I'm with you about Jeff Daniels, David. (Commented on same on my blog this morning...) I suppose he was partially a victim of a very strong year for actors, and perhaps playing a less likeable character than some of the others? Who knows. We never see the final results, the Oscar tally, and so can't know how close it was.

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Agree fully about Daniels. Squid and the Whale is the best he's ever been. He completely inhabited that character (and the attached beard).