Well, folks, I have to admit: I’m not the biggest football fan.  In fact, on Sunday when I heard people talking about The Big Game, I had to think a minute before saying, “Oh yeah, was that today?”  But there is another major televised Sunday event that I look forward to with great anticipation: The Oscars.  While I’m not a huge fan of the ceremony, I do love movies, and I’m always excited to see what will get recognized.

If you haven’t seen it yet, here is the list of this year’s nominees, in the big categories:

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

Best Actor
Demian Bichir, “A Better Life”
George Clooney, “The Descendants”
Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
Gary Oldman, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
Brad Pitt, “Moneyball”

Best Actress
Glenn Close, “Albert Nobbs”
Viola Davis, “The Help”
Rooney Mara, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”
Michelle Williams, “My Week With Marilyn”

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, “My Week With Marilyn”
Jonah Hill, “Moneyball”
Nick Nolte, “Warrior”
Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Max Von Sydow, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”

Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, “The Artist”
Jessica Chastain, “The Help”
Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs”
Octavia Spencer, “The Help”

Best Director
Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”
Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”
Alexander Payne, “The Descendants”
Martin Scorsese, “Hugo”

We’re doing our best to collect all of these, and we’ve already picked up a few of them [bolded titles] and I should have some more in over the next couple weeks.  So come by the library and check them out– Oscar night is February 26th!