The complete shut-out of TDKR kind of annoys me, though I'm not particularly surprised. IMO, it deserves visual effects more than The Hobbit does. I also know I liked the movie a lot more than most other people seem to.

Django Unchained actually had four songs that were apparently eligible for Best Original Song, and I think at least one of them should've gotten nominated ("Freedom" would be my choice, but the others are all good too). Of course, I've given up on expecting the Oscars to nominate good songs.

She really is terrific. I think the only time I wasn't impressed with her was in X-Men First Class, and that was more the result of the script than her actual acting.

I think it's going to go to Tommy Lee Jones, who is actually the only nominee whose performance I haven't seen. Of the other four I have seen, though, I suppose I'd say Christoph Waltz was the best, with Philip Seymour Hoffman coming in second.

I agree. He was perfectly good, but Argo struck me as so much of an ensemble piece as far as the acting was concerned; everyone did their part well, but no one was outstanding or flat-out impressive. Personally, I would've liked a nomination for either DiCaprio or Samuel L. Jackson in Django.

I haven't seen the movie yet, but I was honestly not surprised that John Hawkes got left out. I actually forgot the movie existed until yesterday. Not saying he wasn't robbed, just that I don't think his lack of a nomination was that shocking.

That Alice in Wonderland art direction win peeved me way more than it probably should've.

Yeah, that irritates me more than anything, and I think it also applies to the visual effects category. I think Anna Karenina should win production design (didn't realize they renamed the category) and costumes, though.

That's not how the movie treats it, though. I actually thought it was one of the most sensitive and understanding portrayals of mental illness that I've seen in any Hollywood movie.

I thought the movie was terrific, but I don't think Robert DeNiro and Jackie Weaver are all that deserving. They were perfectly good, just not fantastic. I liked the movie a lot, though, so I don't really begrudge its success.

I'm in this boat. I like following the Oscars and, though I'm usually disappointed, I look forward to watching the ceremony every year. Though the nominees/winners themselves occasionally irritate me, I generally don't take them that seriously, though I'm also happy whenever something I like actually gets some…

Well, no one's forcing you to sit through the ceremony.

I expected the full ten nominations too, especially after a weak year like 2011 also managed nine. So glad Tom Hooper didn't get nominated.

I expected the full ten nominations too, especially after a weak year like 2011 also managed nine. So glad Tom Hooper didn't get nominated.

I'm considering Anne Hathaway's nomination for Les Mis a secret joint nomination for her performances in both that and The Dark Knight Rises, especially if she wins.

Ben Affleck and Kathyrn Bigelow getting snubbed are definitely the biggest shocks. Also, I loved Silver Linings Playbook, but Jacki Weaver especially and Robert De Niro didn't deserve to get nominated. Neither did Alan Arkin for Argo, for that matter.

I totally had the exact same thought. You're not alone!

I totally had the exact same thought. You're not alone!

I thought that Toto was also there as a continuation of the many Wizard of Oz references in Fringe, many of which cropped up in this episode.

I thought that Toto was also there as a continuation of the many Wizard of Oz references in Fringe, many of which cropped up in this episode.