Oscar nominations...thoughts so far

The "raining" ice situation is out of control. And now, it is also snowing. The winds around my place have created a swirly, vortex of doom, so I'm pretty sure I'm not going outside again...possibly ever. That means I will have some extra time on my hands since I won't have to drive anywhere or scrape my car out of a triple-layer ice bubble. WIN!

I've been hosting an Oscar party for a while now...this year will be the 10th annual one...I can't decide if that means it should be super fancy or if I should class it up with Cheetos and gummi bears. I'm thinking possibly some compromise in between.

I'm hoping that I have enough time to see at least the 10 best pic noms...and maybe some more. Here's my rundown so far:

• Black Swan: Interesting film. Squicked me out in one place, but I liked it a lot...some of the visuals were just amazing...and I can't get over how hard the actresses had to work for these roles. Except Winona. Guess she just turned the crazy knob up to 11 and showed up for work. Don't think it will win.
• The Fighter: Haven't seen it yet, but I want to and hopefully will before Oscar night.
• Inception: Really great film. Has held up under repeated viewings too. Don't think it'll win though.
• The Kids Are Alright: Haven't seen it yet, but should show up in my mailbox from Netflix soon.
• The King's Speech: Right now, this is my winner. I freaking loved this movie. Colin Firth was amazing and compelling. Helena Bonham-Carter was NORMAL! I didn't think she could play that anymore. Definite hearkening back to the Merchant-Ivory days for her.
• 127 Hours: Haven't seen it yet...am thinking parts will gross me out too much.
• The Social Network: Haven't seen it yet. I am very torn about it. I really am not a fan of Facebook...and I'm more than a little annoyed that an entire film that's not a documentary was made about a website. Seems like too much. But it involved Sorkin...and people I trust really liked it. I know I'll cave eventually...just not sure if it'll happen before the Oscars.
• Toy Story 3: Haven't seen it yet, but will this weekend. I got it for Christmas but haven't had time to watch it. Knowing that it will make me cry leads me to believe that I need to be in the mood to watch. Almost there (see first paragraph and add a touch of the snow madness).
• True Grit: This was so good! It was funnier than I thought. The Coens, even when they have a weak effort for whatever reason (I'm looking at you Intolerable Cruelty), rarely fail to make something worth watching again and again. Don't think it'll win...too much comedy.
• Winter's Bone: This should be in my mailbox tomorrow...although I certainly wouldn't hold it against the postal service if they just couldn't deliver it. I think it'll be good from what I've read. Even without seeing it, I'm voting this one down too. Because of Colin Firth. Mmm...Mr. Darcy...

I've usually seen all the cartoon noms by now, but this year I'm a little slow to catch up. I own and love How to Train Your Dragon. I also own Toy Story 3 (see above). The one I've wanted to see is The Illusionist but this city is never one of the limited showing cities. Sad, but true. I loved The Triplets of Belleville so I expect great things from The Illusionist. Also, complete sadness that Despicable Me didn't get a nom...IT'S SO FLUFFY!!!!

I'm cold and going to get a blanket now. Stay warm!