Oscars 2013: 'Zero Dark Thirty' is undeserving victim of politics

If you're keeping score this Oscar season — and who isn't? — chalk up this year's nominations as a victory for the bullying power of the United States Senate and an undeserved loss for "Zero Dark Thirty" in general and director Kathryn Bigelow in particular.

By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic

January 11, 2013