This year, I love Oscar

The Oscar nominations were announced today. Find a list here. This year 10 films were nominated for Best Picture instead of the usual five. I'm happy to say (or write) that I've actually seen three of the 10 films: "Avatar," "Up in the Air" and "Inglourious Basterds." If The Academy hadn't expanded the list of nominees, I very well may not have seen any of the nominated films. This would have caused me to feel like a pop culture moron. While this may be accurate, I'm glad I can pretend it isn't.