It's that time of year again. All of Hollywood lost a little bit of sleep last night, anticipating the announcement of the nominations for this year's 84th Annual Academy Awards. The Oscars are supposed to represent the very best achievements in the art of motions pictures for the previous year, and so every actor, actress, director, producer and studio head hopes to have their work at least mentioned in the list of great films, if not to actually take home one of the little gold men on the night of the awards show.
Every year the choices the Academy give voters cause speculation, and once they're announced, debate. Every film critic has an opinion on what should or shouldn't have made the cut. This year is of course no exception, and there are definitely some noteworthy surprise nominations and snubs.
Albert Brooks in "Drive" - Up until the time the nominations were announced, it was just considered fact that Brooks, a comedic legend, would get a nomination for his role of Bernie Rose in "Drive." His performance opposite Ryan Gosling was a major factor in the film working as more than just a great action film. Brooks tweeted his reaction in his trademark dry way, "@AlbertBrooks: I got ROBBED. I don't mean the Oscars, I mean literally. My pants and shoes have been stolen." Then followed up with "@AlbertBrooks: And to the Academy: "You don't like me. You really don't like me."
Kristen Wiig in "Bridesmaids" - On the one hand it was great that fellow cast mate Melissa McCarthy got a nomination, because her performance absolutely stole every scene she was in. On the other hand, Wiig, a veteran comedic performer thanks to her time spent on "Saturday Night Live," carried the film through, and lent it a sense of reality when needed. Perhaps Kristen will take some solace in the fact that while her acting performance didn't get her a nod, she did get nominated for writing the film's screenplay, along with co-writer Annie Mumolo.
No Love for Hogwarts - Sure, there were eight films in the franchise, so to nominate all eight "Harry Potter" films every year wouldn't have been possible. However, by all accounts, the last three or four films really were fantastic and Oscar worthy. Most felt the Academy was waiting until the franchise had concluded and then they'd be treated much like "The Lord of the Rings" films, where "The Return of the King" had a huge night, basically taking awards for the entire trilogy. Alas though, "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part II" only garnered a single nomination for Best Art Direction.
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