And the nominees are... CANADA! AWESOME!

Do we really care about the rest of the movies that are nominated? Canada's pick for the Foreign Language film award is now officially in the running for an Oscar. Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Incendies has been getting rave reviews, and I'm very excited to see it. I am also very excited to see how many people muck up the pronunciation of "Incendies". Drinking game? 

All in all, this year might not be so painful (See? Positive!). I've already seen about a third of the movies, which leaves 11 films to see (and 16 reviews to write) in 33 days. Some I'm actually excited to see (Blue Valentine!). Some I am not excited to see (I was very much hoping to avoid The Town). Some I haven't even heard of (Winter's Bone? Animal Jungle?). But no matter. I can handle it. Piece Of. Cake.

Here's the breakdown (links to the trailers of the lesser known films are below).

So far I've seen:
1. The Social Network (Best Actor, Cinematography, Directing, Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay)
2. The King's Speech (Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Directing, Best Picture, Original Screenplay)
3. 127 Hours (Best Actor, Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay)
4. Black Swan (Best Actress, Cinematography, Directing, Best Picture)
5. Inception (Cinematography, Best Picture, Original Screenplay)

Which leaves the following to watch:
1. Biutiful (Best Actor [Jarvier Bardem!!!!!!!!!!!])
2. True Grit (Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Directing, Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay)
3. The Fighter (Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress x2, Directing, Best Picture, Original Screenplay)
4. Winter's Bone (Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay)
5. The Town (Best Supporting Actor)
6. The Kids are All Right (Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, Best Picture, Original Screenplay)
7. Rabbit Hole (Best Actress)
8. Blue Valentine (Best Actress)
9. Animal Kingdom (Best Supporting Actress)
10. Toy Story 3 (Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay)
11. Another Year (Original Screenplay)

More to come.

Eli