HOG WILD: He may not win an...

HOG WILD: He may not win an Oscar, but for James Cromwell, the nod’s enough. The Sherman Oaks resident was nominated as best supporting actor on Tuesday for his role in “Babe,” last year’s sleeper about a headstrong piglet (F1). . . . “You wait a long time and, when it happens, it’s mostly a relief,” he said from Memphis, Tenn., where he’s playing financier Charles Keating in “The People Vs. Larry Flynt.”

VALENTINE’S DAY: It’s a day for roses, chocolates, balloons and garter belts (B1). “If she doesn’t like it, she can bring it back and exchange it,” one Granada Hills man said Tuesday after buying $40 of Frederick’s of Hollywood’s finest. . . . Trevor Nichols opted for candy. “You can’t go wrong with that,” he said.

QUESTION POPPED: “It was one of those impulsive things,” says pianist David Black, who proposed to the Rev. Margie Ann Nicola in front of the stunned congregation of Encino Community Church on Feb. 4. . . . Nicola said yes, but Black now admits that the couple has no plans for Valentine’s Day. “I’d better cook something up, hadn’t I?” he joked. . . . More romantic tales in Life & Style.

I DO, I DO: Speaking of marriage, IKEA will celebrate Valentine’s Day with a mega-wedding outside its Burbank store this morning. Thirty-seven couples will tie the knot at 8 a.m. . . . Will the newlyweds go shopping afterward? “I hope not,” spokeswoman Pamela Diaconis said. “I hope they have other things to do.”

DIVE IN: Growing up, Sara Cassady was a talented diver but not the best. Today, the Santa Cruz native is Cal State Northridge’s best shot at reaching the NCAA championships (C6). . . . “I’m just going to try to do my dives and do my best,” she says. CSUN competes today in the Pacific Collegiate Swimming Conference championships in Cerritos.