BULLOCKS!!!!!

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN!?!?!

HOW!?!?!

How did Sandra Bullock go from potential 5th filler nominee in the Best Actress Race to the front runner?

For the longest time I kept saying that we were going to have to get used to the idea of "Academy Award winner Mo'Nique." Now it seems as though we are going to have to get used to the idea of "Academy Award Winner Sandra Bullock." If someone had told me this time last year that Sandra Bullock and Mo'Nique were on their way to Oscar glory, I would have believed that Bart Simpson and JonBenet Ramsey odds were better.

However, now it seems as though Sandra is unbeatable.

So let's actually talk about how this happened.

We all know that this was the year of Sandra Bullock. The Proposal" made $315 million worldwide and The Blind Side made $193 million and that number continues to grow. AND THIS IS 15 YEARS AFTER SHE OPENED SPEED.

Hollywood and America obviously loves Sandra Bullock and I originally thought isn't it sweet they will honor her with a nomination. However it seems as though timing is everything and Bullock's timing couldn't be better right now. It seems as though she's turned into this year's front runner for Best Actress because there really isn't another viable winner option. I would break down the category thusly:

Meryl Streep - Sure she was great in Julie and Julia but a third Oscar for this? It was a summer release and a little light weight. Remember only 4 people have 3 Oscar statuettes. Streep will get her third, but not for this.

Carey Mulligan - I really did think this award was hers. But it turns out that people aren't as crazy about An Education as I once thought they would be. If she had cleaned up all the precursors, she might have been unbeatable. Maybe the Academy isn't ready to give the big award to an Actress under 25 who hasn't proved herself yet. Gwyneth anyone?

Gabourey Sidibe - What a debut! But two acting awards for Precious? I can't see the Academy ever doing that and Mo'Nique is the performance of the film (and the year in my opinion)

Helen Mirren - A winner in 2006 and a filler nominee this year. Has anyone actually seen this film? Why couldn't Saoirse Ronan get a nomination. Or Marion Cotillard who was so sadly campaigned in the wrong category.

So by process of elimination this leaves us with the star of Miss Congeniality, Hope Floats, Two Weeks Notice, Premonition, and The Lake House. I know I am being tough on Annie from Speed. Every actress has made a bad movie or two, but are we really ready for Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock. I find her incredibly charming and I know that she's this years Erin Brockovich, but this is a movie star not an Actress. She simply is not better than Carey Mulligan or Meryl Streep's performances.

I can bitch as much as possible, but it's not going to solve the fact that Sandra Bullock is going to win. But just remember this come Oscar night - Julianne Moore 0 Oscars, Sandra Bullock 1 Oscar.