Oscars Nominess (2008 films)

Illinoisguy1 · 22 Jan 09 :: 16:29

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TeeJay · 22 Jan 09 :: 16:34

Oh well, I can't say I'm very excited since the only movies I've seen from that list are Australia and WALL-E, almost all the rest haven't been released in Germany yet. I'd love to see Changeling, I might do so on Sunday afternoon. It's actually playing as a matinee, so maybe I'll do that.

-TeeJay

TheCentralScrutinizer · 22 Jan 09 :: 16:50

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magicalturkey · 22 Jan 09 :: 17:03

I seriously jumped up and down when I heard Anne Hathaway's name this morning

domesticelefant · 22 Jan 09 :: 21:52

There is some good stuff there, but I think TDK is the only film I ever watched of this list by now. I'm still planning to see a few others, though.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 22 Jan 09 :: 22:34

Deb's picks (bolded)...

1. Best Picture:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," '
'Frost/Nixon,"
''Milk,"
'The Reader,"
''Slumdog Millionaire."

2. Actor:
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor";
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon";
Sean Penn, "Milk";
Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button";
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler."

3. Actress:
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married";
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling";
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River";
Meryl Streep, "Doubt";
Kate Winslet, "The Reader."

4. Supporting Actor:
Josh Brolin, "Milk";
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder";
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt";
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight";
Michael Shannon, "Revolutionary Road."

5. Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams, "Doubt";
Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona";
Viola Davis, "Doubt";
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button";
Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler."

6. 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."

7. Foreign Film:
"The Baader Meinhof Complex," Germany;
"The Class," France;
"Departures," Japan;
"Revanche," Austria;
"Waltz With Bashir," Israel.

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

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

10. Animated Feature Film:
"Bolt";
"Kung Fu Panda";
"WALL-E."

11. Art Direction:
"Changeling,"
''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,"
''The Dark Knight,"
''The Duchess,"
''Revolutionary Road."

12. Cinematography:
"Changeling,"
''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,"
''The Dark Knight,"
''The Reader,"
''Slumdog Millionaire."

13. Sound Mixing:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,"
''The Dark Knight,"
''Slumdog Millionaire,"
''WALL-E,"
''Wanted."

14. Sound Editing:
"The Dark Knight,"
''Iron Man," '
'Slumdog Millionaire,"
''WALL-E,"
''Wanted."

15. 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.

16. Original Song:
"Down to Earth" from "WALL-E," Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman;
"Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman and Gulzar;
"O Saya" from "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam.

17. Costume:
"Australia,"
''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,"
''The Duchess,"
''Milk,"
''Revolutionary Road."

18. Documentary Feature:
"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon),"
''Encounters at the End of the World,"
''The Garden,"
''Man on Wire,"
''Trouble the Water."

19. Documentary (short subject):
"The Conscience of Nhem En,"
''The Final Inch,"
''Smile Pinki,"
''The Witness — From the Balcony of Room 306."

20. Film Editing:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,"
''The Dark Knight,"
''Frost/Nixon,"
''Milk,"
''Slumdog Millionaire."

21. Makeup:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," '
'The Dark Knight,"
''Hellboy II: The Golden Army."

22. Animated Short Film:
"La Maison en Petits Cubes,"
''Lavatory — Lovestory,"
''Oktapodi,"
''Presto,"
''This Way Up."

23. Live Action Short Film:
"Auf der Strecke (On the Line)," '
'Manon on the Asphalt,"
''New Boy,"
''The Pig,"
''Spielzeugland (Toyland)."

24. Visual Effects:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,"
''The Dark Knight,"
''Iron Man."

If I didn't vote it's because I have no pick in that category because I didn't see any of the movies.

Simon · 22 Jan 09 :: 23:11

Not a bad list of nominees this year. It's nice to see Heath Ledger got his nomination, and i'm still surprised that Robert Downey Jr, still got a nomination at the Oscars for Tropic Thunder. Never thought the Academy would go for a character from a film like Tropic Thunder.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 22 Jan 09 :: 23:14

The Academy is rather notorious for rewarding people for one movie when they should've been nominated for something else and got passed over. I think that nomination for RDJ is for his body of work and the fact that he was so hugely successful in Iron Man. He won't win of course. No one stands a chance against Heath. But it's a nice pat on the back to get a nomination.

TeeJay · 22 Jan 09 :: 23:38

Haha, I have a funny story for you about giving out "honor awards". There's this German publicist, his name is Marcel Reich Ranicki. He's infamous for being a literary critic. He's won numerous literary awards and he's basically the authority on German literature. He had a TV show where he and a group of others discussed books, kinda like a high level book club on TV.

