Our four favorite surprises from today’s Oscar nominations

one The amazing silent film “The Artist” didn’t top the nomination list — “Hugo” had one more, despite the fact it was shut out of the acting categories.
two “The Tree of Life” must’ve confused the Academy: A strange message, “Nominees to be determined,” accompanies its Best Picture nomination.
three Maybe not a huge surprise, but Pixar’s “Cars 2” is the first Pixar flick that didn’t get a single nomination for an Oscar. Perhaps it’s because it sucked? Yeah, probably.
four And a surprise going the other way: Melissa McCarthy got an acting nomination for “Bridesmaids,” her breakout role. The question is, will she win? source

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How did I not see Hugo? I wanted to see it, just never got around to it. But at least I saw The Artist and I’m very...
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No “Pariah” though. As you can imagine, there...Internet outrage.
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notexactly said: I was shocked by the nominations for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, since that was a critically drubbed film.
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the-wolfbats said: It’ll be a nice surprise to see which Animated Film wins for best this year - having Pixar in the category each year didn’t make it suspenseful at all.
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