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... which, seriously, I barely even noticed until right after the Golden Globe nominations came out. I am asleep at the wheel this year, I swear to God.

That said, I'm going to try and start my yearly Oscarwatch early this year, because quite frankly it's a pain to try and cram in as many of the nominated movies as possible right before the ceremony, and also I don't like going into the Golden Globes blind if I can help it.

I'm currently in the middle of screener hunting, but until I can dig up some, I did hit Netflix to watch one of the nominated performances, Jack Black in "Bernie".

Okay, in all honesty, I am not a huge Jack Black fan. My grandfather, who is the other big movie fan in my family, absolutely loathes him, but I've been trying to get him to at least watch "High Fidelity" and "School of Rock" because, while I don't like him in nearly everything else he's been in, I like him in those two. Granted, "High Fidelity" only uses him as a supporting actor and it works, but still.

"Bernie" is the best thing he's ever done, full stop. The movie itself is not perfect -- the gossiping-townies conceit did get a bit tiresome for me after an hour and a half of movie time -- but Jack Black is, and is supposed to be, incredibly likable in the movie. He's sweet, he's generous, he gives you a taste of possibly-closeted-gay-guy without being offensive about it (God knows he could have been in some of his other movies), and even after he does something thoroughly horrific, you sympathize with him and almost don't want him to get caught. The scariest thing about the movie is that I think if he didn't have the filmography he has of acting in all these awful comedies, he might have a shot at an Oscar nom. Hell, he might even still have a chance, because God knows some recent winners have had some terrible movies to their credit.

I'd recommend watching it even if it doesn't get Jack Black nominated for an Oscar, because I feel like it may be a turning point in his career. It's streaming on Netflix, so it's worth a look if you have an account.

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