A nomination for Samantha Morton (say over Vera Farmiga) woulda been nice, but Woody's to-be-expected nom and the justice served in the best original screenplay category is great (look at the quality of those five films--strongest category?).

Good look @ In The Loop.

Matt Damon for The Informant was, I thought, one of my more realistic wishes. Bridges, Clooney, Firth, and Freeman were probably locks though, and I can't really be mad at the Jeremy Renner pick. Not one of the five strongest performances in my mind but not underserved either. (Was Anthony Mackie for supporting actor too unrealistic?)

Is conventional wisdom that Avatar wins every technical award it's nominated for?

Anyone see The Last Station? The trailer makes it look like it has a sense of humor. Accurate?

Now if Netflix will stop messing around and send me Inglourious Basterds, I'll be doing better on seeing what I need to see.