'Dallas Buyers Club': underdog film turned scrappy Oscar contender

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'Dallas Buyers Club': underdog film turned scrappy Oscar contender

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/39-dallas-buyers-club-39-underdog-film-turned-203928466--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RbRdFxN0cEX_ErIrQfH9Qg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-01-16T203928Z_1_CBREA0F1LDY00_RTROPTP_2_ITALY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast member Jared Leto during a red carpet event for the movie &quot;Dallas Buyers Club&quot; at the Rome Film Festival" align="left" title="Cast member Jared Leto during a red carpet event for the movie &quot;Dallas Buyers Club&quot; at the Rome Film Festival" border="0" /></a>By Eric Kelsey and Mary Milliken BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - &quot;Dallas Buyers Club&quot; is a film that prompts a discussion about money - not big Hollywood money, but rather the lack thereof. The scrappiest of the nine films nominated for a best picture Oscar on Thursday cost just $4 million to make - a speck on a Hollywood studio spreadsheet - and 25 days to film. But the real-life story of an unlikely activist in the fight against AIDS drew big talent, like Matthew McConaughey who plays the lead role of Ron Woodroof, Jared Leto as his transsexual side-kick, Rayon, and up-and-coming Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallee. &quot;Dallas Buyers Club&quot; garnered six nominations in total, predictably for McConaughey and Leto who both shed dozens of pounds (kilos) for their roles and were rewarded with Golden Globes last Sunday for best actor in a drama and best supporting actor, respectively.</p><br clear="all"/>

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