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So a while ago I posted who I thought deserved/would receive Oscar nods and I told everyone that once “the nominations come out, I’ll post again and see how close I came to predicting the future.” Well, they came out. And, boy am I eating crow now that they’ve arrived. Overall, I was only 62% accurate. The Secret Society of Nostradamus wants its member card back. But they’re only getting it if they can tell me where I hid it.

Anyway, those bitches at the Academy are lame (but not as lame as the Grammys). The Road didn’t even get a single nomination. How is that possible? Viggo Mortensen should have received a nomination over Morgan Freeman and maybe even (heavens don’t say it) Jeremy Renner. Yeah, I said it. I say no to guitar hippie, tree frog toed actors! Oh well. And it would have been nice to maybe have seen a random movie thrown in there like (500) Days of Summers for Original Screenplay.

Performance by an actress in a supporting role (3/5 correct)

I was absolutely shocked to see Penélope Cruz on the list. Oh wait, maybe I wasn’t. Is Cruz really that interesting of an actress? I’m not sure I’m buying it. But I do love her acting when she’s in Almodóvar films. (However, I still have yet to see Broken Embraces. Have any of you seen it? Let me know). I was going to put Vera Farmiga on the list too but I opted for Julianne Moore instead thinking that Moore played her role better than Farmiga played her role (but Moore had far less screen time than Farmiga. Outta sight outta mind). Plus, I’m always a big fan of fruit flies more so than nasty lying adulteresses.

Performance by an actor in a supporting role (2/5 correct)

Yikes. Who knows what I was thinking when I wrote Guy Pearce for The Hurt Locker. But I did put Christophe Waltz and Stanley Tucci. I thought it would be awesome if Tucci got nominated twice and competed against himself but that didn’t happen. Instead, Matt Damon (barf. Invictus. barf) and Woody Harrelson for The Messenger. I haven’t seen The Messenger but a lot of people really liked that movie, so I’m obligated to see it. And finally Christopher Plummer was nominated for The Last Station in his portrayal of Tolstoy. Misha and I are really looking forward to seeing this movie. I actually had Plummer on my list but for the wrong movie. I chose the Imaginarium one. Oopsies. Plummer is on the verge of death and if Waltz doesn’t get the Oscar, it’ll be Plummer. Right?

Performance by an actress in a leading role (4/5 correct)

I got almost all of them right. I thought Abbie Cornish would get the nod for her work in Bright Star but I was wrong. Helen Mirren gets it for The Last Station. For some reason, I wasn’t even thinking about The Last Station when I was making my predictions. For some reason, I was thinking it was a 2010 movie and not a 2009. I like Mirren and I would like to see her win over Sandra Bullock but I doubt the Academy will give Mirren another Oscar so soon. Sorry, man-lady bollocks.

Performance by an actor in a leading role (3/5 correct)

Of course, Jeff Bridges is going to get an Oscar nomination. Duh. Hello. I said Gyllenhaal for best supporting actress but forgot about Bridges. Meh. I hope Colin Firth wins and I would die if Morgan Freeman or Jeremy Renner win. Barf. I’ve said it before and I will say it again: Colin Firth can be my silver daddy any day.

Best animated feature film of the year (4/5 correct)

The Fantastic Mr. Fox was so cussing cute. I loved it. Cuss! I thought that 9 might get a nod since it was a big Tim Burton thing and had like a million different stars. But I was wrong. And I should have known better. Misha and I saw 9 and it was total crap but I thought it was the kind of crap that the Academy eats up with a silver spoon. Secret of the WHO?? got a nomination instead. What the hell was the Academy thinking? Where was that movie even playing?

Adapted Screenplay (3/5 correct)

This is totally where Cormac McCarthy & Joe Penhall should have received a nomination for The Road. But again, whateves. I was right about Precious and An Education. Hello, the Academy goes gaga for Nick Hornby. Oh and I got District 9 right too…but I thought it was an original screenplay. Oops. Didn’t realize it was based on a novel or something.

Original Screenplay (1/5 correct)

Wow. I sucked at this category. I only corrected predicted Inglourious Basterds. I thought (500) Days of Summer or Bright Star might get a nod here but nope. I hope Quentin takes home an Oscar for his screenplay. His story was so interesting and such a unique twist on the story we’ve all grown to know quite well in Hollywood cinema. This ain’t your momma’s Schindler’s List.

Achievement in directing (4/5 correct)

I thought John Hillcoat might get a nod but instead Precious got the nod. I’m a little curious about the decision making process for selecting Precious for best director. What do you think the Academy saw in that movie in terms of directing? Maybe because the main actor was a high school aged fatty? Did that take extra directing on his part? Hrm. Doesn’t matter anyway, Bigelow or Cameron will take it home.

Best motion picture of the year (4/5 correct)

So I didn’t realize that they were nominating 10 films for this category. I forgot about that announcement. I think it’s kinda stupid to have 10 for best film when there are only five (and sometimes fewer) for the other categories. But I do like the idea of having a large pool of movies being announced as Must-Sees. Regardless, even with the 10 movies I still got one of my five wrong. Whatever. Avatar will take it and that ultimately makes me want to barf blue. Then paint Benutty blue with my blue barf and then go to the BlackBird in the Castro and pretend to be Poppa Smurf and Benutty Smurfette. Yeah. Troll Smurfette hotness.