Oscar Countdown Part 2

Some more Oscar links for your perusal. I’m off to celebrate as its my birthday today.

> Empire weigh in with their Oscar predictions
> AP Film Writers Expect a ‘Brokeback’ Night – Yahoo! News
> Crash leads the Oscar pack in …swearing? (Does anyone give a f**k?)
> Brokeback Spoofs – New York Times
> David Carr – Rant, The Musical (NY Times blogger David Carr on the things he hates about the Oscars)
> Claim jumpers – Variety (or “Suits fly over Crash credits”)
> I’d Like Not To Thank The Academy – Forbes.com
> Short Ends: ‘The Island’ Finally Wins An Award – Defamer (not strictly Oscar but amusing)
> Blogpulse gauges Oscar predictions in the blogosphere (they also have posts on the race for Best Director and Best Foreign film)