The Oscar nominations were announced this morning.

Happy:

  • Two nominations for Denys Arcand’s Les Invasions Barbares w00t! Best original script and best foreign film.

  • Eleven nominations for Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Hopefully Peter Jackson will be getting best director.

  • Bill Murray for best actor in Lost In Translation (one of four nomination including best picture and best director for Sofia Coppola, only the third woman to get such a nomination).

  • Ken Watanabe in Last Samurai for best supporting actor.

  • Five nominations for Pirates of the Caribbean including Johnny Depp for best actor.

    Huh?

  • Seabiscuit and Master And Commander for best picture? Are you kidding me?? I haven’t seen Cold Mountain or Big Fish (only nominated for best music) but from general reaction they seem like much better choices.

  • Speaking of Master And Commander: ten nominations?? I loved that movie but ten? Get a grip academy.

  • No Nicole Kidman or Scarlett Johansson. Not saying they necessarily should have gotten nominations, just surprised neither did.