Oscars Heading North

The Oscar nominations were announced today and it's official:
In the prison yard of entertainment, Americans are our bitches.

Canadians dominate with Sarah Polley getting a nod for adapting the screenplay Away From Her. Polley's directorial debut also gets props with a Best Actress nom for Julie Christie. Jason Reitman (director) and Ellen Page (actress) are tapped for Juno (which also featured Canadian it-boy Michael Cera). Croneberg's film Eastern Promises got acknowledged with a Best Actor nom for Viggo Mortensen (whose penis should win for best stunt fighter).

I know there's a big love-fest going on for Juno, what with the hipsters embracing the geeko soundtrack and Cera's short-shorts and right-wingers loving what they've perceived to be a pro-life message. And I did find it charming, what with its mix of ballsy adolescent vernacular and nuanced performances. But I fear for the inevitable Hollywood influx of clunky cussing teen scripts that wield irony like a spiked club and introduce Belle and Sebastian to a whole new generation of sulking sexually-active teens.