Oh, whatever

-The Blind Side might get the middle-aged white women to watch the show, I suppose... I don't really know what other benefits the Academy might derive from its presence in the top 10. Still should have gone with Star Trek with that... or Fantastic Mr. Fox.

-Really glad to see that A Serious Man got in, even though in the rankings it's a clear cut 9 out of the 10 nominees in terms of likelihood of winning (Blind Side is 10... even if it made it, I can't see anyone actually arguing it's the best film of the year). A little support is better than no support, I suppose.

-Let's just rank the best picture nominees that I saw.

1/2: A Serious Man/Inglourious Basterds (I probably should rewatch A Serious Man sometime this week, so I might have a definitive answer then).
3: The Hurt Locker
4: District 9
5: Up
6: Up In The Air
7: Avatar

An Education, Precious, and the Blind Side are all unseen. None of them I'm particularly wanting to see (I'm doing well with the whole "keeping mind open" thing, aren't I?), but if they make their way to DVD before the night... I guess I'll give them a look.

-In The Loop getting a Best Adapted Screenplay = good. Fantastic Mr. Fox not getting that slot = kind of sucks, but acceptable considering it got a 2nd nomination in score.

-Aside from Best Picture or Best Director... the category with most intrigue is Best Original Screenplay. Now, with the way things are looking, The Hurt Locker is going to pick up quite a few statues so this might just be one of the ones they sweep up. But I'm really, really gunning for Inglourious Basterds/A Serious Man to take it, since both scripts managed to be balls-out entertaining while still maintaining some rich and complex storytelling. The Hurt Locker was intense, sure... but I've spent more time chewing on the two I'm rooting for, you know?

-Best Actor/Actresses category = *shrugs*. By my count, I've seen about 5 out of the 20 nominated performances, which I'll chalk up to being completely broke. I mean, stuff like Crazy Heart and The Messenger (I'm assuming) is quality stuff, but it isn't exactly making me want to spend money I shouldn't be spending.