Disappointed in Oscor Noms

I'm nothing but a movie fan in a flyover state, so I know my opinion isn't worth a nickel, but I was disappointed that "Sweeney Todd" failed to win more nominations. I thought it was a better movie than at least three of the five movies nominated for Best Picture (Atonement, Juno, and Michael Clayton) and deserving of more recognition than for just Johnny Depp, Art Direction, and Costume Design.

If you believe the buzz, the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor awards have already been delivered to Daniel Day-Lewis and Javier Bardem (and the buzz is probably right, in this case.)

The Best Actress category is much more interesting, with Julie Christie, Marion Cotillard, and Ellen Page all being talked up. In the Support Actress category, I'm rooting for Tilda Swinton who blew me away in "Michael Clayton", but I suspect Cate Blanchett may be too strong a candidate for "I'm Not There."

The animated film category will be interesting to watch, with art house favorite “Persepolis” competing against the critically praised box office hit, “Ratatouille.”

Disney got three of the five nominations for Original Song with tunes from the movie "Enchanted", but I think the one song nominated from the film "Once" will take home the statuette. (It's actually a little surprising the critical favorite "Once" only got a single nod.)

And the fact the Academy could possibly even think of nominating “Norbit” for anything, much less go ahead and do it (Makeup) is astounding.

Funny thing is that I just realized I'll be in Los Angeles on the night of the Oscars, unless they get canceled due to the writers strike. What's especially odd is that we were able to get rates just over $100 for the Omni. I know the stars will be staying elsewhere, but even in a year where the ceremony is up in the air, you'd think the hotel rates would be astronomical over that weekend, wouldn't you?

Guess I better pack my tux for this trip!