Oscar Nominations

I'll share my Oscar picks the week before the big day but here are some quick thoughts on the nominations.

Glad to see Munich make it in. Thanks to a lot of buzz that the film was too controversial and the lack of marketing it seemed like a long shot to pick up a nom.

Crash was another mild surprise. Early release usually equals death (see Cinderella Man.)

On the ouch side of things, how about Walk the Line missing out on a best picture and director nod. Maybe it suffered from being released a year after Ray.

I love John Williams as much as the next guy but is it possible to have a year where he doesn't score a score nomination let alone two.

I can't wait to see the musical number for "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp."

So much for Woody Allen's comeback. One nomination does not a comeback make.

Since I'm typing like Yoda how about the lack of special effects nominations for Star Wars, Potter and Sin City. While creating CGI characters like a talking lion and Dakota Fanning are impressive I'm a little surprised.

Most competitive category: Cinematography- Batman is a token nod but still an appreciated one and the other four all have a realistic shot from Geisha's colors to the colorless Good Night.

Least competitive category: Best Actor- Hoffman seems like a lock after Golden Globes and SAG.

I'm off to see Capote today so I'll have completed the five-fecta and seen all the nominees for best picture. My early prediction done Larry King style; Grab your tent and beans its gonna be a Brokeback night. And for my money Michael Jordan is a good basketball player.