•  Anne Thompson sticks it to the Academy screening committe for not giving the little guys a chance -- namely, "Lars and the Real Girl." [Thompson on Hollywood]

•  indieWIRE tracks the buzz on documentary feature eigibility. [indieWIRE]

•  David Poland follows suit. [The Hot Blog]

•  And Sasha Stone, too. [Awards Daily]

•  Claiming that "The Bucket List," "Charlie Wilson's War" and "Sweeney Todd" are looking "hazy" as Best Picture contenders, Jeffrey Wells thinks "The Great Debaters" is the season's last major hope. [Hollywood Elsewhere]

•  Nathaniel Rogers has more insights into last week's Tim Burton event in New York. [The Film Experience]

•  Tom O'Neil spins his wheels about the Oscar chances of "Margot at the Wedding." [Gold Derby]

•  Ramon Setoodeh is still taking credit for a prediction that a) wasn't that unpopular when he made it; and b) hasn't exactly come to fruition yet, given that we're over two months away from nominations. [The Gold Digger]

•  New York Magazine calls it a "great week for 'Diving Bell'" in it's latest weekly recap. [Vulture]

•  Lou Lumenick chimes in with thoughts on the online "Sweeney Todd" events of the week. [New York Post]

•  Randee Dawn talks to Noah Baumbach about "Margot at the Wedding." [The Hollywood Reporter]