Academy Award nominations were announced this morning, with "Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker" leading the way. The Los Angeles Times has a good roundup of the choices, which mostly — though not entirely — ran according to expectations. In a sidebar, the Times notes that the nominations represent a victory for science fiction and animation. And EW.com looks at who got snubbed.

More news from the entertainment world this morning:

MORE MOVIES

• The LA Times' "Gold Derby" blog handicaps the race for "worst actress" in the Razzies, the annual tongue-in-cheek anti-Oscars that are often more interesting than the real thing. In one odd sidelight, Philly.com notes that Sandra Bullock is up for both best and worst actress.

• Michael Moore to the rescue: A fundraiser to save the Harbor Theater in Muskegon did much better than anyone hoped, as our friends at the Muskegon Chronicle report.

• So who's really got 'it"? EW.com has a poll wondering which of Vanity Fair's current Hollywood "cover girls" will have staying power.

MUSIC

• Reuters reports on the recording of the "We Are the World" remake to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti.

• Following a big night at the Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift expects to be out of the spotlight for a while (at least in the U.S.).

• Ratings for the Grammys took a big jump this year, the LA Times reports.

• Snoop Dogg is coming to the Royal Oak Music Theatre on Feb. 17.

• Russell Brand says his marriage to Katy Perry will be performed naked. But he's probably kidding.

TELEVISION

• Alan Sepinwall of our sister publication NJ.com/The Newark Star-Ledger has an interesting essay on "Lost" as the series begins its final season (tonight at 9 on ABC). Also, Mekeisha Madden Toby of The Detroit News wrote a good recap and look ahead. And ABC News reports that a leak of the season premiere episode has provoked a surprising reaction: People aren't watching it.

• Rip Torn has entered rehab after being arrested in a bank.

• Race-car driver Danica Patrick will guest star on "CSI: NY" next week.

• Jon Stewart hammered Fox News for cutting off coverage of President Obama's Q and A session with Republican leaders.

• And Arianna Huffington has an entertaining Huffington Post item about her recent back-and-forth with Roger Ailes and Glenn Beck.

THEATER

• Rolling Stone has a feature on the cast of "American Idiot," the upcoming Broadway musical based on the album of the same name by Green Day. I love Broadway and I love "American Idiot," but this still seems like a really bad idea. Trying to keep an open mind, though.

ONLINE

• And finally today: It is Groundhog Day, after all, so Renee Tellez dug up this brief clip from ... "Groundhog Day." Reminds me how well this movie has aged.

Renee Tellez contributed to this roundup. Bob Needham is director of entertainment content for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at bobneedham@annarbor.com or 734-623-2541, and follow him on Twitter @bobneedham.