Nodding At The Nods

The Oscar nominations are out. Not too much to say because there weren't too many surprises.

Tommy Lee Jones and Johnny Depp for Best Actor are a bit of a surprise, but I can't see either winning.

No surprise to see Philip Seymour Hoffman, though a bit of a surprise that of the three films he was in, Charlie Wilson's War did it for him. (I think the Academy got it right.)

Cate Blanchett's nomination for Supporting Actress was expected, but the Best Actress nomination for her Elizabethan flop was not.

Sort of interesting that three of the five Best Song nominees are from Enchanted. (That might mean they'll split the vote and leave room for the song from Once to take it)

To no one's surprise, the most nominations went to films that had Oscar written all over them--No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood followed by Atonement and Michael Clayton. (See my movie roundup if you want to know my opinions of them.)

There weren't too many obvious slights. I suppose some felt Amercan Gangster should have done better. And I did feel Into The Wild was snubbed. It got a Best Supporting Actor nomination, as I predicted, but nothing for Best Actor, Director, Screenplay or Film.