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Look, I love John Goodman. We all love John Goodman. John Goodman is great! But all of a sudden he's the biggest ticket to getting an Oscar for Best Picture. He was in three of the nominated films this year—Flight, ParaNorman, and Argo—and its the second year in a row that John Goodman has appeared in a Best Picture-winning film. Last year, of course, he had a small, silent role in The Artist. But don't forget! He was also in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, a movie so terrible that everyone was stunned to see it get a Best Picture nomination. The secret? John Goodman. I'm telling you, put John Goodman in your movie. You're not going to regret it. 

As a writer for this august publication of record, it is my sad and solemn duty to report upon all of my editor’s gravest errors. In this case, it is his willful dismissal and obstreperous refusal to see the relative merit and entertainment value in Silver Linings Playbook (2012), which is so totally good enough to kill a few hours with, so watch your mouth, Tyler.

For nine years, John Goodman appeared to millions of Americans as Dan Conner, Roseanne Barr’s beleaguered husband on the sitcom Roseanne. It is a testament to the breadth and believability of his post-Roseanne roles that nearly a decade of constant exposure hasn’t pinned the actor to that one character specimen. Goodman has brought his heft and range to iconic roles, such as the overbearing Walter Sobchak in The Big Lebowski, the Polyphemus stand-in “Big Dan” Teague in O Brother, Where Are Thou?, and the curmudgeonly studio head with a heart of fool’s gold in The Artist. In Robert Zemickis’ Flight, one of the three movies Goodman stars in this season, the actor plays Harling Mays, a man whose personality, like that of many of Goodman’s characters, is expansive to the point of offensive and, although perhaps not good, always loveable. We asked Mr. Goodman to describe the process of becoming Mr. Mays.

● Uggie, the award winning dog from The Artist, has been invited to attend the White House Correspondents dinner, where he has even arranged to have "a shake" with President Obama himself. [Huff Post]

After he was diagnosed with a mysterious illness we were told that Uggie, the breakout star of Best Picture winner The Artist, would likely never act again. But here he is in a commercial for Nintendo's Nintendogs franchise looking as dapper as ever, though his shaking ailment is plain as day. Thankfully enough, it doesn't seem to have hurt his penchant for being the cutest lil' guy around. Watch it after the click via Vulture, by way of Kotaku.

You have been on a Netflix binge before, but not like this: With the service's Starz partnership set to expire in less than two days, you'll need all the hours you can cramming in episodes of Party Down and crying at Toy Story 3 for the last time. If you remember, Netflix's price increase in 2011 coincided with a failure to lock up a new Starz deal, which is why more than 840 titles will disappear on Thursday. TV and Movies NOW has a handy list of everything you'll be missing, as well as if it's available on Amazon Prime (but come on, who has that). 

● J-Lo showed some nipple and a very skinny Angelina some leg; Sacha Baron Cohen rained Kim Jong-Il's ashes down on Ryan Seacrest; Chris Rock told the evening's only funny joke; and The Artist took five awards. Ladies and gentleman, the 2012 Academy Awards! [NYT]

With The Artist predicted to sweep the Oscars, Uggie the tiny dog from the film is enjoying his moment in the spotlight. But with the love brought on by fame, so comes jealousy and haters.  Who would pick a fight with the scruffy, cuddly pup?  Enter Tom Selleck and his ever-present stache.

Who knew?  Martin Scorsese is apparently the kind of pet owner who thinks his dog is the best and he’s pretty funny about it. Today, he wrote a tongue-in-cheek op-ed in the LA Times discussing Hugo star Blackie the Doberman’s snub by the first Annual Golden Collar Awards. He’s calling foul.

With the speed of a lumbering engine powered by critical hubris and self-importance, the 84th Academy Awards nominations dropped into our newsfeeds this morning with predictable result. Did you know that people liked The Descendants this year, The Artist as well? Brad Pitt and George Clooney scored the requisite Hollywood heartthrob acting votes (they will lose to the no-name French guy who doesn't talk), while Meryl Streep got her due for sticking around. Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese were also nominated, just like they always are. It's another Oscar ceremony, y'all!