By now you’ve heard what everybody in town is talking about: The Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday!
[Commence rioting, looting, Roger Rabbit-ing, and generally acting a fool.]
[Ten minutes later.]
Revealing the nominations will be none other than Oscar-show host Seth MacFarlane and acting hawtie Emma Stone. Now is not the time to discuss MacFarlane’s qualifications (or lack thereof — snort) for hosting. First, we’ve got to get the nominees officially on the record, which will happen at 7:30 a.m. CST, on many reputable television channels, internet web pages, and Twitter.
So, what movies are getting nominated for Best Picture?
In August 2012, I took a crack at the 10 nominees for Best Picture. That was, mind you, back before I or anyone else had seen most of the movies. So you’ll forgive my couple of missteps, which were based on the trailer or the buzz I was conjuring in my mind months before they’d be released. My list from August is at the end of this story, for transparency purposes.
Here’s my brand-new list, which will no doubt be entirely accurate. So sleep in on Thursday, because I’ve already spoiled this for you:
