Most movie buffs have heard of four of the five nominees for Best Supporting Actor. But it’s the relatively unknown Christoph Waltz who is heavily favored to win the Oscar for his memorable portrayal of Col. Landa in “Inglourious Basterds.” Phil Wallace reports in “Road to the Oscars.”

Bryce Van Kooten sees the list of Oscar nominees and sees plenty of performances that got snubbed. His list includes “Star Trek” for Best Picture, Matt Damon’s for Best Actor in “The Informant!” and Zoe Saldana for her portrayal of Neytiri in “Avatar.” Who do you think got snubbed?

Before the nominees were announced, Adam Spunberg had a good idea what would be snubbed. Writing on Monday evening, Spunberg said that Viggo Mortensen and Zooey Deschanel put in just a handful of first-class performances that the Academy overlooked.

While Orson Welles was snubbed by the Academy many times, Colin Campbell says that Christian McKay should win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing the legendary filmmaker in “Me and Orson Welles.” Campbell reviews the film, which also stars Zac Efron and Claire Danes.

Sam Rockwell had a fantastic performance in the movie “Moon”, which was not seen by many people and did not garner many reviews. As a result, a grassroots campaign to get Rockwell nominated has commenced. But can it succeed? In AwardsDaily.com, Sasha Stone offers some tips.

Can Heath Ledger become the first posthumous Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner? Or can Robert Downey Jr or Philip Seymour Hoffman pull off an upset? Chris Wu examines this unusual situation.