I think this is the obvious reason for this year's nominations. Its a simultaneous flipping of the bird to Red State America while engaging in mutual masturbation with their like kind over these film subjects.
They accuse President Bush of operating in a bubble. Go figure.
Lol--ain't it the truth? They can make it, and they can hype it to the skies, but they can't force us (yet--although I can't be sure about public schools) to watch it.