Oscar Watch 2014? George Clooney's 'Monuments Men' Gets Dec. 20, 2013, Release Date

OK, it's probably way to early to start talking about who could win an Oscar in 2014, but certain movies just scream contender. Columbia Pictures announced a release date for Monuments Men, a film directed by George Clooney and starring Clooney, Daniel Craig, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman, Bill Murray and Juan Dujardin, on Friday, dropping the picture on Dec. 20, 2013. There's not a better Oscar sweet spot than Christmas week. IMDb has a brief synopsis for Monuments Men:

In a race against time, a crew of art historians and museum curators unite to recover renown works of art stolen by Nazis before Hitler destroys it.

Clooney playing a good German fighting the Nazis? Oscar gold, folks.