Ranking the Oscar Nominated Films

With every Oscar nominated film now under my belt, I've decided to do a fun pre-Oscars blog and simply rank the films from best to worst. Now, this isn't a meticulous list. I ranked them as I saw fit in the moment, and many factors, including entertainment, quality, expectations, and even number of viewings (which I've included in parentheses if it was more than once) went into my decision making process. Basically, if you're my friend and you're not happy about the order, then please feel free to bitch, but I'm not going to spend time arguing with you....Well, I might if your taste is bad enough. 

I will circumvent a few arguments, however: Avatar -- I know the writing was bad, I know the plot was unoriginal, but I plan on defending it later so please spare me. The Hurt Locker -- I really wanted to catch this one again, and I think I might like it more the second time around, but as it stands, this is based on my original opinion from back in August. The Lovely Bones -- I could write a novel on how terrible this movie was. 

And without further ado:

1. Inglorious Basterds (2)
2. Avatar (3)
3. Up (3)
4. Crazy Heart
5. Bright Star
6. Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
7. Star Trek (2)           
8. The White Ribbon
9. District 9
10. An Education
11. The Secret in Their Eyes
12. In The Loop
13. Sherlock Holmes
14. Paris 36
15. A Prophet
16. Up in the Air (2)
17. The Hurt Locker
18. Coraline
19. Food, Inc.
20. A Single Man
21. The Cove
22. The Messenger
23. Julie & Julia
24. Il Divo
25. The Young Victoria
26. Fantastic Mr. Fox
27. A Serious Man
28. Ajami
29. The Secret of Kells
30. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2)
31. Which Way Home
32. Invictus
33. Burma VJ
34. The Blind Side
35. The Princess and the Frog
36. The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
37. Nine
38. The Last Station
39. The Milk of Sorrow
40. Coco Before Chanel
41. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
42. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
43. The Lovely Bones