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It will be interesting to see the noms this year given the new 5% rule. I don't feel like i've seen a deserving 'Best Picture' yet, but of those mentioned above i have yet to see War Horse (seeing this week), Iron Lady (next week), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, J Edgar (WB are hopeless at UK screenings, always late to start and therefore less likely to get seen), and Dragon Tattoo.

There have been a number of very good films, but mostly they have strong elements (casts, score, cinematography, etc) but something missing to make them the great film you look for each year to be a definite 'Best Picture'. Some years you get more than one, such as 2007 which had There Will Be Blood and No Country For Old Men; or 2004 which had Brokeback Mountain and Good Night, And Good Luck (which of course both lost to Crash!)

The best picture of the year is A Separation IMHO but the Oscars have never been interested in really looking for a 'Best Picture' so much as a 'Best English-language live-action Picture'!