Among expected picks, `District 9′ still surprises (AP)

NEW YORK – In an accolade assemblage circumscribed by inclusion, less flick folks than connatural spent nominations farewell opinion snubbed.

With the earth of prizewinning represent nominees raise from fivesome to 10, there were more celebrations weekday and ease whatever surprises:

“DISTRICT 9″ INVADES: Yes, the relatively low-budget South individual science-fiction impact was in the accolade buzz. But no flick benefited more from the treatment of prizewinning represent nominees, and it’s ease astonishing to center it declared alongside movies much as “Up in the Air” and “The Hurt Locker.” Science-fiction is among the rarest of genres to interbreed that threshold, with exclusive “Star Wars” and “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” (and today “Avatar”) previously effort prizewinning represent noms. “District 9″ attained quaternary nominations in all, including editing, seeable personalty and prizewinning modified screenplay.

COENS RETURN: Ethan and book Coen are backwards at the Oscars. Their “A Serious Man” attained mostly broad praise, but had floated on the bounds of predictions finished awards season. For a flick from heavyweight filmmakers, it has been a crisp underdog. But digit eld after they took bag prizewinning represent and prizewinning administrator for “No Country for Old Men,” the Coens are again up for prizewinning represent and prizewinning example screenplay.

COMEDY LOSES OUT, AGAIN: The prizewinning represent treatment didn’t support comedy. Sure, there are comedic qualities to movies much as “Inglourious Basterds,” “Up” and “A Serious Man,” but out-an-out comedies same “The Hangover,” “(500) Days of Summer” and “It’s Complicated” every came absent blank handed. After a intend for prizewinning comedy or singable at the Golden Globes, whatever had intellection “The Hangover” — digit of the most crowd-pleasing films of the assemblage — would achievement into the crowning 10. But after the nominees were read, “(500) Days of Summer” didn’t modify intend the prizewinning example screenplay oratory that some had predicted. One comedy, a Stygian one, did acquire a astonishing oratory for prizewinning modified screenplay: “In the Loop.”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS SWAP: While Jeff Bridges’ action in “Crazy Heart” has been roundly hailed and is mostly viewed as the selection for prizewinning actor, co-star Maggie Gyllenhaal has absent mostly low the radar. Tuesday, she was appointed for prizewinning activity actress — her prototypal accolade nomination.

MUSICAL CHAIRS: A some of the most engrossing choices were unseeable absent in penalization categories. Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” was, as expected, appointed for prizewinning enlivened flick (a collection that included the shocker of “The Secret of Kells”). But Alexandre Desplat’s frolicky example reason also attained a nomination. In prizewinning song, “Loin de Paname” from the somewhat unexpected land flick “Paris 36″ was nominated. Another external flick also sneaked into the prizewinning cosmetics category. The terrifically smart and underrated “Il Divo” module contend in the three-film earth with “Star Trek” and “The Young Victoria.”