Teen Choice Awards 2012

The nominations for the 2012 Teen Choice Awards have been announced. The Vampire Diaries and American Idol lead the nominations while Justin Bieber and Twilight still receive a decent amount. The show will air on July 22.

Just for fun, my choices (if applicable) are highlighted in red.

MOVIES

Choice Movie: Action
Abduction
Act of Valor
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Red Tails
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Choice Movie Actor: Action
Tom Cruise, “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”
Robert Downey, Jr., “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”
Tom Hardy, “Warrior”
Taylor Lautner, “Abduction”
Logan Lerman, “The Three Musketeers”

Choice Movie Actress: Action
Salma Hayek, “Puss in Boots”
Milla Jovovich, “The Three Musketeers”
Paula Patton, “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”
Noomi Rapace, “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”
Zoe Saldana, “Colombiana”

Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
“The Avengers”
“The Hunger Games”
“Mirror Mirror”
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”
“Wrath of the Titans”

Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Robert Downey, Jr., “The Avengers”
Chris Hemsworth, “The Avengers”
Josh Hutcherson, “The Hunger Games” and “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”
Taylor Lautner, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”
Robert Pattinson, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”

Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Lily Collins, “Mirror Mirror”
Vanessa Hudgens, “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”
Scarlett Johansson, “The Avengers”
Jennifer Lawrence, “The Hunger Games”
Kristen Stewart, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”

Choice Movie: Drama
“Drive”
“The Help”
“The Lucky One”
“The Vow”
“We Bought a Zoo”

Choice Movie Actor: Drama
Matt Damon, “We Bought a Zoo”
Zac Efron, “The Lucky One”
Ryan Gosling, “Drive”
Channing Tatum, “The Vow”
Justin Timberlake, “In Time”

Choice Movie Actress: Drama
Sandra Bullock, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
Viola Davis, “The Help”
Scarlett Johansson, “We Bought a Zoo”
Rachel McAdams, “The Vow”
Emma Stone, “The Help”

Choice Movie: Comedy
“21 Jump Street”
“American Reunion”
“Crazy, Stupid, Love.”
“The Muppets”
“What to Expect When You’re Expecting”

Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
Jason Biggs, “American Reunion”
Ryan Gosling, “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”
Jonah Hill, “21 Jump Street”
Chris Rock, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”
Channing Tatum, “21 Jump Street”

Choice Movie Actress: Comedy
Cameron Diaz, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”
Alyson Hannigan, “American Reunion”
Jennifer Lopez, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”
Emma Stone, “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”
Reese Witherspoon, “This Means War”

TELEVISION

Choice TV Show: Drama

"Bones"
“Gossip Girl”
“Pretty Little Liars”
“Revenge”
"Touch"

Choice TV Actor: Drama
Penn Badgley, “Gossip Girl”
David Boreanaz, "Bones"
Ian Harding, “Pretty Little Liars”
Kiefer Sutherland, "Touch"
Ed Westwick, “Gossip Girl

Choice TV Actress: Drama
Emily Deschanel, "Bones"
Sarah Michelle Gellar, “Ringer”
Lucy Hale, “Pretty Little Liars”
Leighton Meester, “Gossip Girl”
Emily VanCamp, “Revenge”

Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
"Fringe"
“Once Upon a Time”
“Supernatural”
“True Blood”
“The Vampire Diaries”

Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Jensen Ackles, “Supernatural”
Joshua Jackson, "Fringe"
Jared Padalecki, “Supernatural”
Ian Somerhalder, “The Vampire Diaries”
Paul Wesley, “The Vampire Diaries”

Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Nina Dobrev, “The Vampire Diaries”
Ginnifer Goodwin, “Once Upon a Time”
Kat Graham, “The Vampire Diaries”
Anna Paquin, “True Blood”
Anna Torv, "Fringe"

Choice TV Show: Action
“Chuck”
“CSI: Miami”
“Hawaii Five-O”
“NCIS: Los Angeles”
“Nikita”

