

Dallas Buyers Club" ticks off the checklist of Oscar-worthy elements: McConaughey lost 40 pounds for the career-defining role of Ron and Leto is unrecognizable portraying Rayon; the movie has the requisite character transformation, as Ron turns from hateful toward the gay community to advocating for it; and there's also a thrilling underdog fight in which Ron and Rayon take on a government that isn't working fast enough to find a cure.
Why it won't win: "Dallas Buyers Club" seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. While the actors's performances have stood out - and Leto will almost certainly win for his work - the movie can't seem to escape the shadow of that other important historical account, "12 Years a Slave," or the flashier throwback "American Hustle."
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