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Did your favorite movie make the Oscars list?

By Catherine Toth Fox • January 27, 2012 • Musings, The Daily Dish

Who had time to go to the movies last year?

Not me — but I did manage to catch a few of the films nominated for Best Picture in the 84th annual Academy Awards, airing Feb. 26.

And I’d say it’s a pretty interesting list.

The nominees for Best Picture are:

• “The Artist”
• “The Descendants”
• “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
• “The Help”
• “Hugo”
• “Midnight in Paris”
• “Moneyball”
• “The Tree of Life”
• “War Horse”

No doubt the intriguing silent flick “The Artist” should be on the list. “The Descendants,” based on the book by Kaui Hart Hemmings, was a shoe-in, considering it won the Golden Globe for Best Picture in the drama category.

But I was surprised to see “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” the story about a young boy grieving the loss of his father in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It didn’t get the kind of rave reviews the other movies — including even “War Horse” and “Moneyball” — got. But how can you snub the movie about the most influential and emotional event in our history?

What surprised me — and the rest of the world, to be honest — was the nomination of Melissa McCarthy in the Best Supporting Actress category for her comedic role in “Bridesmaids.” Not only that, but the screenplay for the flick earned a Best Screenplay nod.

Comedies don’t get a lot of play at this awards show, so it was nice to see this movie — one of my favorites of all time, by the way — get some props.

I was a little surprised to see “The Tree of Life” on the list of nominees for Best Picture. I don’t even know what that movie was about. And I saw it. Well, parts of it. It’s not the easiest movie to follow.

Anyone got an opinion about the list of nominees? Any favorites that didn’t make the list?

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  • Reply David Jackson January 27, 2012 at 7:06 pm

    I haven’t seen any of these movies, not a single one. Spent the whole year watching Bollywood films on Netflix. Guess it is time to visit the cinema. My son and I loved Ghost Protocol on the IMAX screen. Last year’s movies were so dreadful just didn’t make it out much this year. Are any of these any good?

  • Reply turkfontaine January 27, 2012 at 10:31 pm

    didn’t see it
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    didn’t see it
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    didn’t see it
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Born and raised on O‘ahu, Hawaiʻi, Catherine Toth Fox has been chronicling her adventures in her blog, The Cat Dish, for more than a decade. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawai‘i for 10 years and continues to freelance—in between teaching journalism, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight—for national and local print and online publications. She’s currently the editor of HAWAIʻI Magazine.

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