Choice TV Actor: Action
LL Cool J, “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Daniel Dae Kim, “Hawaii Five-O”
Zachary Levi, “Chuck”
Adam Rodriguez, “CSI: Miami”
Shane West, “Nikita”

Choice TV Actress: Action
Lyndsy Fonseca, “Nikita”
Linda Hunt, “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Grace Park, “Hawaii Five-O”
Maggie Q, “Nikita”
Yvonne Strahovski, “Chuck”

Choice TV Show: Comedy
“2 Broke Girls”
“The Big Bang Theory”
"Glee"
“Modern Family”
"New Girl"

Choice TV Actor: Comedy
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Chris Colfer, "Glee"
Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother”
Ashton Kutcher, “Two And a Half Men”
Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”

Choice TV Actress: Comedy
Miranda Cosgrove, “iCarly”
Kaley Cuoco, “The Big Bang Theory”
Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl"
Lea Michele, "Glee"
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”

Choice TV: Animated Show
“Beavis and Butt-head”
"Bob's Burgers"
"Family Guy"
“Robot Chicken”
"The Simpsons"

Choice TV: Male Personality
Nick Cannon, “America’s Got Talent”
Simon Cowell, THE X FACTOR
Cee Lo Green, “The Voice”
Gordon Ramsay, HELL’S KITCHEN
Steven Tyler, "American Idol"

Choice TV: Female Personality
Christina Aguilera, “The Voice”
Tyra Banks, “America’s Next Top Model”
Carrie Ann Inaba, “Dancing With The Stars”
Jennifer Lopez, "American Idol"
Jessica Simpson, “Fashion Star”

Choice TV: Reality Competition Show
"American Idol"
“America’s Next Top Model”
“Survivor: One World”
“The Voice”
"The X Factor"

Choice TV: Reality Show
“Dance Moms”
“Jersey Shore”
“Keeping Up With The Kardashians”
“Punk’d”
“Tia & Tamera”

Choice TV: Male Reality Star
Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio, “Jersey Shore” and “The Pauly D Project”
Rob Dyrdek, “Fantasy Factory” and “Ridiculousness”
William Levy, “Dancing With The Stars”
Scotty McCreery, "American Idol"
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, “Jersey Shore”

Choice TV: Female Reality Star
Lauren Alaina, "American Idol"
Melanie Amaro, "The X Factor"
The Kardashians, “Keeping Up With The Kardashians”
Tia & Tamera Mowry, “Tia & Tamera”
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, “Jersey Shore”

MUSIC

Choice Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Bruno Mars
Pitbull
Blake Shelton

Choice Female Artist
Adele
Jennifer Lopez
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Choice Music Group
Selena Gomez & The Scene
Gym Class Heroes
Lady Antebellum
LMFAO
The Wanted

Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
Beyonce
Flo Rida
Nicki Minaj
Pitbull
Kanye West

Choice Rock Group
The Black Keys
Foo Fighters
Foster The People
fun.
Linkin Park

Choice Rock Song
“Lonely Boy,” The Black Keys
“Paradise,” Coldplay
“Pumped Up Kicks,” Foster The People
“We Are Young,” fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
“Somebody That I Used To Know,” Gotye featuring Kimbra

Choice Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Artist
DeadMau5
David Guetta
Calvin Harris
Kaskade
Skrillex

Choice Single by a Group
“We Are Young,” fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
“Hit The Lights,” Selena Gomez & The Scene
“Ass Back Home,” Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch
“Party Rock Anthem,” LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
“Moves Like Jagger,” Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera

Choice Single by a Female Artist
“Set Fire to the Rain,” Adele
“Stronger,” Kelly Clarkson
“Dance Again,” Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull
“Part of Me,” Katy Perry
“Eyes Open,” Taylor Swift

Choice Single by a Male Artist
“Boyfriend,” Justin Bieber
“Take Care,” Drake featuring Rihanna
“Good Feeling,” Flo Rida
“It Will Rain,” Bruno Mars
“Give Me Everything (Tonight),” Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, AfroJack & Nayer

