Exciting times. The Oscars are just a few weeks away, the Baftas even closer. The Golden Globes should have given us some idea of who we can expect to walk away with awards - but remember it's not always set in stone (Bill Murray for Lost In Translation, Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler - both stolen from them by Sean Penn...)
The biggest shock this year is that, once more, there is no Best Director Nomination for Christopher Nolan for his epic Inception. There is a Best Screenplay and Best Film nomination but nothing else for the genius behind this project. For shame.
All the usual suspects are involved - Colin Firth and Natalie Portman still the firm faves to take awards (though Portman is probably more assured a gong than Firth). As for Best Film, really there are no surprises. Once more Pixar shows it's might and provides us with an Animated Film nominated. Whether this recurs next year with the not-exactly-anticipated Cars 2 remains to be seen. Whatever the result, Toy Story 3 will be guaranteed an award - if not, then the Academy doesn't know how to function anymore, and must go back to potty training.
Though The King's Speech is nominated for the most awards this time round, it is likely to only pick up a couple, including one for wardrobe. The big winner will most likely be The Social Network. Time will tell.
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