E! Online News - "Gladiator" Rises to Oscar Glory

I'll handicap this race later on this week in the StoneDog's Growl section of the discussion forums, but I just wanted to note that the biggest surprise is the 10 nominations for 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon', including a nod for Best Picture. It's not often that the Academy extracts the bug up their ass long enough to recognize a foreign film's excellence...