Choice Male Country Artist
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Hunter Hayes
Scotty McCreery
Blake Shelton

Choice Female Country Artist
Lauren Alaina
Miranda Lambert
Kellie Pickler
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song
“Love on Top,” Beyonce
“Take Care,” Drake featuring Rihanna
“Wild Ones,” Flo Rida featuring Sia
“Without You,” David Guetta featuring Usher
“Starships,” Nicki Minaj

Choice Country Song
“Tattoos on This Town,” Jason Aldean
“Crazy Girl,” Eli Young Band
“Storm Warning,” Hunter Hayes
“God Gave Me You,” Blake Shelton
“Sparks Fly,” Taylor Swift

Choice Country Group
The Band Perry
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Thompson Square

FASHION

Choice Fashion Icon: Female
Miley Cyrus
Zooey Deschanel
Jennifer Lopez
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry

Choice Fashion Icon: Male
Justin Bieber
Chris Colfer
Cee Lo Green
Justin Timberlake
will.i.am

Choice Female Hottie
Miley Cyrus
Selena Gomez
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Kate Upton

Choice Male Hottie
Justin Bieber
Ryan Gosling
Liam Hemsworth
Robert Pattinson
Ian Somerhalder

SPORTS

Choice Female Athlete
Kelly Clark (Snowboarding)
Maria Sharapova (Tennis)
Hope Solo (Soccer)
Lindsey Vonn (Skiing)
Serena Williams (Tennis)

Choice Male Athlete
David Beckham (Soccer)
Kobe Bryant (Basketball)
Albert Pujols (Baseball)
Tim Tebow (Football)
Shaun White (Snowboarding/Skateboarding/Surfing)

OTHER

Choice Book
“The Hunger Games” trilogy, Suzanne Collins
“The Giver,” Lois Lowry
“The Twilight Saga,” Stephenie Meyer
“Divergent” trilogy, Veronica Roth
“The Lucky One,” Nicholas Sparks

Choice Comedian
Ellen DeGeneres
Jimmy Fallon
Andy Samberg
Daniel Tosh
Kristen Wiig

Choice Twit
Justin Bieber
Miley Cyrus
Jimmy Fallon
Demi Lovato
Ryan Seacrest



There we have it. And yes, it is embarrassing for me to admit that I love "the Twilight song" by Bruno Mars. It is legitimately a good song, unfortunately. umad?

MTV Movie Awards 2012

MTV announced the nominations for the 2012 Movie Awards. I'm doing this just because I mentioned the new format last week or the week before.

Movie of the Year:
Bridesmaids

The Hunger Games

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
The Help
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

Best Female Performance:
Emma Stone - Crazy, Stupid, Love
Emma Watson - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games
Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids

Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Best Male Performance:
Channing Tatum - The Vow
Daniel Radcliffe - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 50/50

Josh Hutcherson - The Hunger Games
Ryan Gosling - Drive

Breakthrough Performance:
Elle Fanning - Super 8
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
Liam Hemsworth - The Hunger Games

Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Shailene Woodley - The Descendants

Best Comedic Performance:
Jonah Hill - 21 Jump Street
Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids

Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids

Oliver Cooper - Project X
Zach Galifinakis - The Hangover Part II

Best Cast:
21 Jump Street

Bridesmaids

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
The Help
The Hunger Games

Best On-Screen Transformation:
Colin Farrell - Horrible Bosses
Elizabeth Banks - The Hunger Games
Johnny Depp - 21 Jump Street
Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn

Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Best Fight:
Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill vs. Kid Gang - 21 Jump Street
Daniel Radcliffe vs. Ralph Fiennes - Harry Potter
Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig - The Hunger Games
Tom Cruise vs. Michael Nyqvist - Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Tom Hardy vs. Joel Edgerton - Warrior

