So tomorrow's the second biggest day of the year for film. You know, because there's really not a lot of big *days* over the year in film (maybe Christmas Day, but I mean... the biggest movies released this year was Sherlock Holmes and The Squeakquel).

Anyway, tomorrow's when the Oscar nominations come out, and since I sort of obsess over the Oscars come this time of year, it's the only time I willingly get out of bed before 8 AM, just so I can catch the nominees as they're announced. And, I'm not really the world's greatest Oscar prognosticator, but you know... I like to participate. I like to pretend that my opinions are valid, and that my predictions have weight. Plus I'd like to think I'm going out on a limb with some of these.

So let's go through some of them:

BEST PICTURE:

I have the feeling that a lot of films that might not have gotten in otherwise will do so thanks to the preferential balloting system they have going on for the best picture race. Not that I know which movies will be surprising tomorrow morning, but movies like Invictus, A Serious Man are out... just cause there seems to be less support for them. And maybe some other films... I'm just less ballsy to expect them to get snubbed.

Nominees:
Avatar
Crazy Heart
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based On *shoot me in the face*
Star Trek
Up
Up In The Air

BEST ACTOR:

Seems kind of shooed in. Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Renner. EXCEPT that I'm expecting a lot of love for Inglourious Basterds tomorrow... which might extend them to pull a Kate Winslet and include Christoph Waltz in Best Actor. Cause that'd be interesting.

BEST ACTRESS:

Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep are going to be battling it out and I could care less, because Streep is annoying to me (for inexplicable reasons) and The Blind Side looks terrible to me. Either Carey Mulligan or Gaborey Sidibe is going to get snubbed, though. Just another weird feeling. Emily Blunt and Helen Mirren fill it out, I suppose.

BEST DIRECTOR:

Cameron, Bigelow, Tarantino. Daniels gets in because... it seems like the Academy would love to nominate him. Reitman gets snubbed, however, in favor of Blomkamp.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

Hurt Locker, Up, A Serious Man, and Inglourious Basterds. The 5th spot goes to (500) Days Of Summer over Avatar, which would please me greatly.

Because, you know... Avatar's script sucked balls.

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

*crosses fingers for Fantastic Mr Fox.*

Screw it. I'll put them in anyway. They have to recognize how awesome it was besides getting the consolation prize in best animated feature, right? And Precious, Up In The Air get in. So do An Education and District 9, I suppose.

Just... come on, Fantastic Mr. Fox.