Well, like it or not, it's that time again.

On Thursday, at 5:30am PT, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the nominees for the 85th Annual Academy Awards. (they decided to announce them five days early to get a jump on the Golden Globes) For some reason, this has become one of the most important events in Western Civilization.

The concept is a simple one: a bunch of people who belong to "The Academy" (mostly bitter old men) decide what's "best" from 655 films that were shown in domestic theaters in 2012 . These run from "Marvel's The Avengers", which grossed nearly $624 million, to "The Ghastly Love of Johnny X", which grossed $117 (I wanted to see that one!) Plus 72 Foreign Films and a whole bunch of documentaries.

Here's a list of the Most Likely Oscar Contenders, It includes these "most likely" nominees for best film:(1)Lincoln, (2)Argo, (3)Les Miserables, (4)Zero Dark Thirty, (5)Silver Linings Playbook, (6)Life of Pi, (7)Django Unchained, (8)Beasts of the Southern Wild, (9)Moonrise Kingdom, (10)The Master

Are these really the best films? Which ones have you seen? Which ones do you like? Which films should be nominated instead? Inquiring minds want to know. Only thing, since many of these films are still in theaters (and some have only appeared in limited release) try not to give away too much story line.