Dept. of No Rookie Mistakes

How did first-time Oscar nominees Richard Jenkins, Taraji P. Henson, and Melissa Leo react to the news? Jenkins is a deserving familiar face; I'm happy to see Leo recognized (I loved her work on Homicide) and thought Henson deserved more praise for Hustle & Flow. (Carpetbagger)

All three are first-time Oscar nominees, and all three are more than thrilled with the honor. At first, Mr. Jenkins, who received a best actor nomination for his role in “The Visitor,” thought his son-in-law’s father was playing a joke on him. “Congratulations, he said, and I said, What? You were nominated. I said, no, no, for what? I didn’t really think I was going to be. So that was my brilliant response.”