This is a very odd awards season to start an Oscars blog, because there are no awards to blog about. Oh, OK--there are some, handed out by the critics at small ceremonies. But most of them aren't televised. The Golden Globes, for all their randomness and ridiculousness, were at least a chance for us to see how well the winners handled themselves at the podium. Yes, Oscar voters want to hear heartfelt, crazy, zany, silly acceptances--how else do you except Roberto Benigni's win for "Life is Beautiful"? This year, no race is shaping up to be closer than best actress. The frontrunner is Julie Christie, who won the Globe for best dramatic actress. If she had been there, she probably would've given a very humble speech, a la Helen Mirren in "The Queen." The best performance of the bunch is Marion Cotillard, who won the Globe for best musical/comedy performance. I think her speech would've probably been better, plus she would've shown everyone that she can speak English (the performance is French), giving her a little boost with voters. Now let's see who the SAG honors next weekend. Complete curveball prediction: Ellen Page wins, throwing the race wide open.