Hey, you never know what could happen.
I know there are surprises and unexpected stuff. But if that one happens, I would commit myself to an asylum 
Save The Smurfs for the Razzies where it belongs.
I like The Muppets song that was nominated.
What a shame that this masterpiece of a film didn’t get a single award, oh it’s terrible! Who cares about Melancholia, 50//50 and Drive, they sucked and didn’t deserve any nominations, but OMG The Smurfs gets shut out! I officially hate the Oscars! Everyone should like this film, best of the year.
jk.
Like I said, The Smurfs is better suited for the Razzies.
Talking about Melancholia, I think Dunst was kind of snubbed.
She did well at Cannes.
I really liked Melancholia. I think it was one of many snubs this year.
There was no way Melancholia was going to get any nods after Von Triers controversy, but I thought at least Dunst would escape from the wrath, as it wasn’t her fault.
I was just curious, over in the UK is it really easy to see art-house, limited-release films or do you just go out of your way to see them? I think that’s cool either way. I’ve been trying to make an effort to (legally) watch many critically acclaimed films in theaters, but I can mostly only do that during school breaks. It makes the Oscars more fun to watch when I’m familiar with most of the movies.
Actually, there are a lot of movies in general that I would like to catch in theaters. For instance, I skipped out on a few animated movies in 2011, such as Winnie the Pooh, Puss in Boots, and The Adventures of TinTin. Now I kinda regret it, although I can still catch the last one, probably.
You guys still going for either The Artist or Hugo?
That’s what I think.
Or maybe The Descendants, but for some reason I’m not rooting for that one.
Haven’t seen that one. So can’t root for it.
I’m definitely rooting for The Artist and Hugo, although I doubt Scorsese will win the Oscar for Best Director like he did at the GGs.
I’m rooting for The Artist to win but I wouldn’t mind if Hugo or The Help took home the Oscar at all.
q_o_p: It’s only an effort if you’re prepared to get a bus into the city, which fortunately has several art house cinemas as well as a large cinema chain that shows a lot of independent films, albeit limitedly. And seeing as I live in a village and have to get the bus everywhere anyway, the 30 minute bus journey to the local, fairly limited cinema compared to the 55 minute one to a vast range of cinemas is not a lot of difference to me. 
We also have LoveFilm (which is essentially the UK equevilant to Netflix) that (legally) streams a lot of films, many of them independent, before they’re released on DVD. The UK does seem to be subject to some bizarre release dates though-Pixar films are sometimes shown months after they’re released in the States, yet some European and Asian films are shown here a long time before they’re shown in the US-for example, Chico and Rita came out at the start of last here, and Arrietty came out during the summer. Also, there is the issue of Regional DVD’s, although a lot of overseas films are released on Region 2 here by various distributors and studios-the entire Studio Ghibli collection can be bought in Region 2. But I couldn’t play American only DVDs on my DVD player, so if there is a series that has only been broadcast that, I couldn’t really go out and buy it coz i’d have nothing to play it on.
I am rambling on a little bit! Sorry! I saw Melancholia quite recently, and the last film I saw at an independent cinema was Tatsumi, which was rather lovely.
I wish I could go to see independent films in theaters all the time! Unfortunately, I’m not usually one to go to the movies by myself, and my boyfriend isn’t the most appreciative of “artsy” films. Then there’s the money issue… At least I have Netflix!
I’m with definedancing for The Artist winning Best Picture.
What won last year?
The Kings Speech
I would say that that film deserved it^^.