The Pagemeister Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 81st Annual Academy Awards® Winners to be announced on Sunday, February 22nd. Best Motion Picture of the Year Nominees: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Ceán Chaffin, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall Frost/Nixon (2008): Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Eric Fellner Milk (2008): Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks The Reader (2008): Nominees to be determined Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Christian Colson Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nominees: Richard Jenkins for The Visitor (2007/I) Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon (2008) Sean Penn for Milk (2008) Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (2008) Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Nominees: Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married (2008) Angelina Jolie for Changeling (2008) Melissa Leo for Frozen River (2008) Meryl Streep for Doubt (2008/I) Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008) Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nominees: Josh Brolin for Milk (2008) Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder (2008) Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt (2008/I) Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008) Michael Shannon for Revolutionary Road (2008) Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Nominees: Amy Adams for Doubt (2008/I) Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) Viola Davis for Doubt (2008/I) Taraji P. Henson for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler (2008) Best Achievement in Directing Nominees: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Stephen Daldry for The Reader (2008) David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon (2008) Gus Van Sant for Milk (2008) Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Nominees: Frozen River (2008): Courtney Hunt Happy-Go-Lucky (2008): Mike Leigh In Bruges (2008): Martin McDonagh Milk (2008): Dustin Lance Black WALL·E (2008): Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Jim Reardon Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Nominees: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Roth, Robin Swicord Doubt (2008/I): John Patrick Shanley Frost/Nixon (2008): Peter Morgan The Reader (2008): David Hare Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Simon Beaufoy Best Achievement in Cinematography Nominees: Changeling (2008): Tom Stern The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Claudio Miranda The Dark Knight (2008): Wally Pfister The Reader (2008): Roger Deakins, Chris Menges Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Anthony Dod Mantle Best Achievement in Editing Nominees: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter The Dark Knight (2008): Lee Smith Frost/Nixon (2008): Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill Milk (2008): Elliot Graham Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Chris Dickens Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score Nominees: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Alexandre Desplat Defiance (2008): James Newton Howard Milk (2008): Danny Elfman Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman WALL·E (2008): Thomas Newman Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song Nominees: Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman, Gulzar("Jai Ho") Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman, Maya Arulpragasam("O Saya") WALL·E (2008): Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman("Down to Earth") Best Achievement in Visual Effects Nominees: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron The Dark Knight (2008): Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Timothy Webber, Paul J. Franklin Iron Man (2008): John Nelson, Ben Snow, Daniel Sudick, Shane Mahan Best Animated Feature Film of the Year Nominees: Bolt (2008): Chris Williams, Byron Howard Kung Fu Panda (2008): John Stevenson, Mark Osborne WALL·E (2008): Andrew Stanton Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Nominees: Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)(Germany) Entre les murs (2008)(France) Revanche (2008)(Austria) Okuribito (2008)(Japan) Vals Im Bashir (2008)(Israel) Best Documentary, Features Nominees: The Betrayal - Nerakhoon (2008): Ellen Kuras, Thavisouk Phrasavath Encounters at the End of the World (2007): Werner Herzog, Henry Kaiser The Garden (2008/I): Scott Hamilton Kennedy Man on Wire (2008): James Marsh, Simon Chinn Trouble the Water (2008): Tia Lessin, Carl Deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanna be drummer Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Benjamin Button was good, but the Dark Knight was 100x better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanadu Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 (edited) Benjamin Button was good, but the Dark Knight was 100x better... Haven't seen Benjamin Button yet, but Dark Knight was good. It's a sad though that Heath Ledger didn't get Oscars already for Candy and Brokeback Mountain. Edited January 22, 2009 by Zanadu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spats Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Button was alright but it was too mushy. But its one of those sappy epic type films that the Academy likes. The only other best picture nominated film i have seen is Slumdog Millionaire. I liked that a lot better than Button. But again i could have done without the romance in that. But it's central to the plot so i guess i have to live with it. Has anyone noticed that Kate Winslet won the best supporting actress