Bale's performance was hands-down one of the best of the year (if not THE best). He absolutely 100% deserves that Oscar. If he doesn't win it, I call sham. It's right up there with some of his best performances.

@Luke below
Sorry, but if your reviewer only called his performance "decent" (and neither extraordinary nor impressive), then I have no faith in your reviewer's judgment and could never regard his/hers as a trustworthy opinion.

I like The Machinist. He seemed like he really was trapped in Insomnia. His movies Nolan really show how good they work together.

"But how often do you see a film run off with awards that it doesn't deserve?"

Fairly often actually.

I am try to wonder if Wahlberg's role was decent. Sometimes, one actor can be enough to ruin a good plot. I'm scared for how Uncharted will turn out, so this is also making me skeptical.

I can't muster up enough interest to even watch a trailer for it.

I seriously doubt The King's Speech gets Best Picture. I'm still calling The Social Network. People are just high on The King's Speech because it won the BAFTA Best Film award. Surprise since BAFTA is partial to British movies. If The King's Speech wins, I'll eat my hat.

@Luke below
No it's not. The awards ceremony by critics is the Critics' Choice Awards. Which even still The King's Speech couldn't win that one. The Oscars is done by The Academy which is comprised of industry professionals (fellow filmmakers: directors, producers, actors, etc.).

I seen most of the nominations and i can say if i were to vote the king speech is a hands down winner, for best picture.