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Oscar Nominations announced

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81st Academy Awards main nominations:

Best Picture:

'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'

'Frost/Nixon'

'Milk'

'The Reader'

'Slumdog Millionaire'

Best Actor:

Richard Jenkins 'The Visitor'

Brad Pitt 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'

Frank Langella 'Frost/Nixon'

Sean Penn 'Milk'

Mickey Rourke 'The Wrestler'

Best Actress:

Anne Hathaway 'Rachel Getting Married'

Melissa Leo 'Frozen River'

Meryl Street 'Doubt'

Angelina Jolie 'Changeling'

Kate Winslet 'The Reader'

Best Supporting Actor:

Josh Brolin 'Milk'

Robert Downey Jr. 'Tropic Thunder'

Philip Seymour Hoffman 'Doubt'

Heath Ledger 'The Dark Knight'

Michael Shannon 'Revolutionary Road'

Best Supporting Actress:

Amy Adams 'Doubt'

Penelope Cruz 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'

Viola Davis 'Doubt'

Taraji P. Henson 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'

Best Director:

David Fincher 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'

Ron Howard 'Frost/Nixon'

Gus Van Sant 'Milk'

Stephen Daldry 'The Reader'

Danny Boyle 'Slumdog Millionaire'

Best Animated Feature Film:

'Bolt'

'Kung Fu Panda'

'Wall-E'

Best Adapted Screenplay:

'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'

'Doubt'

'Frost/Nixon'

'The Reader'

'Slumdog Millionaire'

Best Original Screenplay:

'Frozen River'

'Happy-Go-Lucky'

'In Bruges'

'Milk'

'Wall-E'
 
I'm genuinely surprised Wall-E didn't get a nomination for any major awards by any group this year. I don't think they would win any of them, but I think it was certainly a top 5 film. :eek:
 
Out of all those I've seen Dark Knight (twice), Kung Fu Panda and WALL-E. I guess I just don't see Oscar quality films very often.
 
Wall-E should have swept.
I present a cynical, realistic look at our nominees:

Throw an Oscar at Heath for the obvious reason;

Penelope's already got one so pick somebody else's name from the hat;

Let Meryl have one more just because she's awesome;

Shoe-in Frank Langella, mostly out of recognition for his career;

Overturn the headliners Frost, Milk and Benjamin and give it to the low-budget Slumdog;

Give the Director nod to Fincher because it's so cool to tell Brad and Cate what to do;

Kung-Fu and Bolt were stupid - give another one to Pixar (partly to make up for NOT having been nominated for BP);

Screenplay & Adapted Screenplay go to In Bruges and Doubt, just because one sounds funny and the other hasn't been mentioned yet;

And there's only one foreign film on the list. Even if it wins, does it really count?
 
Melrose said:
Overturn the headliners Frost, Milk and Benjamin and give it to the low-budget Slumdog
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Slumdog really was a fantastic movie (and in its own way, I think, was actually an even better rendition of Forrest Gump to watch in 2008/2009). And it never smelt low budget. It's very deserving, and I hope it portends more US-India movie collaborations.

A.R. Rahman, alongside MIA and everyone else who collaborated with him on the soundtrack, also did a fabulous job. Granted, using Paper Planes was a bit obligatory, but it did fit the scene perfectly. :D
 
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Tropic Thunder all the way! :cool:
 
The only one I've seen is Slumdog Millionaire. Thought it was great except there was a shift in about the last 15 minutes that bothered me. It changed from an almost documentary-like movie into a predictable hollywood-type movie right near the end. Otherwise, it was fantastic.
 
Is Benjamin Button just an attempt to get Brad Pitt an Oscar. Is that the only reason it is nominated, not because it is a good movie.
 
While no expert - I will be severely disappointed if Rourke doesn't get the Oscar for his work in the Wrestler. His performance, imho, was awesome.
 
Very dissapointed that Doubt was not nominated for Best Picture. After seeing all of the movies nominated for that category (except for The Reader), I feel that Doubt was the most deserving. Slumdog Millionaire was enjoyable, but the ending was horrid, and Benjamin Button should not be on that list. Milk and Frost/Nixon were great, but I don't think either film deserves to win the award.

I really have to see The Wrestler soon, although I'm not a fan of Mickey Rourke. I hate to delay watching a movie until it comes out on DVD, it just isn't the same experience.
 
The OP's list is incomplete... can someone fix this?

As for the nominees... I'm glad Slumdog has received so much attention. Really, it's good to see that Indian-esque films can be appreciated globally. Gives me hope, too, as an Indian filmmaker.

The one that topped the list, though, is The Curious Case..., which I have yet to see. Looking forward to it.



irmongoose
 
Slumdog Millionaire is a way better than Benjamin Button..know what, some times i think that the judges in Oscars are too biased
 
Off topic but . . . I still think Lynch should have gotten the Oscar for Mulholland Drive. I've always wished I could film my dreams. The dream portion in that film (most of the movie) is as close as I've ever seen to an actual dream.
 
Didn't find Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker particularly awesome or inspiring, but I'm sure he will be honored for his last role. I found Aaron Ackhart's Two Face much more engaging...
 
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