Oscar Nominations Announced

A brief look at this year's Oscar nominations helps explain why 2005 was a sub-par year at the box office. There are a couple of gems here and there, but overall it's a pretty paltry selection of nominees. And for the first time ever, a Star Wars film was not nominated for Best Visual Effects. Doubt I'll even watch the bloated, overblown, underfunny Academy Awards show knowing that.