1.   Although Murray selects the costumes long before the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces its nominees, she thinks she has pretty good instincts.

2.   After the verdict, the TV was shut off and the award nominees were announced.

3.   Bush is expected to announce his nominees early next month.

4.   But then he was snubbed when the Directors Guild of America announced the nominees for their Best Director prize last month.

5.   Cellucci will probably miss his goal of announcing those nominees by Labor Day.

6.   Once the five foreign nominees are announced in February, its supporters need to reach the few hundred academy members who will see all five finalists.

7.   Rising star nominees also were announced, and they are A. Crispen, Eduardo Lucero, Josephine Loka, Lola, and Trina Turk.

8.   The Oscar nominees will be announced next week.

9.   The nominees will be announced in early January.