Best Kiss:
Channing Tatum & Rachel McAdams - The Vow
Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson - The Hunger Games
Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart - Breaking Dawn Part 1
Rupert Grint & Emma Watson - Harry Potter
Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone - Crazy, Stupid, Love

Best Gut-Wrenching Performance:
21 Jump Street
Bridesmaids
Drive
The Help
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 

Best On-Screen Dirtbag:
Bryce Dallas Howard - The Help
Colin Farrell - Horrible Bosses

Jennifer Aniston - Horrible Bosses

Jon Hamm - Bridesmaids
Oliver Cooper - Project X

Best Music:
"The Devil is in the Details" by The Chemical Brothers - Hanna
"Impossible" by Figurine - Like Crazy
"Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO - 21 Jump Street

"Pursuit of Happiness" by Kid Cudi - Project X

"A Real Hero" by College with Electric Youth - Drive


My picks, of course, are in red. The categories that don't have a pick mean I really don't care.
The one thing that made my bones happy was seeing that Twilight only got two nominations. I think this is a good sign of what is yet to come. Kristen Stewart got shafted for Best Female Performance, as she should. and both Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner didn't get Best Male Performance. This will force the teenage girls to actually vote for someone who did a good job. Well, kind of. Channing Tatum was nominated ffs.
To my surprise, I didn't pick The Hunger Games for anything. I loved it but I feel like it is too new to even include in this. There are movies that are already a year old included here.

Razzies announce 2012 nominations

These are the fun ones, hahaha.

Worst Picture:
Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star
Jack & Jill
New Year's Eve
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

Worst Actor:
Russell Brand for Arthur
Nicolas Cage for Drive Angry, Season of the Witch, and Trespass
Taylor Lautner for Abduction and Breaking Dawn Pt. 1
Adam Sandler for Just Go with It and Jack & Jill
Nick Swardson for Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star

Worst Actress:
Martin Lawrence for Big Momma's House: Like Father, Like Son
Sarah Palin for Sarah Palin: The Undefeated
Sarah Jessica Parker for I Don't Know How She Does It and New Year's Eve
Adam Sandler for Jack & Jill
Kristen Stewart for Breaking Dawn Pt. 1

Worst Supporting Actor:
Patrick Dempsey for Transformers: Dark of the Moon
James Franco for Your Highness
Ken Jeong for The Hangover 2, Big Momma's House 3, Zookeeper, and Transformers 3
Al Pacino for Jack & Jill
Nick Swardson for Jack & Jill and Just Go with It

Worst Supporting Actress:
Katie Holmes for Jack & Jill
Brandon T. Jackson for Big Momma's House: Like Father, Like Son
Nicole Kidman for Just Go with It
David Spade for Jack & Jill
Rosie Huntington Whiteley for Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Worst Screen Ensemble:
Cast of Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star
Cast of Jack & Jill
Cast of New Year's Eve
Cast of Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Cast of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

Worst Director:
Michael Bay for Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Tom Brady for Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star
Bill Condon for Breaking Dawn Pt. 1
Dennis Dugan for Jack & Jill and Just Go with It
Garry Marshall for New Year's Eve

Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel:
Arthur
Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star
The Hangover 2
Jack & Jill
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

Worst On Screen Couple:
Nicolas Cage & anyone sharing the screen with him in 2011
Shia LaBeouf & Rosie Huntington-Whiteley for Transformers 3
Adam Sandler & either Jennifer Aniston or Brooklyn Decker for Just Go with It
Adam Sandler & either Katie Holmes, Al Pacino, or Adam Sandler in Jack & Jill
Kristen Stewart & either Robert Pattinson or Taylor Lautner for Breaking Dawn Pt. 1

Worst Screenplay:
Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star
Jack & Jill
New Year's Eve
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1


Seems like anything affiliated with Adam Sandler was a magnet this year... and I find that hilarious.

