Well, two out of three ain’t bad…I’d predicted on November 9 that “Persepolis,” “Ratatouille” and “The Simpsons Movie” would be nominated. Nostradamus, I’m not.
Big congrats to “Surf’s Up,” a movie totally deserving of a nomination. (I’d figured that the academy wouldn’t do the penguin thing two years in a row. Shows ya what I know.) Congratulations also to Brad, Jan and Jim and Skywalker Sound for “Rat’s” other Screenplay and Sound nominations.
Having only seen two of the five nominations for Best Animated Short (”I Met the Walrus” and “Madame Tutli-Putli”), I’m not going out on any limbs for this one. However, I’m surprised and slightly disappointed that “How to Hook Up Your Home Theatre” didn’t get nominated. What’s up with that?