Article: OSCAR NOMINATIONS FILMS SET IN WORLD WAR II AND ELIZABETHIAN ERA SHARE THE HOLLYWOOD SPOTLIGHT.(DAILY BREAK)

Byline: MAL VINCENT, ENTERTAINMENT WRITER

THREE WORLD WAR II movies will battle it out against two set in the Elizabethan era for this year's best-picture Oscar.

The two time periods dominated the Academy Award nominees, announced Tuesday before dawn on the West Coast. Surprisingly, ``Shakespeare in Love,'' with 13 nominations, topped the early favorite, ``Saving Private Ryan,'' in the final tally. ``Shakespeare,'' if fact, fell just one short of matching the all-time number of nominations - held, at 14, by ``All About Eve'' and ``Titanic.''

Also nominated for best picture were ``Elizabeth,'' ``The Thin Red Line'' and ``Life Is Beautiful.''

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