2012 Academy Award nominations

Best Picture:
The Artist
The Descendents
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

The Help

Hugo

Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Actor:
Demian Bichir for A Better Life
George Clooney for The Descendents
Jean Dujardin for The Artist
Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Brad Pitt for Moneyball

Best Supporting Actor:
Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill for Moneyball
Nick Nolte for Warrior
Christopher Plummer for Beginners
Max von Sydow for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Best Actress:
Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis for The Help

Rooney Mara for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn

Best Supporting Actress:
Berenice Bejo for The Artist
Jessica Chastain for The Help

Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids

Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer for The Help

Best Animated Film:
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots

Rango

Art Direction:
The Artist - Laurence Bennett & Robert Gould
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - Stuart Craig & Stephenie McMillan

Hugo - Dante Ferretti & Francesca Lo Shiavo

Midnight in Paris - Anne Aeibel & Helene Dubreuil
War Horse - Rick Carter & Lee Sandales

Cinematography:
The Artist - Guillame Schiffman

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Jeff Cronenweth

Hugo - Robert Richardson
The Tree of Life - Emmanuel Lubezki
War Horse - Janusz Kaminski

Costume Design:
Anonymous - Lisy Christi
The Artist - Mark Bridges

Hugo - Sandy Powell

Jane Eyre - Michael O'Connor
W.E. - Arianne Phillips

Best Director:
Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Alexander Payne for The Descendents

Martin Scorsese for Hugo

Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life

Best Documentary Feature:
Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated

Best Documentary Short:
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
Saving Face
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Film Editing:
The Artist - Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendents - Kevin Tent

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall

Hugo - Thelma Schoonmaker

Moneyball - Christopher Tellefsen

Best Foreign Language Film:
Bullhead (Belgium)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
A Separation (Iran)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)

Makeup:
Albert Nobbs - Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston, and Matthew W. Mungle
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight, and Lisa Tomblin
The Iron Lady - Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

Best Original Score:
John Williams for The Adventures of Tintin
Ludovic Bource for The Artist

Howard Shore for Hugo

Alberto Iglesias for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John Williams for War Horse

Best Original Song:
"Man or Muppet" from The Muppets - Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio" from RIO - Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, and Siedah Garrett

Best Animated Short Film:
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

Best Live Action Short Film:
Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic

Sound Editing:
Drive - Lon Bender & Victor Ray Ennis

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Ren Klyce

Hugo - Philip Stockton & Eugene Gearty

Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Ethan Van der Ryn & Erik Aadahl
War Horse - Richard Hymns & Gary Rydstrom

Sound Mixing:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, and Bo Persson

Hugo - Tom Fleischman & John Midgley

Moneyball - Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco, and Ed Novick

Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers,  Jeffrey J. Haboush, and Peter J. Devlin
War Horse - Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, and Stuart Wilson

Visual Effects:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Real Steel

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Best Adapted Screenplay:
The Descendents - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash

Hugo - John Logan

The Ides of March - George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon

Moneyball - Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, and Stan Chervin

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan

Best Original Screenplay:
The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius

Bridesmaids - Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig

Margin Call - J.C. Chandor
Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen
A Separation - Asghar Farhadi

My picks are in red if I have a pick. If there are multiples that means I would take either one.

But let me get this straight... The Academy completely stiffed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? The nomination for Best Actress is deserved and should be there, but nothing for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Score, or Adapted Screenplay? Nothing?! That is bullshit. How in the fuck did Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross not get a nomination this year? The score for that film was 1000x better, and longer, than the score for The Social Network and they swept the awards for that one last year. Leaving that film out of the major categories while films like The Tree of Life were included was a big "fuck you" to intelligent moviegoers. I am pissed. Rooney Mara should win but she won't. It will be any of the other 4 in the category despite Mara giving the best performance and putting herself through such a physical and mental transformation. Who else did that and won an Oscar for it last year? Ugh...

Comparing these nominations to others I am surprised they didn't give a nomination to Ryan Gosling for either Drive or The Ides of March and that Leonardo DiCaprio got shafted for J. Edgar. I am also surprised, and a little disappointed, that Bridesmaids wasn't nominated for Best Picture. Crazy, Stupid, Love was also left out of the mix.