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Yay! For Nicolas! Otherwise... meh.

Funny, because from what I've read people who interview or meet him talk about how surprisingly nice he is. Though admittedly he does come across as awkward in some of his actual interviews, if that's the reason people don't vote for him... *sigh*

Drive is a critics movie so of coruse it gets lots of love from them. With the Oscars I don't see it going much further than brooks and an outside chance at categories like sound, editing and score.

PREDICTIONSBest dramaThe DescendantsThe HelpHugoWar HorseMoneyballbest comedy/musicalThe ArtistBeginnersBridesmaidsMidnight in ParisThe Muppetsbest actor drama:George Clooney - The DescendantsLeonardo DiCaprio - J. EdgarRyan Gosling - Ides of MarchGary Oldman - Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, SpyBrad Pitt - Moneyballbest actor comedy/musicalJean Dujardin - The ArtistPaul Giamatti - Win WinJoseph Gordon Levitt - 50/50Paul Rudd - Our Idiot BrotherOwen Wilson - Midnight in Parisbest actress dramaGlenn Close - Albert NobbsViola Davis - The HelpRooney Mara - The Girl With The Dragon TattooMeryl Streep - The Iron LadyTilda Swinton - We Need To Talk About Kevinbest actress comedy/musicalCameron Diaz - Bad TeacherCharlize Theron - Young AdultKristen Wiig - BridesmaidsMichelle Williams - My Week With MarilynKate Winslet - Carnage

-100% chance of that happening.

Also I hope something good comes out of this late Nick Nolte resurgence. Maybe Von Sydow not showing up is a sign that his performance isn't as OMFG amazing as the early screenings suggested.And these could prove what I said yesterday about Close and Mara having no buzz is true.

SAG is tomorrow. And there are NO nominations that could annoy me more than hers.

The Artist just got a nomination from the critics choice btw.

Tinker Tailor snubbed COMPLETELY.Well, shit.

But more than two is!

Well if it doesn't get nominated for this award I think ts no longer the Best picture frontrunner. Simple as that for me.

To be honest though, the artist is only in there because it's currently the Best Picture frontrunner....

...and? I think more than 2 would be enough.

San Diego announced their nominations, on my phone so I can't c/p it into this thread, so if someone else could do that.. But in the mean time here's the gist of it.-The Artist, and Hugo got a bunch of nominations. *gasp*-Drive gets another BP mention-Andy Serkis gets another SA mention.-That awesome performance from Nick Nolte in Warrior that everyone, including myself, completely forgot about got a mention.-Carey Mulligan but not the Fass gets nommed for Shame.

Just found out this beautiful song from Hugo is original. Anyone think it has a chance?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAewLIMuVYA

African American Film Critics association Best Picture: "The Tree of Life" Rounding out the top 10 "in order of distinction": "Drive," "Pariah," "Rampart," "Shame," "Moneyball," "The Descendants," "A Better Life," "My Week With Marilyn" and "The Help" Best Director: Steve McQueen, "Shame" Best Actor: Woody Harrelson, "Rampart" Best Actress: Viola Davis, "The Help" Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, "The Help" Best Supporting Actor: Albert Brooks, "Drive" Breakout Performance: Adepero Oduye, “Pariah" Best Documentary: "The Black Power Mixtape" Best Screenplay: “I Will Follow" Best Foreign Film: “Kinyarwanda" Best Song: “The Show” from “Moneyball." Best Independent Film: "Pariah" Legacy Award: Richard Roundtree Horizon Award: Hattie Winston Cinema Vanguard Award: George Lucas Special Achievement Award: Sony Pictures Entertainment

The SAG nomiantions are on wednesday (right?) so I guess i can throw out a predicition as to what the ensemble noms will actually be:The ArtistThe DescendantsExtremely Loud and Incredibly CloseThe HelpTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Michel Hazanavicius - The ArtistStephen Daldry - Extremely Loud and Incredibly CloseMartin Scorsese - HugoBennnet Miller - MoneyballSteven Spielberg - War HorseRight now this looks like a race between the French filmmaker who made a movie about American cinema and the American filmmaker who made a movie about French cinema.

Adapted:The DescendantsExtremely Loud and Incredibly CloseMoneyballTinker, Tailor, Soldier, SpyWar HorseSeems this race will be between Moneyball and Descendants. Should be an interesting one.Original:The ArtistBridesmaids50/50Midnight in ParisYoung AdultMargin Call could easily make it in there. That movie seems to be surprisingly picking up a lot of steam.

