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Oscars: Get ready for the nominations
The Oscar season and Groundhog Day are upon us. Both Anne Hathaway and Punxsutawney Phil will be up early on Tuesday, Feb. 2, but for different reasons.In the case of the "Rachel Getting Married" star, she'll be up at 5:30 a.m. PT to announce the nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.
This year, the Academy has opened up the best picture field to 10 when it's been limited to five in the past 60 years. We're hoping this means that a few comedies, indie films and maybe action films will get consideration.
James Cameron's "Avatar" and Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" are shoo-ins for that category as the big winners so far during this awards season. Expect to see "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," "Up in the Air," "Inglourious Basterds" and "Nine."
We'd also like to see "(500) Days of Summer," "Invictus" and "An Education" get a nod. "The Hangover" would be an interesting addition, as would be "Up," even though there's already a dedicated animated film category.
For the best actress category, we're pretty much guaranteed Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side" with a Meryl Streep's turn as Julia Child as a contender. Gabourey Sidibe of "Precious" and Carey Mulligan of "An Education" are worthy of recognition as well.
On the men's side, Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart" and George Clooney in "Up in the Air" are expected. But the rest of the best actor race isn't as clear. Jeremy Renner, Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman or Tobey Maguire? How about some Joseph Gordon-Levitt love?
We'll be up before the birds as well, so check back with Zap2it for the nominations.
The 82nd Academy Awards will be telecast on ABC from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, March 7.
Who do you want nominated? Who's been overrated this award season?
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If Bullock gets nominated and wins, someone needs to set the oscars on fire, because they will no longer be relevant.
Trying desperately to see some actual on-topic comments going rather than trolls and spammers, Avatar is probably the most overrated of the films. Technology-wise it's brilliant, and it's a beautiful film, but the story doesn't hold up. That said, if they don't at least nominate the most popular film of all time, they'll be in trouble. But odds are Best Picture will ultimately go to some little-known film.
Will this website be able to handle it when 'Glee' and 'Chuck' don't get nominated?
Obama gets a nod for the Nobel Prize and Tim Lincecum should get in with 206 strikeouts and a 2.48 ERA
Hey WOOF, give Timmy proper credit. It was an impressive 261 K's, not 206.
@Grrrr Why not some Zim love?
I would like "This is It" to be nominated for Best Picture (if not Best Documentary). And I hope Sandra Bullock wins.