Oscar nominations: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' receives four Oscar nods

The Beasts of the Southern Wild team is having a very good morning. The little film that could, which debuted last year at Sundance (and won the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic there, as well as the Caméra d'Or award at theHollywood South is home to several Oscar nominations this year, with the locally-filmed “Beasts of the Southern Wild” picking up four nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress, for Houma native Quvenzhané Wallis, who becomes the youngestQuvenzhane Wallis is the youngest person to land a nomination in the coveted best actress category for her starring role in "Beasts of the Southern Wild."Earlier this year, we told you about Dwight Henry, the baker turned actor who is racking up accolades for his role in the Oscar-contending film Beasts of the Southern Wild. But it's his plans to open a new bakery in Harlem withThe nominations for the

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