Oscar Nominations are in

The nominations are in, and now the second guessing, debating, and prognosticating can begin. But first, it's time to reflect on the surprises and snubs. Here are a few that jump out to me:

Tom Hanks — Hanks delivered what I thought was one of the best performances of the year in "Captain Phillips," and though the movie earned several nominations Hanks didn't make the cut. In fact, while earlier in Awards season it looked like he might get two nominations — including one for "Saving Mr. Banks" — he ended up with none.

Michael B. Jordan/ "Fruitvale Station" — This was one of the sad omissions, though not totally a surprise. Jordan delivered a career best performance in this film, and in weaker years it might have made it through. But the field and crop of films was too strong.

"Inside Llewyn Davis" — It just isn't the Coen Brothers' year. I thought, at the least, the film would earn a screen writing and Best Original Song nod. In fact, the omission of recognition for the music in this film is one of the biggest snubs of the year in my mind. Instead, the film got two nominations and looks to have been bypassed.

"Saving Mr. Banks" and "The Butler" — Prior to the nomination announcement, many people thought both these films would receive nominations and recognition. Neither did. To me, that didn't seem like a mistake or a surprise. While I liked both, I didn't think either was particularly great. In fact, the bigger surprise to me was how "Saving Mr. Banks" dominated the nominations at the BAFTA awards.

"Rush" and Daniel Bruhl — I thought "Rush" was perhaps the most over looked movie of the year. While Bruhl — who was great in one of my favorite films of the year — earned a Golden Globe nomination, he and the movie were shut out of the Academy Awards race. It's a shame, too.

Robert Redford — At 77, taking on the grueling role of carrying "All Is Lost," I thought Redford was a lock for an Oscar nomination. It didn't happen. That is a shame, because Redford is phenomenal in a movie that was surprisingly engaging and entertaining despite the fact it had only one actor and hardly any spoken lines. The film was a fascinating exploration of the medium, and Redford offered an incredibly brave performance. It's a shame Academy voters didn't feel the same.