I want to say first and foremost that I love Naomi Watts and am so happy she'll finally be getting a second Oscar nomination considering that, if it were up to me, she'd have five nominations and two wins by now. That said, what the hell does Ewan McGregor have to do to get Oscar traction? Seriously, he has great reviews, is said to be the most emotional performer in the film and even has Hollywood giants like Angelina Jolie hosting viewing parties for his movie just so people will see how amazing he is in it (granted, I have yet to see the film, but still) and he's getting passed over for the likes of Matthew McConaughey in a stripper movie.
Like I said, I love me some Watts (seriously one of the greatest working actresses today) but:

