The Challenge and its Parameters

Hello blogging world! My name is Paige and I've challenged myself to see all of the nominated films before the ceremony starts on February 27th.

Though the actual nominations have not been released, I will be hopefully be catching the wave early by watching some films that have garnered some awards season buzz and wins in other ceremonies such as the Golden Globes or the Critics' Choice. I will be watching and then critically noting the films based on categories for all you lovely folks out there reading this. Last year there were 56 nominated films.

Here are my parameters for this most epic of challenges:

• I will watch every film. Short, long, animated, foreign, none will be excluded.

• Whether you like it or not, I will be watching some of these illegally. Though I will have some birthday money coming my way *wink wink to any relatives reading this*, I am an extremely busy COLLEGE STUDENT with an unpaid internship. Netflix will also be aiding me as well as YouTube and other means. If you really have an issue with this, feel free to send me $11 to help me pay to see the film.
• I will finish the whole list within two days of the ceremony so that I can pick my full list carefully. This means that I will have 31 days to complete this challenge.

I have already seen The Social Network, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are Alright, Toy Story 3, and Alice in Wonderland (hey, it might get it for score, costumes or some sort of visual category).

I'm excited for the nominations on January 25th and for the start of this challenge. Thank you all for reading my blog and be sure to check back in on my progress!