Crazy Heart was "The Wrestler" with a different profession. Maggie G = Marissa Tomei. Jeff Bridges = Mickey Rourke. Same movie. Nothing to get that worked up about. If you're going to rip off a movie idea you could at least wait 5+ years til the ADD-ridden American public have forgotten about the old movie. And you could tell by the way the costume designer chick walked up that she thought she was really something special. What a knob. I was really pulling for the girl from An Education to get Best Actress even though I knew she didn't have a chance. Although I liked the Blind Side, I don't think Sandra Bullock deserved an Oscar for it. And I had seen all of the Best Picture nominees except Precious (I didn't feel like being depressed when my girlfriend watched it), and I personally thought District 9 and Inglorious Basterds were a cut above the rest. I heard a lot of hype about almost all of the movies that were nominated in this category - and both D9 and IG still managed to be better than I expected them to be. Inglorious Basterds was very fun and satisfying, but I think District 9 was the best done and most interesting/thought provoking film of the year. At least Avatar didn't win, but I just thought the Hurt Locker was good... but not THAT good.