Oscars 2009

[IronFingaz]

The nominations are out. A few surprises: The Reader getting more attention then Revolutionary Road, RDJ best supporting actor for Tropic Thunder, Clint Eastwood with no nominations, "The Boss" not nominated for best song, Melissa Leo nominated best actress, same with Richard Jenkins for actor.

This is not a "The Dark Knight got screwed" thread so, please, no constant complaining about Bale, Freeman, Gyllenhaal, Ecthart, Cain, Oldman, Nolan, Zimmer/Newton Howard, The Dark Knight and whoever else is overlooked not getting nominated

Best Film
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Director
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - David Fincher
Frost/Nixon - Ron Howard
Milk - Gus Van Sant
The Reader - Stephen Daldry
Slumdog Millionaire - Danny Boyle

Actor In A Leading Role
The Visitor - Richard Jenkins
Frost/Nixon - Frank Langella
Milk - Sean Penn
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button -
Brad Pitt
The Wrestler - Mickey Rourke

Actor In A Supporting Role
Milk - Josh Brolin
Tropic Thunder - Robert Downey Jr.
Doubt - Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Dark Knight - Heath Ledger
Revolutionary Road - Michael Shannon

Actress In A Leading Role
Rachel Getting Married - Anne Hathaway
Changeling - Angelina Jolie
Frozen River - Melissa Leo
Doubt - Meryl Streep
The Reader - Kate Winslet

Actress In A Supporting Role
Doubt - Amy Adams
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Penélope Cruz
Doubt - Viola Davis
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Taraji P. Henson
The Wrestler - Marisa Tomei

Adapted Screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth, Robin Swicord
Doubt - John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon - Peter Morgan
The Reader - David Hare
Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy

Original Screenplay
Frozen River - Courtney Hunt
Happy-Go-Lucky - Mike Leigh
In Bruges - Martin McDonagh
Milk - Dustin Lance Black
WALL-E - Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Pete Docter

Animated Feature
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

Art Direction
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

Cinematography
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Costume Design
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Milk
Revolutionary Road

Documentary Feature
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble the Water

Documentary Short
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki
The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306

Editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Class
Departures
Austria
Waltz with Bashir

Makeup
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Original Score
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Alexandre Desplat
Defiance - James Newton Howard
Milk - Danny Elfman
Slumdog Millionaire - A.R. Rahman
WALL-E - Thomas Newman

Original Song
WALL-E - "Down to Earth"
Slumdog Millionaire - "Jai Ho"
Slumdog Millionaire - "O Saya"

Sound Editing
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

Sound Mixing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

Animated Short
La Maison de Petits Cubes
Lavatory - Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

Live Action Short
Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)

 

[wofford29]

The biggest surprise for me was the sudden love for The Reader. It's been dismissed by critics, guilds, and awards completely. Now all of a sudden today it's the toast of the town. Certainly not deserving of a best picture and it's absurd Daldry got a director nod for it. Then I saw that it was a Weinstein film and it all made sense. That guy wh0res with the best of them come Oscar time.

I love Richard Jenkins getting some love for The Visitor. Very deserving performance.

Eddie Marsen should be in instead of Robert Downey Jr.

The costume design nominations are really weird as well.

Finally the 2 best foreign films didn't make it this year because of the ancient voting system the acedemy uses for this category.

edit: Interesting side note. There have only been 3 films in history that were nominated by all of the guilds yet didn't get an Oscar nomination. The Dark Knight became the 4th today.

 

[wofford29]

I'm thrilled In Bruges got an original screenplay nomination. It's the best movie no one saw last year.

 

[carbo-fation]

Sucks for TDK. Revolutionary Road is supposed to be better than the Reader, just like the Wrestler. Both should have been nominated.

 

[The ill Jedi]

A few surprises in there and glad to see Ledger and Downey Jr. get a nod, I am also kinda relieved that Dark Knight did not get all sorts of other nominations, it just wasn't that deserving and there were so many other great performances and movies last year.

 

[kl241]

Eastwood and Nolan got screwed.

 

[IronFingaz]

I'm thrilled In Bruges got an original screenplay nomination. It's the best movie no one saw last year.

Still havent seen it

A few surprises in there and glad to see Ledger and Downey Jr. get a nod, I am also kinda relieved that Dark Knight did not get all sorts of other nominations, it just wasn't that deserving and there were so many other great performances and movies last year.

True to dat.

Check your PM.

Eastwood and Nolan got screwed.

Yes he did

 

[Ultimate Weapon]

I love Richard Jenkins getting some love for The Visitor. Very deserving performance.

I'm thrilled In Bruges got an original screenplay nomination. It's the best movie no one saw last year.

I completely agree with you. I was surprised by both nominations. I was half expecting to see Kate Winslet nominated in both lead and supporting (for Revolutionary Road and the Reader respectively) as she was the Golden Globes. Kind of surprised Revolutionary Road received no recognition beyond costumes. I would have at least expected an adapted screenplay nod.

 

[SOLIDSNAKE]

I hope HEATH wins!!

 

[Ultimate Weapon]

I am a bit surprised about Eastwood, Nolan and the Wrestler not receiving more recognition. Rourke pretty much made the Wrestler, so I'm not surprised he received the only nod, but thought it might get a screenplay nomination. I think Nolan could have received a nod for directing, but at least TDK is in there for cinematography.

 

[wofford29]

Yeah the Nolan omission is shocking. Especially since he was one of the 5 selected by the Directors guild themselves. They usually line up 5 for 5 come Oscar time.

 

[bagelsncheesey]

My idea of winners below, in green....

and yes, I highlighted 3 actors in supporting roles, because they are all deserving.

