Oscar Nominess – First Thoughts

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The Oscar Nominations have been announced this morning.

There are really no suprises this year.

All the predicted front-runners got their nominations, with The Aviator getting the most nods with 11 nominations.

I have been reading the this year’s Oscar’s is going to be, to reference Million Dollar Baby, a real boxing match. (especially since a lot of the top nominees already won Golden Globes this year).

For Best Actor it would be the “Battle of the Breakthrough Performances” with Jamie Foxx facing off against Leonardo DeCaprio.

For Best Actress will be the rematch everyone has been waiting for! Annette Bening will be hoping to prevent Hilary Swank from taking a second Oscar away from her.

Best Animated Film will feature Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles taking on the double Dreamworks/PDI threat of Shrek 2 and Shark Tale.

The Best Director bout will feature “Dirty Harry” Clint Eastwood doing battle with the 0-4 underdog Martin Scoresese!

This year’s Oscars will be real interesting indeed. Since it’s such a close race this year, I’m going to wait to do my predictions until the 20th of February.

Until then, have fun predicting.

Sean Patrick Kelly

Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful reviews and commentary. His work has also been featured in prominent outlets, including Toronto Film Scene, HuffPost Canada, Screen Anarchy, ScreenRant, and Rue Morgue Magazine.