Oscar Nominations 2012!

It's baaaaaack! You know, the month when you can't get harassed- or feel ashamed- for seeing 3+ movies a week. (If you do, just let me know and I will handle it Ryan Gosling/Drive style. Just kidding!) Well nominations have JUST been released and here they are:

Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer
Jessica Chastain
Janet McTeer
Melissa McCarthy
Berenice Bejo

Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh
Jonah Hill
Nick Nolte
Christopher Plummer
Max von Sydow

Actress
Glenn Close
Viola Davis
Rooney Mara
Meryl Streep
Michelle Williams

Actor
Damian Bichir
George Clooney
Jean Dujardin
Gary Oldman
Brad Pitt

Directing
Michel Hazanavicius
Alexander Payne
Martin Scorcese
Woody Allen
Terrence Malick

Original Screenplay
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Margin Call
Midnight in Paris
A Separation

Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Foreign Language Film
Bullhead
Footnote
In Darkness
Monsieur Lazhar
A Separation

Animated Feature
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Poots
Rango

Best Picture
War Horse
The Artist
Moneyball
The Descendants
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

There you have it folks! Ten of the 24 categories that will be presented February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre. When the ballot is released and the official listing of all the nominees is posted, I will link them through this blog.

(Michael Fassbender, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Adventures of Tintin totally got snubbed!)

Full List of Nominees: http://oscar.go.com/nominees

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A certified vegan smoothie today (even though many of the smoothies posted in the past are mostly fruit)!

Berry Heaven Vegan Smoothie Recipe

• 2 Bananas
• 1 Cup of resperries
• 1/2 Cup of blueberries (frozen for preference)
• A dozen strawberries (again, frozen strawberries will help for consistency)
• Between one and two cups of Cranberry Juice to taste!

http://www.myveganplanet.com/vegan-recipe/top-ten-vegan-smoothie-recipes/