There are a few head-scratchers in the bunch, though. Brad Pitt is up for best leading man, even though he hasn't had a leading role this year. (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button will change that, but it doesn't come out till Christmas.) In the category for favorite independent movie, there's Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day which seems obscure even by indie standards, when compared to its rivals The Secret Life of Bees and The Duchess. There's also Eagle Eye, which is up for favorite drama; it's grossed a fair amount of money, but not so much that one would pinpoint it as a popular favorite in a generally competitive category. Stranger are the movies that certainly seemed like faves but didn't make the cut: No Judd Apatow movies, no giant monsters that eat New York, no Seth Rogen, no big green hulky guys, nothing with Jason Segel or his penis...

But it's like they say in politics. If you didn't vote, you can't complain. Or if you didn't vote, pretend like you did and complain anyway.