So, in October 2008, he was supposed to be given the "Deutscher Fernsehpreis" (German TV Award) for his life's work. He went up to the stage and loudly proclaimed that everything he'd seen of the award ceremony was imbecile rubbish and that he would not accept the award. It was priceless. Reactions in the audience were so mixed. Some people were shocked, some were amused. It made the news the next morning. I myself thought it was kinda cool.

-TeeJay

TheCentralScrutinizer · 22 Jan 09 :: 23:42

Yes, but that was back when he was in the middle of all his "troubles". And I think this nomination is about the fact that he survived all that and he's clean and sober and better than ever, as evidenced by Iron Man.

And yes, I hate the "lifetime" awards too. Michael Caine was not particularly outstanding in The Cider House Rules in 1999. The Supporting Actor Oscar should've gone to Haley Joel Osment that year. Nobody in any movie in all of 1999 was talked about more than The Kid. He was remarkable.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 22 Jan 09 :: 23:43

In the 70's Marlon Brando sent an American Indian woman up onstage to refuse his Oscar. Some thought it was cool, some thought he was nuts. Do you remember that, Carol? I don't recall the details...

TheCentralScrutinizer · 23 Jan 09 :: 00:24

Your picks are predictions, right? Mine are the ones I want to win.

b11001001 · 22 Feb 09 :: 20:41

He was protesting the way Native Americans were being treated, right?

Hehehee, yeah people were maaaad...

TheCentralScrutinizer wrote:

In the 70's Marlon Brando sent an American Indian woman up onstage to refuse his Oscar. Some thought it was cool, some thought he was nuts. Do you remember that, Carol? I don't recall the details...

TheCentralScrutinizer · 22 Feb 09 :: 20:56

Yep, that's right.

irina · 23 Feb 09 :: 14:28

i did watch it last night. thanks to pro sieben

i actually like the oscars this year. hugh jackman was a nice surprise for me. he was funny and he can sing plus he is gorgeous. i like tina fay and steve martin, very funny. lots of funny jokes all night.
and i had my wish granted sean penn won yeyyyyyy!!!!!

TheCentralScrutinizer · 23 Feb 09 :: 16:53

I had no doubts about Hugh. He has always been a song & dance man. It was kind of off-beat this year, a little edgy even. I liked that. The musical numbers were kinda weird, but a lot of fun. I especially like that number near the end of the show from Slumdog that won best song.

domesticelefant · 23 Feb 09 :: 18:53

I'm watching some Oscar Highlights on TV right now. I bet it was fun to watch Hugh Jackman, and I am actually sorry for missing it, but well, I had to work today, so there was no way that I could have stayed up.
When I saw Twilight last week I saw the trailer for Milk and really really REALLY wanted to see it and now they just spoiled the ending for me. But well, I like that Sean Penn won, so I'm still gonna watch it. I also want to see The Reader but I am probably going to wait for the DVD. Don't know yet.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 23 Feb 09 :: 19:38

They didn't realize they were spoiling the ending since it's a true story and most people know Harvey Milk was assassinated.

magicalturkey · 23 Feb 09 :: 19:49

Yeah, I was gonna say I didn't think there was anything to spoil...

TheCentralScrutinizer · 23 Feb 09 :: 20:00

You know what's amazing? I knew it was coming, but I was still so startled I nearly jumped out of my seat when it happened.

domesticelefant · 23 Feb 09 :: 20:55

Well, so it maybe wasn't a spoiler for you Americans, but it was one for me since I had never heard of that guy before.

irina · 23 Feb 09 :: 23:15

samsy-marie, you can watch milk even if you know what happens because it is not about the ending , it's about the story and it's an acting lesson from sean penn. like de niro said in his speech " how did you get away with playing straight men all these years ? " de niro's speech about penn was funny.

Simon · 23 Feb 09 :: 23:43

I was expecting Mickey Rourke to win and was soo looking foward to his speech, so i was very surprised that Sean Penn one. I havn't seen Milk yet but his acting in the short clips i've seen is amazing, and he was my second choice to win after Rourke.

I loved Hugh Jackman presenting, especially his musical montage. The pineapple Express action films sketch was hilarious too.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 23 Feb 09 :: 23:53

Dude, have you seen Mickey's speech at the Indie Spirit Awards? It was hysterically funny and foul-mouthed (in a good way).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/2 … 68965.html

Simon · 24 Feb 09 :: 00:06

I saw his speeches at both the Baftas and the Spirit Awards which were both hilarious. It's what i was anticipating the most before it started.

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