Cate Blanchett was terrible... my god!Someone tell Noctis that Alan Rickman finally got a nomination!

I think I shall throw out a prediction before SAG, Globes and BFCA all announce nominees in the next couple of days.Bérénice Bejo - The ArtistCarey Mulligan - ShameVanessa Redgrave - CoriolanusOctavia Spencer - The HelpShailene Woodley - The Descendants Kicking out Chastain because she's just in too many films and will probably split her vote. Mulligan seems to be on the rise, if voters watch Shame for Fassbender they're going to end up seeing her supposedly great performance as well. We can all pray that... *gulp* Melissa McCarthy isn't given anymore attention at least...

I think I shall throw out a prediction before SAG, Globes and BFCA all announce nominees in the next couple of days.George Clooney - The DescendantsJean Dujardin - The ArtistMichael Fassbender - ShameGary Oldman - Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, SpyBrad Pitt - MoneyballI think Michael Shannon is on the rise. There's a potential for him to knock out Fass or Oldman. I still think it's going to be Clooney's to lose.

I think I shall throw out a prediction before SAG, Globes and BFCA all announce nominees in the next couple of days.Albert Brooks - DriveBen Kingsley - HugoPatton Oswalt - Young AdultChristopher Plummer - BeginnersMax Von Sydow - Extremely Loud and Incredibley CloseNo real change here, so far it seems it's between Plummer and Brooks. I'd give Plummer the edge because Brook's is more of a "critic's performance" than Plummer's.

I think I shall throw out a prediction before SAG, Globes and BFCA all announce nominees in the next couple of days.Viola Davis - The HelpMeryl Streep - The Iron LadyTilda Swinton - We Need To Talk About KevinCharlize Theron - Young AdultMichelle Williams - My Week With MarilynI think Glenn is out because she's so far been ignored and after seeing the film I realise that there's nothing special about the performance. Rooney Mara.... I don't know, call it a hunch but I'm just not feeling it for her.

St Louis nominations Best Film "The Artist" "The Descendants" "Drive" "My Week with Marilyn" "The Tree of Life" Best Director Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist" Alexander Payne, "The Descendants" Nicolas Winding Refn, "Drive" David Fincher, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life" Best Actor George Clooney, "The Descendants" Jean Dujardin, "The Artist" Ryan Gosling, "Drive" Michael Fassbender, "Shame" Gary Oldman, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" Brad Pitt, moneyball Best Actress Viola Davis, "The Help" Rooney Mara, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Elizabeth Olsen, "Martha Marcy May Marlene" Saoirse Ronan, "Hanna" Meryl Sreep, "The Iron Lady" Michelle Williams, "My Week with Marilyn" Best Supporting Actor John Goodman, "The Artist" Albert Brooks, "Drive" Alan Rickman, "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2" John Hawkes, "Martha Marcy May Marlene" Jonah Hill, "Moneyball" Best Supporting Actress Bérénice Bejo, "The Artist" Cate Blanchett, "Hanna" Jessica Chastain, "The Tree Of Life" Octavia Spencer, "The Help" Shailene Woodley, "The Descendants" Best Adapted Screenplay "The Descendants" "Drive" "The Help" "Moneyball" "The Muppets" Best Original Screenplay "The Artist" "50/50" "Hanna" "Midnight in Paris" "The Tree of Life" "Win Win" Best Cinematography "The Artist" "Drive" "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" "The Tree of Life" "War Horse" Best Visual Effects "Captain America: The First Avenger" "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" "Super 8" "The Tree of Life" Best Music "The Artist" "Drive" "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" "The Muppets" "The Tree of Life" Best Foreign Language Film "13 Assassins" "Point Blank" "I Saw the Devil" "Trollhunter" "Winter in Wartime" Best Documentary "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey" "Buck" "Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop" "The Interrupters" "Tabloid" Best Comedy "Bridesmaids" "Crazy, Stupid, Love" "Midnight In Paris" "The Muppets" "Paul" "Rango" Best Animated Film "The Adventures of Tintin" "Kung Fu Panda 2" "Puss In Boots" "Rango" "Rio" Best Art House or Festival Film "Beginners" "Martha Marcy May Marlene" "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil" "We Need To Talk About Kevin" "Win Win" Best Scene "The Artist" (dance scene finale) "Drive" (the elevator beating scene) "Drive" (opening get-away scene) "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (opening credits) "Hanna" (Hanna’s escape from captivity sequence) "Melancholia" (the last scene)