Hollywood’s award season has begun and there are a lot of movies that I feel I need to see. Honestly, the holiday season has left me a bit warm-and-fuzzy, and I’m not in the mood for depressing, sobering, thought-provoking films. I don’t want to pop the bubble just yet.

Still, the nominees from last night’s 65th annual Golden Globe Awards have got me feeling a bit cowardly and ignorant for not supporting them.

The buzz surrounding new, non-mainstream movies like Slumdog Millionaire and Gran Torino has me on a guilt trip for not seeing these films featuring Asian actors and Asian stories.

Hopefully I’ll get over the holiday high from Marley & Me and make room for these other films before the Oscar nods go out.