My new friends at AwardsDaily are linking to an old Envelope story that I missed. Lions Gate thinks "3:10 to Yuma" could be this year's "Crash." Really? Nah. I'll admit that I, like our resident film critic David Ansen, didn't care for the Western remake. But even its fans will have a hard time arguing that Russell Crowe or Christian Bale will get acting nominations for their laid-back performances. It's not going to get a screenplay nod, since hardly anyone thinks it's better than the original. The directing category is so flooded this year--"The Kite Runner," "Atonement," "There Will Be Blood," "No Country For Old Men," "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead"--count James Mangold out (he couldn't even get in for "Walk the Line"). If the Academy wants an escape picture, they've already got one. It's called "Juno." It's the most fun I've had at the movies in a long time, and, like "Little Miss Sunshine," it's going to take home multiple nominations: Ellen Page, Jennifer Garner, best original screenplay and best picture. People, it's time to get off the "Yuma" train now.
