Pop! Quiz: Does "Milk" deserve a Best Picture Oscar nomination?

So far this week we have celebrated Martin Luther King's birthday, the inauguration of a President, the 500th episode of The Colbert Report, and the fact that we, as Americans, no longer need to pretend to be Canadian when we vacation in Europe.

But for those of us living with our heads in the fabricated floss-and-hot-glue clouds of Hollywood, the real excitement this week arrives when the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announces the nominations for the 81st Academy Awards tomorrow morning.

For us gays, the biggest opportunity for a bump in visibility in this year's awards of course lies on the adorably ropey shoulders of Sean Penn, whose portrayal of Harvey Milk in Milk is pretty much a lock for a nom. But when it comes to the film's broader merits, gay audiences have been divided, leading us to today's Pop! Quiz question:

Should Milk be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar?

A few points to consider and the poll, after the jump.

IMHO, Milk does deserve a nod, but not necessarily because it's a truly great film. It's a good film, and considering the dearth of worthy competitors this year (Wall-E, The Dark Knight, Slumdog Millionaire and Benjamin Button are really the only films on par, if you ask me ... eff you, Revolutionary Road!) I think it merits a slot.

Aside from the squeaking-in odds for a Best Picture nom, the movie's real Oscar potential lies in its star and its script, from out scribe Dustin Lance Black. Now that would be an acceptance speech I'd love to see.

We've actually got an in-depth point/counterpoint on the topic in the works, but we thought we'd take your temperature in the meantime ... vote as you see fit!