Wow, the Oscar nominations were announced yesterday and I’m kind of stunned. No Dark Knight for best picture. No nomination for Darren Aronovski for The Wrestler. No nomination of Springsteen’ song from The Westler. No nomination for Clint Eastwood for Gran Torino, which is probably his last performance as an actor. No nomination for best score for The Dark Knight. Only one nomination for In Bruges. No special effects nomination for Speed Racer (it may have bombed but the effects work was fantastic).
Robert Downey Jr. nominated for Tropic Thunder? Tons of nominations for The Reader, a sub-par film according to every critic who has seen it? A ton of love for Benjamin Button, and Frost/Nixon? REALLY?
For the first time in a long time, I see no reason to watch this year’s Academy Awards. And I LOVE movies.