Quvenzhane Wallis, Emmanuelle Riva in Oscar battle of youth versus experience

Reuters : Los Angeles, Thu Feb 21 2013, 11:55 hrs

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Wallis was a surprise Oscar nominee for her first acting role in mythical drama "Beasts of the Southern Wild," playing a defiant young girl in an impoverished Louisiana bayou community.

"Oscar voters love little girls," O'Neil said, citing Tatum O'Neal and Anna Paquin who won in the supporting category when they were children.

"Just because she is an adorable 9-year-old does not mean we should dismiss her as a contender. Oscar voters have historically shown that they love to give big hugs to little girls," O'Neil said.

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