The World in a Day - Oscar Nominations

The Oscar nominations are out and of course we should all be happy about that.The Gay Cowboy movie did well, as it should.The horribly underrated Munich also got some props.

My only other comments are:-Star Wars just got the shaft man. At one point I thought Ian McDiarmid might get a supporting nomination but that's a really strong category so I can't complain. But it didn't get nominated for special effects! Talk about taking something for granted. I'll take that opening shot in Revenge of the Sith over anything in Chronic(what)cles of Narnia - and I liked Narnia. The SFX just don't compare.

It's all moot since Kong is a lock but Star Wars got nominated for makeup and nothing else...not even those sound editing ones that no one can explain. There are people more upset than I am

Just behold the Best Song nominees:

Hustle & Flow (2005) - Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman, Paul Beauregard ("It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp")
Crash (2004) - Michael Becker, Kathleen York ("In the Deep")
Transamerica (2005) - Dolly Parton ("Travelin' Thru")

Have you ever seen something so weak?When was the last year this category was good? Even Phil Collins would spice this up.I haven't seen Hustle and Flow but mean to - it'd be nice if Celine Dion sang all of the nominations, just so we could hear her cut loose on "It's Good to be a Pimp.

Here is a good take on the Star Wars snub and other, less-nerdy, things like the fact that this is the first time since 1981 that the Best Picture and Best Director noms have matched up.