The Dark Knight's Revenge

This is just something that I've noticed this year. Last year The Dark Knight kept gaining buzz toward getting nominated for best picture. It wasn't, so now I keep noticing how all of these supposed art-house Oscar films keep on falling by the waistside, leaving room open for films like Up, Inglourious Basterds, Avatar (Assuming it's not a total 3D shitstorm, which would still be worth the price of admission), and perhaps even Star Trek. At this time, Chris Nolan is preening with his rightly deserved vengence(ish).