The 2010 Oscars nominations were announced this morning, and sci-fi shoo-in ‘Avatar’ and the war-on-terror thriller ‘The Hurt Locker’ lead the Academy Awards with nine nominations each including Best Picture. Other nominees in the best picture category include: ‘Blind Side,’ ‘District 9,’ ‘An Education,’ ‘Inglorious Basterds,’ ‘Precious,’ ‘A Serious Man,’ ‘Up’ and ‘Up in the Air.’ The 82nd Oscars will be presented March 7 in a ceremony airing on ABC from Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre.

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As my friends and I gathered in my living room with drinks and dinner last night to watch the Oscars, we all recognized a very obvious fact: We were not gathered to actually watch the awards. In fact, none of us cared that much about who won anything. (especially not at the tipsy end of the evening). The truth is that we just wanted to see what everyone was wearing. We wanted to either rip them apart or drop our jaws in jealousy. And so that’s what happened.

There weren’t as many atrocities as I had secretly hoped for last night. I always kind of want Cameron Diaz to show up in a trash bag and slippers. But hey, lets face, she’d look like a babe even in that. I guess what I’m trying to say is that no one gave me nightmares last night.

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