nominations for the 86th academy awards will be announced. we are up dark and early in los angeles with the preview. i love i know you love this time of year. you call it the super bowl, but man, you pull some tough hours. reporter: it does get kind of bad sometimes, but this is the big morning. you look good standing in front of those gold statutes. thank you very much. it s my dream for the future. let s talk about the oscars though. the best picture is one of my favorite categories. and i would argue this sdwriefrt to whittle down to the nominees. what do you expect? it s definitely been a good year for movies. you are exactly correct. the good thing about the academy is they get to pick now anywhere between five and ten movies. they can say you know, interest