It's Awards Season!

Golden Globe nominations will be presented by Scarlett Johansson, Matthew Perry and Jessica Biel on Thursday morning. This is sort of a preview to the way the Oscar nominations will play out. Several cities have already given out their pics for Best Picture and other categories.

National Board of Review
Film: Letters From Iwo Jima
Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King Of Scotland
Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen
Supporting Actor: Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
Supporting Actress: Catherine O'Hara, For Your Consideration

Boston Society of Film Critics
Film: The Departed
Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last Kind of Scotland
Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen
Supporting Actor: Mark Wahlberg, The Departed
Supporting Actress: Shareeka Epps, Half Nelson

Los Angeles Film Critics
Film: Letters from Iwa Jima
Actor: (TIE) Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat & Forest Whitaker, The Last Kind of Scotland
Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen
Supporting Actor: Michael Sheen, The Queen
Supporting Actress: Luminita Gheorghiu, The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

New York Film Critics Circle
Film: United 93
Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen
Supporting Actor: Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls

San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Film: Little Children
Actor: Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat
Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen
Supporting Actor: Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
Supporting Actress: Adriana Barraza, Babel

DC Area Film Critics
Film: United 93
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress: Helen Mirren
Best Supporting Actor: Dijmon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls

Sorry, I care way too much about this stuff. From the looks of it, Helen Mirren is a lock for Best Actress. Like anybody else shouldn't even bother. She's winning everything and if Arby's gave a Best Actress award they would give it to her. I think Forest Whitaker is also pretty much locked. As for Best Picture, United 93?!!!! WTF!?