[Arwen]

Originally Posted by UofMfan

OK so I watched The Help, Moneyball, The Descendants, The Artist, War Horse and Tree of Life.

It took me several sitings to watch The Help, I am not sure why.

I still have to get and watch the others nominated but that will probably happen after the awards have been handed out.

The New York Times has an Oscar Ballot that is fun to fill out, for those who are geeks like myself.

I am about to fill it out, it is a tough year to pick from as I think we had some great movies and performances.

Will you be watching The Oscars tomorrow?

I scheduled a meeting in the MIDDLE of the dang Oscars. What was I thinking? sigh. I'll tape it and avoid social media until I've watched it.

I loved The Help. I lived in the end of that time period though so it was hard to watch. I thought it was a very clear-eyed look at racism without the protection of hoods. And the fact that it was a woman-centric look at racism as a cultural habit really got to me.