award for The Reader at the Golden Globes but for The Oscars that same performance is in the best actress category. Some funny business going on. If Ledger doesn't win for playing the Joker then there is something wrong. But the Oscars like to slip and upset in there and this would be their opportunity. But him winning is the closest things to a sure thing this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Plant Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 The Oscars is turning into a joke IMO. I can't believe that Rev. Road and Gran Torino were completely left out of the major categories....oh wait, why am I surprised? I know people don't think the Golden Globes are as important, but i usually end up agreeing with them more. And no one should be surprised by Dark Knight being left out of the best pic category. This is the Oscars we are talking about, they're pretentious and don't give a shit what you liked best. After Crash won Best Pic a few years ago, that was it, I was done with that little gold dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanadu Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 (edited) The Oscars is turning into a joke IMO. I can't believe that Rev. Road and Gran Torino were completely left out of the major categories....oh wait, why am I surprised? I know people don't think the Golden Globes are as important, but i usually end up agreeing with them more. And no one should be surprised by Dark Knight being left out of the best pic category. This is the Oscars we are talking about, they're pretentious and don't give a shit what you liked best. After Crash won Best Pic a few years ago, that was it, I was done with that little gold dude. I think it has been getting better, even though they still discriminate against eg. black people and women. Brokeback Mountain probably also didn't recieve the Best Picture award it deserved, because the main love-story didn't happen to be a heterosexual one. The Academy has also made numerous other mind bogging misjudgements over the decades as well, for example by failing to nominate/award the following directors; Charles Chaplin Alfred Hitchcock Stanley Kubrick Orson Welles Edited January 22, 2009 by Zanadu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Plant Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 (edited) I think it has been turning for the better, even though they still discriminate against eg. black people and women. They have also made numerous other mind bogging misjudgements over the decades as well, for example by failing to nominate/award the following directors; Charles Chaplin Alfred Hitchcock Stanley Kubrick Orson Welles Agreed that they deserved noms and wins. and i don't get how they are discriminating against women? As for a woman who is African American...Halle Berry...I know Im not the only one disgusted with her win for taking it up the ass and crying a lot in monsters ball or whatever the hell that movie was called. She did not deserve that. And I about puked when she said this was for black women everywhere!! (uhhh, you are half white you skank) and then...she wasn't even the first african american woman to win an academy like everyone was claiming!! ummm, try Hattie McDaniels for Gone with the Wind. Actually she was the first African American to win, male or female. What a wonderful woman she was. Edited to Add, just read this quote by her: As the 1940s progressed, the servant roles McDaniel and other African American performers had so frequently played were subjected to increasingly strong criticism by groups such as the NAACP. In response to the NAACP's criticism, McDaniel replied, "I'd rather play a maid and make $700 a week than be one for $7." LOVE her! Edited January 22, 2009 by Mrs. Plant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanadu Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 (edited) Agreed that they deserved noms and wins. and i don't get how they are discriminating against women? IMO they discriminate against women, when they have their emphasis on nominating and awarding young and pretty actresses and often ignore the others. I don't think a woman has ever been awarded as a director. Edited January 22, 2009 by Zanadu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie_72 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 (edited) Agreed that they deserved noms and wins. and i don't get how they are discriminating against women? As for a woman who is African American...Halle Berry...I know Im not the only one disgusted with her win for taking it up the ass and crying a lot in monsters ball or whatever the hell that movie was called. She did not deserve that. And I about puked when she said this was for black women everywhere!! (uhhh, you are half white you skank) and then...she wasn't even the first african american woman to win an academy like everyone was claiming!! ummm, try Hattie McDaniels for Gone with the Wind. Actually she was the first African American to win, male or female. What a wonderful woman she was. Edited to Add, just read this quote by her: As the 1940s progressed, the servant roles McDaniel and other African American performers had so frequently played were subjected to increasingly strong criticism by groups such as the NAACP. In response to the NAACP's criticism, McDaniel replied, "I'd rather play a maid and make $700 a week than be one for $7." LOVE her! Halle was the first to win for best actress in a lead role although Hattie won for supporting actress before her. I didn't feel she deserved it for playing that type of role either. I wasn't the least bit interested in seeing Monsters Ball to tell you the truth. I heard it wasn't all that great anyways. As a black woman myself, she certainly wasn't speaking for me when she said "this is for black women everywhere"! I do like her as an actress though, but not that role! Back to the noms, the only movie I saw was Dark Knight. I hope Kate Winslet finally wins for best actress, I didn't see the movie, but I think she is fabulous and is long overdue for a win and of course I hope Heath wins, which I think he will. Too bad he isn't alive to see it though. Edited January 22, 2009 by Melanie_72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanetPage Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 81st Annual Academy Awards® Danny Boyle and his inspiration, Led Zeppelin.....interview with Danny Boyle http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/399...anny-Boyle.