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Hengist wrote:

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Perhaps there's only one slot for a rock star. Didn't there used to be five nominees?
I'm pleased for Danny Boyle as I really like him. Not surprised that Pitt got carried to a nomination given that BB was nominated for just about everything else. Still puzzled by The Reader (Rotten Tomatoes 60%) but I'm pleased they didn't fall for that "supporting actress" crap. Enough with category fraud.

I'm surprised that the nominees in all categories tie in so closely with the Best Picture.

Omissions stand out at Oscar noms
Nolan, Springsteen, Eastwood among no-shows
By TIMOTHY M. GRAY

As in any year, the omissions were almost as interesting as the contenders, and this year's there's a stellar list of no-shows, including Christopher Nolan, Clint Eastwood, Bruce Springsteen, Miley Cyrus -- and Batman himself.

Though Warner Bros.' "The Dark Knight" scored an impressive eight bids, it was left out of the best pic race -- virtually guaranteeing that the fanboys would be igniting the internet with their laments.

Springsteen's title tune for "The Wrestler" won a Golden Globe this month, and Cyrus was co-writer of "I Thought I Lost You" from "Bolt."

Though Holocaust-WWII films have a reputation as being irresistible fodder for the Academy, "The Reader" was the only one to score, with also-ran status being given to the year-end group of "Adam Resurrected," "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas," "Defiance," "Good" and "Valkyrie."

And the waning genre of Iraq-themed pics were shut out, including "Body of Lies" and "Stop-Loss."

There also were films that never gained traction with awards voters, including "The Yellow Handkerchief," "Australia," "Appaloosa," "Cadillac Records," "Che," "Elegy," "I've Loved You So Long," "Last Chance Harvey," "Nothing But the Truth," "The Secret Life of Bees," "Seven Pounds," "Synecdoche, New York" and "W."

icelemt38 wrote:

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For ONCE I actually AGREE with my buddy!

Whoa, wait a minute, whoa...Brad Pitt has been nominated for Best Actor for playing a passive sponge man with two and a half expressions? This is a performance abour makeup and CG. Button is very worthy film in some respects, but this is comic relief. This is ridiculous. Nobody in the movie-savvy world has even flirted with medium-level (much less high) praise for Pitt's performance in this film.