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Chatting about the Oscar nominations
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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A bunch of names of movies, actors, actresses, producers and directors were announced during Tuesday morning's Oscar nominations, but what does it all mean? Daryn Kagan had a chance to visit with Tom O'Neil of goldderby.com to see what he had to say. DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: A big morning here in Los Angeles. TOM O'NEIL, GOLDDERBY.COM: Huge. KAGAN: But the town of the nominations is "Chicago." O'NEIL: It is. And Hollywood gave it 13 nominations, which is one shy of record. That's how much they love this movie. KAGAN: And that portends well for what happens on Oscar night? O'NEIL: It does. In fact, it pretty much stacks the deck. In the past 20 years of Oscar history, the movie that has won best picture has had the most nominations 18 times. KAGAN: Other big stories, Roman Polanski, nominated for best director for "The Pianist," but also he's one of the producers of the movie, and it got a best movie nomination as well. O'NEIL: And we're wondering whether he's going to come home to Hollywood or not. Of course, right now, he is a fugitive from a 1970s sex crime. He seduced a 13-year-old girl in Jack Nicholson's hot tub, and has been on the lam ever since. But at the Oscars, they love to forgive old sex scandals with chunks of Academy Gold. They did it with Ingrid Bergman, with "Anastasia," and "Butterfield Eight" for Liz Taylor. KAGAN: You mentioned Jack Nicholson, he makes a little bit of Hollywood history here with the number of nominations as an actor for his nomination for "About Schmidt." O'NEIL: Yes, he now has a total of 12, which is the most among guys. But Meryl Streep tops everyone this morning with her one more nomination, which pulls her ahead of Katharine Hepburn, the all-time champ at 13. KAGAN: If there was one that was overlooked in your personal favorite, who would you put in? O'NEIL: For best picture, I would have put "About Schmidt." It won best picture from the L.A. Film Critics Association. That tells us it's a worthy contender. It's my personal favorite. Can I turn the question around to you? What is your big omission here? KAGAN: My big omission, I would have put Dennis Quaid in for best supporting actor from "Far From Heaven." I thought his role as a man struggling with homosexuality was very subtle and... O'NEIL: He had a big year, comeback year with "The Rookie," and all these other roles. KAGAN: And he's adorable. So why not? Tom, thanks so much. I'm sure we'll be talking to you leading up to March 23rd. O'NEIL: Thanks.
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