Ok so I’ll just get to it because this morning I was pissed when I heard the Oscar nominations! I understand that the Oscars are supposed to reward the greatest movie of the year, but this year’s nominations didn’t really make much sense to me, especially within the Best Picture department. The true winners today were those involved in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, who raked in 13 nominations, including Best Picture and “Slumdog Millionaire” the little hit from Danny Boyle, which pulled in 10 nominations, also including Best Picture.

I thought that the Academy was ballsy with their choices for the Supporting Actor and Actress and Best Actor categories. With Heath Ledger practically a shoe-in for a posthumous Oscar in the Supporting Actor category, the Academy was able to bring four other actors into the fold who might have not have been recognized in years past. Michael Shannon’s nod for his scene stealing role in “Revolutionary Road” was a refreshing surprise and it was lovely to see a comedic role rewarded with Robert Downey Jr.’s turn in “Tropic Thunder”. The Supporting Actress group was a bit of a downer for me, with Rosemarie DeWitt not being nominated for her wonderful performance opposite Best Actress nominee Anne Hathaway in “Rachel’s Getting Married”.

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