BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/NIXON
MILK
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
thoughts:
Well I was 4/5 in this category. I didn't expect "The Reader" love here. Especially when it snubbed out what I thought were front runners: "The Dark Knight" and "Wall-E". This film just shot to the top my list of must-see's. I also still have to see Frost/Nixon and of course Slumdog Millionaire. And from looking at the other nominees, as I predicted, Oscar ate up Benjamin Button - and it did receive the most awards of them all.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
RICHARD JENKINS in The Visitor
FRANK LANGELLA in Frost/Nixon
SEAN PENN in Milk
BRAD PITT in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
MICKEY ROURKE in The Wrestler
thoughts:
This is a very good list! And there is a notable shock, and a great one. (Last night I finished watching the Visitor and it was FANTASTIC.. Jenkins deserves where he is!) We saw one of two people lose their Oscar shots to Richard Jenkins here, most notably Leonardo DiCaprio and/or Clint Eastwood. The major shock here is that Clint Eastwood had 4 shots at nominations (actor and director for Gran Torino, director and score writer for Changeling) and got none of them. I still think there's a slight chance that a third contender could upset Rourke or Penn, but that's to talk about later. Although I have not seen all of these performance I feel solidly that they are among the best.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
ANNE HATHAWAY in Rachel Getting Married
ANGELINA JOLIE in Changeling
MELISSA LEO in Frozen River
MERYL STREEP in Doubt
KATE WINSLET in The Reader
thoughts:
I can breathe a HUGE sigh of relief! Angelina Jolie was not snubbed this year, thank Goodness. I did believe down deep all along that she was a lock for the nomination. However that doesn't mean there are not snubs here -- there are TONS of shocks and surprises here. I am certainly sure that Sally Hawkins (who has won the most pre-cursor awards, and just won a Golden Globe) is a little disappointed to not see her name on the shortlist. Those hoping that Kristin Scott Thomas could squeak out a nomination also may be upset that it didn't happen. And perhaps the biggest shock .. Kate Winslet gets nominated in lead for The Reader and not Revolutionary Road (who received BIG snubs all around). So when this was reported I knew then that the supporting actress race had just changed, as has this one. And congrats to Melissa Leo for staying strong in a small film!
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
JOSH BROLIN in Milk
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. in Tropic Thunder
PHILLIP SEYMORE HOFFMAN in Doubt
HEATH LEDGER in The Dark Knight
MICHAEL SHANNON in Revolutionary Road
thoughts:
Surprisingly no love was show to the Slumdog Millionaire cast, and I think Dev Patel was the biggest snub here. I knew they wouldn't go for Brad Pitt twice (even though he was fantastic in Burn After Reading). The "shock" here is the inclusion of Michael Shannon, making him the sole nominee from Revolutionary Road.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
AMY ADAMS in Doubt
PENELOPE CRUZ in Vicky Christina Barcelona
VIOLA DAVIS in Doubt
TARAJI P. HENSON in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
MARISA TOMEI in The Wrestler
Thoughts:
The Doubt 4some all get in! What a wonderful surprise. With Kate Winslet nominated in leading actress that blew this category wide open. Thankfully Tomei got in, she was wonderful! Penelope is not shock, and is now probably primed to win with Winslet in the right category. And, as predicted, Taraji P. Henson rides the Benjamin Button wave all the way to a nomination (that I still don't know if I agree with). Sadly both Rachel Getting Married girls are out as well. Overall, because of Adams and Tomei, I am happy!
So here are the rest of the nominees for you to enjoy:
BEST DIRECTION OF A MOTION PICTURE
DAVID FINCHER for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
RON HOWARD for Frost/Nixon
GUS VAN SANT for Milk
STEPHEN DALDRY for The Reader
DANNY BOYLE for Slumdog Millionaire
BEST ANIMATED FILM OF THE YEAR
BOLT
KUNG FU PANDA
WALL-E
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM OF THE YEAR
THE BETRAYAL
ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD
THE GARDEN
MAN ON WIRE
TROUBLE IN THE WATER
BEST FOREIGN FILM OF THE YEAR
THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX - Germany
THE CLASS - France
DEPARTURES - Japan
REVANCHE - Austria
WALTZ WITH BASHIR - Israel
ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
CHANGELING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
THE DUCHESS
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
CHANGELING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
AUSTRALIA
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DUCHESS
MILK
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
“The Conscience of Nhem En”
“The Final Inch”
“Smile Pinki”
“The Witness
ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
FROST/NIXON
MILK
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSICAL SCORE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
DEFIANCE
MILK
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
WALL-E
ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL SONG
"Down to Earth" from WALL-E - Music and performed by: Peter Gabriel
"Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire - Music by: AR Rahman
"O Saya" from Slumdog Millionaire - Music by: AR Rahman / Performed by: M.I.A.
thoughts:
A HUGE snub here with "The Wrestler" sung by Bruce Springstein. I am guessing the reason why, is because it played during the credits of the film, which usually will not be allowed in the running - but its sooo good and won soo much! Thank God Beyonce was snubbed! Along with Miley Cyrus also snubbed. And thankfully the 2 best songs from the fantastic Slumdog Millionaire were nominated .. maybe M.I.A. will perform!!
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
“La Maison en Petits Cubes”
“Lavatory - Lovestory”
“Oktapodi”
“Presto”
“This Way Up”
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
“Auf der Strecke (On the Line)”
“Manon on the Asphalt”
“New Boy”
“The Pig”
“Spielzeugland (Toyland)”
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
THE DARK KNIGHT
IRON MAN
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
WALL-E
WANTED
thoughts:
Wanted was nominated for an award!! How exciting!
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
WALL-E
WANTED
ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
IRON MAN
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ERIC ROTH for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY for Doubt
PETER MORGAN for Frost/Nixon
DAVID HARE for The Reader
SIMON BEOFOY for Slumdog Millionaire
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
COURTNEY HUNT for Frozen River
MIKE LEIGH for Happy Go Lucky
MARTIN McDONAGH for In Bruges
DUSTIN LANCE BLACK for Milk
ANDREW STANTON for Wall-E
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And there you have it folks!
Here is the awards tally for the most nominated films. Listed below - in order - are the films which received 2 or more nominations:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 13 nominations
Slumdog Millionaire - 10 nominations
Milk - 8 nominations
The Dark Knight - 8 nominations
Wall-E - 6 nominations
Doubt - 5 nominations
Frost/Nixon - 5 nominations
The Reader - 5 nominations
Changeling - 3 nominations
Revolutionary Road - 3 nominations
The Wrestler - 2 nominations
Wanted - 2 nominations
Iron Man - 2 nominations
Frozen River - 2 nominations
The Duchess - 2 nominations
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