The Oscars 1

David Denby in the New Yorker has the most downbeat view of this year's Oscar contenders I've seen so far. Denby's view is that of the five best picture nominations only Gus Van Sant's Milk belongs there and that Slumdog Millionaire has no business being on the list at all. This isn't the view of The Knowledge, as I've previously stated how much I like the film, but am in agreement that it's not as strong a field as it was last year.