1. The Social Network
2. The King's Speech
3. Inception
4. 127 Hours
5. Black Swan
6. The Fighter
7. Winter's Bone
8. True Grit
9. The Kids Are All Right

—So this is how I would order the "Best Picture" nominees as a National League batting line-up. 127 Hours bats clean-up because I think it is the most powerful, The Kids Are All Right is the pitcher, et cetera. Toy Story 3 would bat seventh as the designated hitter in interleague play, between The Fighter and Winter's Bone.

—And this is how I would field the "Best Picture" nominees in the American League:

—Why is The Social Network at shortstop?
—Because it's "important." That, and, because shortstop is a more substantial position, I think, than second base or center field.
—I'd put The Fighter in right field.
—But that's where you hide a weak Little League player.

• The Lost Roles of Bill Murray