Oscar Noms Released!

The 81st Academy Award nominations have been announced!

Surprise, surprise, Avatar has been nominated for nine of them.

The following is a very brief rundown of some of the most notable nods:

This year, there are ten films nominated for Best Picture. This includes The Blind Side, Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, and Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire.

Colin Firth has been nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in Tom Ford's A Single Man. I haven't yet seen the film, but am quite excited to. My favourite, Christoph Waltz, is nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his brilliantly evil portrayal as SS Col. Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds. He'll win it for sure.

Sandra Bullock is nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in The Blind Side. If she wins, she will undoubtedly have the best year of her life. She is, however, up against the mother of all actors, Meryl Streep, for her portrayal as Julia Child in Julie and Julia.

For a full list of Oscar nominees, click here. Don't forget to tune in to ABC Sunday, March 7 for the 81st Academy Awards!

And the Best Picture goes to...

Avatar just won for Best Motion Picture - Drama. Too bad I really don't want to see it... sci-fi/fantasy... errrr not my thing. But congratulations! It really is a worldwide phenomenon. Oh, and thank YOU Mr. Jim Cameron for letting the world know you had to pee. Really, you shouldn't have...

And there you have it - The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Up next (well, March 7 to be exact), The 82nd Annual Academy Awards! It really is my favourite event of the year (yes, I'm that cool).

For a complete list of nominees and winners at this year's Golden Globes, click here. Good night!