Brokeback Mountain or Good Night, and Good Luck? Felicity Huffman or Reese Witherspoon? Philip Seymour Hoffman or Joaquin Phoenix?
With great fanfare, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced the 2005 nominees for its prestigious film awards, commonly known as Oscars. The announcement set off the usual flurry of complaints about worthy candidates that were somehow overlooked and rampant speculation about who would win in each of the categories.