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Article: Albert Finney is competing with himself for an Oscar nomination. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- February 3, 1995
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With Academy Award nominations due out on Valentine's Day, the Hollywood trades have grown fat with ``For Your Consideration'' ads touting films and filmmakers, actors and actresses, worthy _ and some not so worthy _ of Oscar recognition. In Albert Finney's case, that means he's competing against himself. Both Paramount Pictures, which released ``The Browning Version'' last year, and Sony Pictures Classics, which is distributing ``A Man of No Importance,'' have been campaigning for Finney to land a best-actor nod.
``They're splitting the vote, aren't they?'' observed the English star, amused and amusing, in a phone conversation from his London home. ``I remember in ...