The Oscar nominees were announced today. In the running for “Best Picture”: Avatar.
…along with nine, count ‘em – nine other films.
Point 1: ten nominees for “Best Picture” is pretty ridiculous to begin with.
Point 2: Avatar – shiny and pretty though it was – doesn’t have any business being on that list.
In more interesting news, the Razzie nominees were announced yesterday. How many of them are you ashamed to admit that you paid money to see? I saw two – other people rented them, thankfully, so I don’t have that on my conscience.
I can happily say that I haven’t seen ANY of this year’s nominated movies, in any category.
Regarding the Oscars, Zombieland totally got robbed. They should have been nominated for _something_. Up deserves to win “Best Picture”.