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Halle Berry is a skank? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I believe that's right. The movie had to be released before a cut-off date to be eligible for the Academy Awards this year. It should be eligible for the awards in 2010. I think the cut-off date is early December. I'd have to look it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spats Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I believe that's right. The movie had to be released before a cut-off date to be eligible for the Academy Awards this year. It should be eligible for the awards in 2010. I think the cut-off date is early December. I'd have to look it up. But didn't Revolutionary Road come out at the same time as Gran Torino? In select theatres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spats Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Would it be a correct assumption that Clint Eastwood's new movie wouldn't be eligible until next years awards??? I have not seen it yet but will soon. That weird. Because i think he was nominated for a Golden Globe for Gran Torino wasn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Golden Globes are different than the Academy Awards. Both awards are given out by two different organizations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Plant Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Just an assumption, but I think the Golden Globes haven't been around nearly as long as the Oscar's and thus I would think that getting an Oscar has a little more prestige attached to it? Not that I am putting the GG down. yea, that is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Plant Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 (edited) Halle Berry is a skank? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I meant in the movie. I didn't think her performance was Oscar worthy. Edited January 23, 2009 by Mrs. Plant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I believe that's right. The movie had to be released before a cut-off date to be eligible for the Academy Awards this year. It should be eligible for the awards in 2010. I think the cut-off date is early December. I'd have to look it up. It's definitely some time in December because a lot of movies will do an early limited release to be eligible for a nomination and then a wide release after the new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepyep Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Hi all, Yes there is a cut off date to get nominated.You can 'primere' a film in say NYC or LA and make it eligible of Oscar.Also remember members only vote in their fields,that is directors vote for other directors,etc,... If 'Slumdog Millionaire' doesn't win best picture the universe is off-kilter,IMO. and if Mickey and Health don't win,.... KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarlaxle 56 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Benjamin Button was good, but the Dark Knight was 100x better... Benjamin Button looks to me like an overrated hack piece of Oscar bait... I hope The Wrestler wins best picture, personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Plant Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Benjamin Button looks to me like an overrated hack piece of Oscar bait... I hope The Wrestler wins best picture, personally. that would be a very welcome surprise. I have no desire to see button. my mom saw it, and when asked what she thought, just said, "ehhh, it was okay" so i'll pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebk Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Looks like they have until midnight on Dec 31st to open a movie... http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/rule03.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepyep Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Hi all, Benjamin Button looks to me like an overrated hack piece of Oscar bait... I hope The Wrestler wins best picture, personally. Boring Button's screenplay was written by the same guy who wrote Forrest Gump,it's almost a carbon-copy of it(surprise!) The Wrestler was not nominated for BP KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarlaxle 56 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 The Wrestler was not nominated for BP KB Yeah, I noticed that now. Though Mickey Rourke was at least nominated for best actor in a leading role. We can hope he wins that, since he really does deserve it more than the other nominees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Plant Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Hi all, Boring Button's screenplay was written by the same guy who wrote Forrest Gump,it's almost a carbon-copy of it(surprise!) The Wrestler was not nominated for BP KB Whoopsie. Okay, then, The Reader would come as a nice surprise IMO. I liked it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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