The Nominations come in....today at 1.30pm(GMT) - 05.30am (PST)

Jan 25th

Woke up all excited and did a last minute update with reading material online...are everyone's predictions from last night still the same?

I read Tapley (Oscarwatch) who is predicting a surprise snub for Paul Giamatti (Sideways) and another surprise inclusion of Alan Alda (The Aviator)...we ' ll see in a couple of hours.

Have a chat with Russell about the impending noms and other matters...he still has not read my final predictions article...but has a good excuse about horses bolting out of their stables and getting killed...in the early hours of yesterday - Monday

I am off to the gym at 11.45am(GMT) for an hour's workout...meaning I will be back at 12.45 and only have to wait another 45minutes

I am continuing to watch The Lord of the Rings- Fellowship of the Ring on dvd...have not past the 1st of 4 tapes ...as I have to watch the film, then rewatch it with the director/writers commentary and then, with the Actors commentary

I finally leave for the gym at 12noon and back at 1pm

The whole Realplayer thing on CNN is not really working out, I can't seem to get it to configur...I might have to settle for watch it all on BBC News 24...it's really annoying...I must cancel my account.

....1.25...Get a call...who the hell?....Johnny, from Rio...I guess I have to stay on the phone...the noms are coming in, I am trying to listen to Johnny at the same time.

Frank Pierson and Adrien Brody (he does that lame schtick...with the mouthspray and playfully tries to kiss Pierson ......whatever)

Supporting actor....Alan Alda is first up...Kris Tapley was right....
Supporting actress..Sophie Okonedo(HR) is in....good
Lead actress...same as SAG noms Moroeno is in thankfully (Johnny is happy with that info..I tell him I saw Maria Full of Grace last night)...
Lead actor...Giamatti is snubbed...Must remember to listen more carefully to Kris's hunches from now on...I went off him when he was running his own site at Oscarcentral...but he appears spot on this year
Director...Mike Leigh (Vera Drake) is in...he is the suprising wildcard this year...Marc Foster (Finding Neverland) is out
Picture....RAY is in...yipee!.......Johnny is still on the phone...I am finding it difficult to concentrate on what he is saying but we stay on...I missed out on some hot gist he is telling me...he guesses I am not giving him 100% attention

The noms are over...... after all that buildup, it is anti-climatic