By Niles Jeran
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The marriage between movie giants DreamWorks and Reliance is hoping to pay off at this years 84th Academy Awards.
With movies like War Horse, which is up for six nominations, The Help, Puss In Boots, and others, Spielberg and Indian partner Ambani are looking to take home hardware.
Forged in 2008, Reliance Big Entertainment entered into a $1.5 billion partnership with DreamWorks. Forces were joined, a studio in Hollywood was built, and work quickly began. With new funding, Spielberg and colleague Stacy Snider have pumped financial steroids into their recent films, and the pay off is palpable.
But even with eleven nominations, it is unsure that their films will strike gold. Critics are doubtful the results will as pleasant as years past.
Top dogs like Hugo and The Descendants stand in the way for best picture, while Rango and Kung Fu Panda 2 are set to fight for best animated feature film.
But regardless of the outcome, Reliance DreamWorks will be looking forward to their next crop of star studded films. It is clear this is just the beginning of their success.
The Oscars are scheduled for Sunday, February 26th.
