The ten nominations this year have allowed the Coen Brothers' latest movie, which would not have received a nod otherwise, to grab a bot of attention.
It was back in 2007 when No Country For Old Men dominated the awards circuit but A Serious Man hasn't enjoyed that level of success.
The movie has also been nominated for best Screenplay, which is the category where most of the nominations have come from this year, but it will struggle to win at the weekend.
Up in the Air
Jason Reitman has directed yet another movie that has found itself gathering a lot of awards nominations and attention, we all remember the fuss that Juno caused.
His latest movie was tipped to do very well on the awards circuit back in September but that success has never materialised.
Clooney has received nominations from just about everyone, as has Reitman for his direction. It's a great movie that has the potential to have taken this gong in the past but Avatar and The Hurt Locker have been real forces to be reckoned with.
Reitman's big Oscar chance comes for Best Adapted Screenplay along with Sheldon Turner, after taking the Bafta and the Golden Globe.
The Blind Side
Sandra Bullock has become the toast of Hollywood for her central role in The Blind Side, showing off her very fine dramatic skills.
While her performance has brought her a lot of award success the nomination of the movie itself did come as a bit of a surprise.
The movie has been overlooked at all the major award ceremonies and Bullock is the best chance the movie has of bagging an award.
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Has become just the second animation movie in history to be nominated for Best Picture, following in the footsteps of Disney's Beauty and the Best.
The movie should pick up Best Animation movie without any trouble at all and perhaps in a year where Avatar and The Hurt locker were not present we would have had out first animation movie to win Best Picture.
The latest offering from Pixar is their most accomplished movie so far and deserves all of the praise and accolades that have come it's way.
Predicted winner: The Hurt Locker
The winners will be announced at the Kodak Theatre in LA on Sunday 7th March.
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