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Mandatory Oscar post is mandatory

It's the day after the Oscars, which really should mean we're free to talk about anything BUT the Oscars, but no. Oscar talk is still on everyone's lips. Ho hum. Here's my mandatory Oscar post, including my mandatory thoughts on last night's awards, and some mandatory funny pictures. Mandatory.

A new cultural high for The Shiznit

Apparently the UK's foremost critical thinkers on film have nothing better to do than discuss our truthful movie posters on BBC2's The Review Show. Tsk! And they didn't even read out our full web address on the air or run our URL across the bottom of the screen complete with our donation hotline!

Ten things I learned from the annual Oscar nominee photo

It's my favourite time of year: the day when all 1,084 Oscar nominees gather together for their annual photo, then rush the all you can eat buffet in an attempt to get the best chicken nuggets from the dinner lady. Meryl Streep has become exceedingly efficient at it.

Well, at least one good thing came from the Oscar nominations...

A single nomination for Drive, three nominations for Transformers: Dark of The Moon, bugger all for Shame; whatever your interpretation of the Academy's choices, I hope you're all as excited about the following realisation as we are...

Andy Serkis for an Oscar? Let's nip this in the bud, shall we?

According to reputable film-type people, Fox are going to push an Oscar campaign for Andy Serkis, due to his excellent motion-capture work in Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes. You maniacs! Etc.

So the Oscars happened

In case you hadn't noticed.

My favourite close-ups from this year's Oscar luncheon

Because not everyone who gets nominated for an Oscar advertises Revlon.

If the Best Picture nominee posters told the truth

The Best Picture nominees have been announced, and what an exciting bunch of films they are. Facebook: The Movie? (*chuckles*) Hollywood, you've done it again! But what if the posters couldn't tell lies?

Oscar nominations: your guide at what to be outraged by

Ah, the Oscars: the perfect time for film bloggers to get up in arms about [insert pointless topic here]. Here's your 5-step guide to getting your knickers in a twist about this year's nominations.

2011 BAFTA noms for your consumption

It's Tuesday, it's lunchtime - that means it's time to throw your sandwich on the floor in disgust, as your favourite director/actor/hair stylist gets passed over for this year's British Academy of Film & Television Arts awards.