Oscar nominations are out.

Here are this year's Oscar contenders. If you're a gambler, the safe money is on Brokeback Mountain for best picture and Ang Lee for best director. If you want to take a risk, go with Terrence Howard as the dark horse in the best lead actor category. I will be making a concerted effort to see most of these movies in the next few weeks so I can give a more detailed analysis and predictions as the big night gets closer.