And the Envelope Please...

So the Oscar nominations are out. Do I have and opinion? Not really. Why, you ask? Well, because out of all the nominees in every category, I have seen 3: The Departed, Pirates of the Caribbean 2, and Superman Returns. I know, I know. This is a disgrace for someone who considers themself to be a movie buff.

I really liked The Departed, and I would give it my vote for best picture, even though I'm not really qualified (having not seen the others). I will say that I find it odd that Marky Mark was nominated for best supporting actor when he was in approximately 3 minutes of the movie- that's like Sean Connery being nominated for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. It wasn't a terribly important part, and he wasn't even that good. Of course, I can't compare with the other nominees because I haven't seen them either. I have the same problem with the Art Direction.

The only category that I can make an informed decision on is Visual Effects, and I'm going Pirates all the way.

Oh wait, I've seen Cars, too. The animated category is pretty thin this year.

On a side note, Leo was nominated for Blood Diamond. I never saw the film, but in the previews his fake accent was so bad I couldn't really tell what he was trying to sound like. Sort of like JFK, where we learned that Kevin Costner can't do a Louisiana accent and cry at the same time. He drawls through the whole movie, then when he mists up, the accent is gone entirely. Am I the only one who noticed? Or X-Men, when Halle Berry had an abysmal accent, and then by X-Men 2 it was like it never happened! Okay, enough ranting.