The Oscar Nominations are in. Let the indignation commence!

So every year around this time, I get kind of excited about the Academy Award-nominations. And for the life of me, I really can’t explain why. Maybe it’s the annual disappointment I get from watching (or fast-forwarding through) that glitzy sham called The Golden Globes, maybe it’s some kind of masochistic trepidation on my part, eagerly anticipating the onslaught of unjust nominations and the omission of films and talent that should have been nominated in my humble opinion.

Anyway, the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards are in. And like every year, there will be a healthy dose of indignation about some of the nominations. My biggest gripe after quickly sifting through the list? Not seeing last year’s best film DRIVE getting a significant nomination anywhere. No Best Picture nom, no Best Actor nom for Gosling, no Best Supporting Actor nom for Albert Brooks (which I really thought would be a shoe-in), nothing, zilch, nada… The one nomination it did get? Best Sound Editing. I mean, seriously?

Ah well, that’s the Oscars for ya. Taking these award shows with any kind of seriousness possibly poses a health hazard, I guess. Then again, this geek will up late february 26th (that’s what you get for living on this side of the Atlantic) watching the show. If only to see Billy Crystal verbally destroy Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.