2012 Oscar Nominees

"This year's sad, old people, movie."

"A powerful -if difficult to watch- film that looks death squarely in the eye."

"Of course it got nominated for best picture. It is long, slow and foreign"

"Affleck directs another winner."

"Argo is a tense thriller based on true events."

"For anyone able to separate history from a fictionalized Hollywood version of it, Argo is one of the most entertaining movies of the year."

"A beautifully wrought cinematic poem that tells an original childhood fable."

"Completely overrated."

"Are you kidding me?"

"Despite a bloated running time, it still entertains with Tarantino's trademark combination of humor and violence."

"One of the Year's Best"

"Django is a shot of creative steroids into the buttock of the Hollywood western."

"You'll likely either love it or hate it and I loved it."

"Les Miserables is an epic musical where emotions are splashed about like a can of paint being thrown on a wall."

"An epic musical that was beautifully filmed and features some very talented actors."

"A visually amazing cinematic experience that somehow misses the mark of greatness."

"The ending makes the movie."

"Sometimes you gotta have faith."

"Daniel Day-Lewis IS Abraham Lincoln!"

"Almost lives up to all the hype."

"It is practically a shoo-in for best picture."

"Worthy of all the buzz."

"Somewhat overrated."

"It may occasionally resemble some other films, but there are still enough unique aspects to the story to make it a truly great film."

"A tense, well made thriller about the hunt for Bin Laden."

"American heroes and heroines, whose names we do not know."

"Zero Dark Thirty is a well-made war movie about the greatest manhunt in human history."

"Somehow he gets nominated, but Kathryn Bigelow doesn't?"

"In this writer/director's competent hands Amour lives up to its title by painting an incredibly moving portrait of one couple's enduring love."

"Michael Hanenke lets the camera linger on its subjects, letting them tell the story."

"A beautifully wrought cinematic poem that tells an original childhood fable."

"The nomination that should have gone to Ben Affleck for Argo"

"A 29 year old, white, New York liberal, college educated, Jew directing a bunch of very ethnic uneducated southerners in a specific area of Louisiana. How can he not win?"

"From Oscar winning director Ang Lee comes this visually stunning, poetic tale of survival and faith."

"After the twist I went from thinking that this was a beautiful, but not so great movie, to thinking that now I want to see it again with the benefit of hindsight."

"Life of Pi tackles the very difficult subject of faith better than any movie I have ever seen."

"Spielberg's incredible storytelling talents are put to good use."

"We know how the vote turns out, but Spielberg and scriptwriter Tony Kushner build suspense up anyway."

"It is practically a shoo-in for best picture"

"David O. Russell creates a story you care about."

"I will respectfully suggest that Kathryn Bigelow was more deserving of a Best Director nod."

"As with The Fighter, David O. Russell again treats a dysfunctional family with honesty and understanding."

"Bradley Cooper gives a heartfelt, sincere performance."

"The first movie since Reds in 1981 to get nominated for all four acting awards."

"Although he has some great moments of levity, Cooper never over plays his hand. He does an amazing balancing act between drama and comedy."

"Every other performance pales in comparison to Daniel Day-Lewis's as the sixteenth President of the United States, "

"Daniel Day-Lewis is a great actor"

"His acting is very structured and controlled and it sometimes works."

"Jackman shines as Jean Valjean"

"Les Miserables is first and foremost a story of sacrifice."

"Hugh Jackman is up to the task."

"The biggest joy the movie provides is the pleasure of watching incredibly talented actors ply their craft."

"The rest of the movie is awful, but Phoenix turns in one of the best acting jobs of the year."

"Phoenix convincingly fingers a sand vagina."

"Not many actors working today could play such an unlikable, weak man and still keep you watching and hoping he will pull up in time."

"This is his juiciest role in years and he really sinks his teeth into it."

"Washington's struggle with his demons is an exceptional piece of acting."

"Chastain puts a human face on the hunt for Bin Laden."

"In Jessica Chastain's extremely capable hands we get a personal look into the harsh world of interrogation and international espionage."

"Her quiet tears of relief in her final scene give Chastain her finest moment, as it humanizes Maya."

"Worthy of all the buzz."

"The first movie since Reds in 1981 to get nominated for all four acting awards."

"Jennifer Lawrence plays Tiffany as if she were a bad tempered exotic bird with a broken wing, who desperately wants to fly again."

"Emmanuelle Riva proves that old age is no barrier to a great performance."

"She believably plays a woman suffering the debilitating aftereffects of a major stroke."

"Emmanuella Riva plays a convincing corpse.""

"She will make you fall in love and then break your heart as the intrepid Hushpuppy. "

"No one this young should be nominated for an Oscar with grown-ups."

"She plays each scene on a single note. Children should have their own acting category."

"The battering Watts goes through in the water as she tries to rescue herself and her son, evokes a visceral reaction."

"Naomi Watts gives a really gripping performance as the mother, intent on keeping herself and her oldest son alive, only to find herself being in return saved by her son."

"Naomi Watts does all that is required of her. Which is to say she smiles at her family for the first fifteen minutes, yells for Lucas for the next ten minutes and then moans in pain the rest of the film."

"Alan Arkin is a scene stealer (when isn't he?) as the old film producer whose name provides some legitimacy to the project."

"Argo is a tense thriller based on true event."

"He brings his vast experience to the role of producer Lester Siegel."

"A return to more serious form, brings De Niro back to the Oscar table."

"The first movie since Reds in 1981 to get nominated for all four acting awards."

"he great Robert De Niro allows us to see vulnerablitiy in a man who may be just as crazy as his son."

"In intensely dramatic scene after intensely dramatic scene Hoffman and Phoenix go toe to toe in an acting demonstration of the highest order."

"Hoffman plays an unlikable, but charismatic charlatan with the best of them."

"Hoffman knows how to take a hand job."

"I predict a win for Supporting Actor for Tommy Lee Jones."

"Tommy Lee Jones chews the scenery with gusto."

"His Thaddeus Stevens is a very interesting figure and his portrayal of him nearly steals the film."

"Christoph Waltz is entertainingly eccentric and funny."

"Waltz imbues his character with a winning combination of bluster and moral authority."

"Christoph Waltz plays Schultz as a polite, yet utterly ruthless killer."

"The biggest joy the movie provides is the pleasure of watching incredibly talented actors ply their craft."

"Adams reliably turns in another great performance."

"Adams gives a good wank."

"I predict a win for Supporting Actress for Sally Field."

"Sally Field provides drama as Mrs. Lincoln."

"My favorite moments belong to Sally Field as Mary."

"Hathaway's rendition of 'I Dreamed a Dream', is likely to win her the Oscar as well as moisten the eyes of any in the audience with a heart to feel with."

"And the Oscar better damn well go to...Anne Hathaway!"

"Anne Hathaway stops the show with her rendition of 'I Dreamed a Dream'."

"Beyond her willingness to do the full Monty, there's nothing else that really stands out about her performance or that screams, 'Give me an award.'"

"She is one fearless actress."

"If nudity is all it takes to win an acting award, Jenna Jameson should have a mantle full."

"Weaver was one of the few surprise Oscar nominees this year, but no less deserving because of it."

"The first movie since Reds in 1981 to get nominated for all four acting awards."

"Jackie Weaver has a small but key role as the cement that supports and keeps this dysfunctional family together."