The quest for the Golden Lady begins once again! The Oscar nominations have been released today. No surprises in seeing Lincoln garner 12 nominations, a movie rooted around the life of Abraham Lincoln during the civil war period. It is one of the few movies of 2012 that I missed and really want to catch hold of. Lincoln is followed by Life of Pi with 11 nominations, Les Miserables with 8 and Argo with 7 nominations. A complete list of nominations is available here -- http://www.imdb.com/oscars/nominations/
As with every Oscar there are the usual 'oohh they missed him / her out' and 'when did this release?' apart from the 'where is the after-party?'! Well, the most noticeable miss-out seems to be Ben Affleck for his directorial brilliance in Argo -- a movie that would be one of the few ones along with Lincoln that has enjoyed critical and commercial success, two segments that do not necessarily go hand in hand. Former winner Kathryn Bigelow does not get a look-in for Best Director this time for Zero Dark Thirty, though the movie itself has gathered 5 nominations.
It's good to see some old-timers in the list for Best Supporting Actor, especially Robert De Niro who has been nominated for the Oscars after a gap of 21 years! Along side him are the likes of Tommy Lee Jones and Alan Arkin with a combined age here of probably 1000 years. Or more. Good to always see veterans on board though! Same goes for Daniel Day Lewis, who probably decides after 5 years that it is time to collect an Academy, Sally Field and Helen Hunt. I am specially pleased for Hugh Jackman for his first nomination this time, even though he's unlikely to win the Oscar, but the big guy deserved this moment. He's already hosted the show, maybe soon he shall win this award too. And Beasts of the Southern Wild, a Russian film, is likely to fall in the category of 'never heard before but now I want to see it' with its 4 nominations. Time for a re-release to catch on the Oscar buzz!
So here we are... Feb 24, 2013 is when the winners shall be announced and the golden statues be distributed. If not for that, then at least tune in to hear Adele sing the title track of Skyfall, nominated in the Best Achievement in Music Written category.
Let the sky fall, when it crumbles.. We will stand tall... And face it all... together
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