Obscarvations.

The nominations are in. I think these are the biggest news stories therefrom:

• Clooney is everywhere: Best Picture, Supporting Actor, Director, Original Screenplay x2... Was I right to devote my 2005 New Year's Speech to him or what?
  
• Michelle Williams - Best Supporting Actress nomination. Acting: the other way to go from being "that Dawson's Creek chick" to movie stardom.

Nearest to dead certs are, I think, P-S Hoffman (Actor), Witherspoon (Lady Actor), "Don't make me" Ang Lee (Director) and Brokeback Mountain (Picture).

Bumments?