Let’s talk Oscar nominations…
I’m glad “Up” got both Best Picture and Animated Feature nominations.
Biggest surprise: “The Blind Side” getting a Best Picture nom. I thought “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (which is nominated for Best Animated Feature) or “Julie & Julia” had a better shot at it than “Blind”, but I’m still happy.
“The Princess and the Frog”‘s nomination for Best Animated Feature is a bit surprising, but the bigger shocker in this category is “The Secret of Kells”, which knocked-out “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”, which I think deserved the selection over “Princess”. “Coraline” rounds out that category.
Overall, congratulations to “Up”, which has a total of 5 nominations, and becomes only the second animated film to be nominated for Best Picture. The only other was my all-time favorite film, “Beauty and the Beast”.
Can it win? Do I think it’ll win? Stay tuned…