Best Film
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Director
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - David Fincher
Frost/Nixon - Ron Howard
Milk - Gus Van Sant
The Reader - Stephen Daldry
Slumdog Millionaire - Danny Boyle

Actor In A Leading Role
The Visitor - Richard Jenkins
Frost/Nixon - Frank Langella
Milk - Sean Penn
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button -
Brad Pitt
The Wrestler - Mickey Rourke

Actor In A Supporting Role
Milk - Josh Brolin
Tropic Thunder - Robert Downey Jr.
Doubt - Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Dark Knight - Heath Ledger
Revolutionary Road - Michael Shannon

Actress In A Leading Role
Rachel Getting Married - Anne Hathaway
Changeling - Angelina Jolie
Frozen River - Melissa Leo
Doubt - Meryl Streep
The Reader - Kate Winslet

Actress In A Supporting Role
Doubt - Amy Adams
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Penélope Cruz
Doubt - Viola Davis
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Taraji P. Henson
The Wrestler - Marisa Tomei

Adapted Screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth, Robin Swicord
Doubt - John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon - Peter Morgan
The Reader - David Hare
Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy

Original Screenplay
Frozen River - Courtney Hunt
Happy-Go-Lucky - Mike Leigh
In Bruges - Martin McDonagh
Milk - Dustin Lance Black
WALL-E - Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Pete Docter

Animated Feature
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

Art Direction
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

Cinematography
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Costume Design
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Milk
Revolutionary Road

Documentary Feature
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble the Water

Documentary Short
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki
The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306

Editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Class
Departures
Austria
Waltz with Bashir

Makeup
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Original Score
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Alexandre Desplat
Defiance - James Newton Howard
Milk - Danny Elfman
Slumdog Millionaire - A.R. Rahman
WALL-E - Thomas Newman

Original Song
WALL-E - "Down to Earth"
Slumdog Millionaire - "Jai Ho"
Slumdog Millionaire - "O Saya"

Sound Editing
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

Sound Mixing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

Animated Short
La Maison de Petits Cubes
Lavatory - Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

Live Action Short
Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)

 

[wofford29]

So you'd give Wall*E best original screenplay but Kung Fu Panda best animated feature?

I don't get the Hoffman nod for supporting actor either by the acadmey. He's clearly a lead role and should in no way be considered for supporting actor.

 

[bagelsncheesey]

So you'd give Wall*E best original screenplay but Kung Fu Panda best animated feature?

I don't get the Hoffman nod for supporting actor either by the acadmey. He's clearly a lead role and should in no way be considered for supporting actor.

Yes, because Kung-Fu Panda isn't nominated for best OG screenplay, or else i'd give it that too.

To me, Kung-Fu Panda was way better than WALL-E. But out of the OG screenplay nominations, I say give it to WALL-E.

 

[wofford29]

My picks in bold. It was a toss up for original screenplay for me between In Bruges and Wall*E. I think in the end it'll go to Wall*E though.

Best Film
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Director
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - David Fincher
Frost/Nixon - Ron Howard
Milk - Gus Van Sant
The Reader - Stephen Daldry
Slumdog Millionaire - Danny Boyle

Actor In A Leading Role
The Visitor - Richard Jenkins
Frost/Nixon - Frank Langella
Milk - Sean Penn
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button -
Brad Pitt
The Wrestler - Mickey Rourke

Actor In A Supporting Role
Milk - Josh Brolin
Tropic Thunder - Robert Downey Jr.
Doubt - Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Dark Knight - Heath Ledger
Revolutionary Road - Michael Shannon

Actress In A Leading Role
Rachel Getting Married - Anne Hathaway
Changeling - Angelina Jolie
Frozen River - Melissa Leo
Doubt - Meryl Streep
The Reader - Kate Winslet

Actress In A Supporting Role
Doubt - Amy Adams
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Penélope Cruz
Doubt - Viola Davis
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Taraji P. Henson
The Wrestler - Marisa Tomei

Adapted Screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth, Robin Swicord
Doubt - John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon - Peter Morgan
The Reader - David Hare
Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy

Original Screenplay
Frozen River - Courtney Hunt
Happy-Go-Lucky - Mike Leigh
In Bruges - Martin McDonagh
Milk - Dustin Lance Black
WALL-E - Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Pete Docter

Animated Feature
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

Art Direction
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

Cinematography
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Costume Design
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Milk
Revolutionary Road

Documentary Feature
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble the Water

Documentary Short
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki
The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306

Editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Class
Departures
Austria
Waltz with Bashir

Makeup
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Original Score
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Alexandre Desplat
Defiance - James Newton Howard
Milk - Danny Elfman
Slumdog Millionaire - A.R. Rahman
WALL-E - Thomas Newman

Original Song
WALL-E - "Down to Earth"
Slumdog Millionaire - "Jai Ho"
Slumdog Millionaire - "O Saya"

Sound Editing
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

Sound Mixing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

Animated Short
La Maison de Petits Cubes
Lavatory - Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

Live Action Short
Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)

 

[BadMoon]

Who Will Make The Next Oscar Thread?

Your thoughts?

 

[The Mike]

Re: Who Will Make The Next Oscar Thread?

Not me I promised.

 

[Adoptedscot]

Re: Who Will Make The Next Oscar Thread?

My goodness, thats a lotta polls
x

 

[IronFingaz]

Re: Who Will Make The Next Oscar Thread?

The Dark Knight fanboys on how outraged they are

 

[The Mike]

Re: Who Will Make The Next Oscar Thread?

Should the polls be stickied?