This year have some good Oscar nominations, surprised that Dark Knight wasn't even noticed or that The Avengers got one technical nom.. but most of the categories have some decent noms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/85th_Academy_Awards#NomineesI hope Django Unchained, Lincoln or Zero Dark Thirty takes the best film
(and I pray Prometheus wins the visual effects award... best visual effects ever IMO and yes better than "choke" The Avengers
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