Countdown to the Oscars®: 37 Days
With 37 days left until the 81st Annual Academy Awards®, here are some bullet points to start your weekend off on the right note: OSCAR.com launched this afternoon , much to my excitement. While there is nothing really on the site right now but an intro video, much more content will be posted when... Nominations are announced this Thursday , Jan. 22 at 5:35 a.m. PST (note the time zone and adjust accordingly) from the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater most likely by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis and an Oscar winner (such as Kathy Bates last year). Normally, the Academy would announce in advance who will reveal the nominations, but it could just surprise us - in keeping with this year's hush-hush atmosphere in not announcing ceremony presenters . The British Academy Film Awards nominations were announced Thursday morning in London. Best Film nominees: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Frost/Nixon," "Milk," &q