So they are obsessed with being first to the point of compiling their nominations before they see every film? If they love American Hustle/Out of the Furnace/The Wolf of Wall Street/etc., will they cite them a year from now?

They also have a different committee handle every category, which makes for wonky nomination sets, like Before Midnight getting a Picture nomination but nothing for Hawke and Delpy. And Beasts of the Southern Wild got the exact same nods last year.

So, basically these are completely useless in relation to the general awards race. They look like a pretty decent set of nods though.

I'm just happy that it's award season!

Scarlett Johansson for Don Jon? Wha?

Winers:

Best Feature

Inside Llewyn Davis

Best Documentary

The Act of Killing

Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award

Ryan Coogler for Fruitvale Station (The Weinstein Company)

Best Actor

Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club

Best Actress

Brie Larson in Short Term 12

Breakthrough Actor

Michael B. Jordan in Fruitvale Station

Strong for Fruitvale Station and surprise for Brie Larson.

Really cool that Brie Larson won for Short Term 12. It would be cool to see her nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars, though I wouldn't want it to be at the expense of Adele Exarchopoulos. Not that she'd be nominated either, but there would really only be room for one performance in a smaller film to be nominated, if there's any room at all. At least there's the Golden Globes, which I could see going for both.