OT: As usual, few surprises in this year's Oscar nominations

[...]The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its
list of nominees for this year's 82nd annual Academy Awards which
takes place on March 7, 2010. As expected, James Cameron's Avatar, the
blockbuster highest grossing film of all time, and The Hurt Locker,
the low budget independent critical darling directed by Cameron's
second wife, Kathryn Bigelow, led the field with nine nominations, and
Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds followed closely with eight
nominations. All three films were nominated for Best Motion Picture of
the Year, the category that the Academy expanded this year to include
ten instead of the traditional five nominees, and all three directors
were nominated for the Best Director trophy.

This should come as no surprise to moviegoers as the Oscar buzz
surrounding all three films has been about as loud as it has ever been
in recent years, and truly good, Oscar-worthy films have been few and
far between throughout the past year.[...]

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What do people here think about the nominations that were announced
this morning? Any perceived snubs? Any predictions as to who will win
in a month?
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