and the Oscar nominees are....

dunkman

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

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

Best actor
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Best actress
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Melissa Leo - Frozen River
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader

Best 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

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 foreign language film
Revanche - Austria
The Class - France
The Baader Meinhof Complex - Germany
Departures - Japan
Waltz With Bashir - Israel

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
Happy-Go-Lucky
Milk
Wall-E
In Bruges
Frozen River

JK8495

sweet

Poncier

No love for "The Love Guru"?

intodeep

I have not seen milk, the reader, or frost nixon.

I thought Slumdog was pretty damn good though.

JK8495

a waste of 4 hours

dunkman

i really want to see Frost/Nixon tbh..

petrocs

Best Picture-
What should win- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
What will win- Slumdog Millionaire

Best director
Who should win- David Fincher
Who will win- Danny Boyle

Best actor
Who should win- Sean Penn - Milk
Who will win- Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Best actress
Who should win- Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Who will win- Kate Winslet - The Reader

Best supporting actress
Who should win- Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Who will win- Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best supporting actor
Who should win- Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Who will win- Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight

Best animated feature film
What should win- Wall-E
What will win- Wall-E

Best adapted screenplay
What should win- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
What will win- Slumdog Millionaire

Best original screenplay
What should win- In Bruges
What will win- In Bruges

I cant comment on foreign language

ledvedderman

i think it'd be great if Robert Downey, Jr. won...Tropic Thunder was amazing

gregkitefan

How did The Reader get a best picture nomination over the Wrestler.

decides2dream

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


damn, i've only seen one on the list....quite unusual for me. frost/nixon will be seeing this weekend. i'd like to see the reader, hubby probably not....also would like to see milk, but he's already seen it. could always go on my own, but we like to spend our weekend time together so we shall see. hopefully i'll see em all before the oscars, either way tho...no biggie. i really want to see doubt, LOVE merryl streep and phillip seymour hoffman!


interesting too...guess they worry about the academy having short memories ...b/c it seems most oscar nominated films get released around the holidays, so they're nice and fresh for awards season.

Heineken Helen

well of the major contenders, I've only seen Milk and Frost/Nixon. Frost/Nixon was great... Milk tried to hard to be great but was seriously missing something... although I've a feeling Penn might win, but he shouldn't. Frank Langhella was much better in Frost/Nixon... but again I can't comment on the others. The girl in Frost/Nixon hasn't a chance though... it'd be interesting to see Robert Downey Jr. win... for a spoof role, he played it splendidly

Actually I've seen half of the wrestler... and it wouldn't be a bad idea for Mickey Rourke to win... would be a shame for Langhella though.

GREAT to see In Bruges get a nomination though It deserves to win something!

decides2dream

just saw frost/nixon and the wrestler over the weekend. i honestly do not see why mickey rourke was nominated for a best actor oscar....i found the whole film predictable. as to frank langella, excellent performance....but the film itself, good....but not great imo. still need to see milk, the reader and slumdog millionaire, but of those i have seen...i think benjamin button is IT thus far.

Solat13

decides2dream wrote:

just saw frost/nixon and the wrestler over the weekend. i honestly do not see why mickey rourke was nominated for a best actor oscar....i found the whole film predictable. as to frank langella, excellent performance....but the film itself, good....but not great imo. still need to see milk, the reader and slumdog millionaire, but of those i have seen...i think benjamin button is IT thus far.

I haven't seen Button yet, but when I saw this clip last week it made me not want to see it.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/1d7650 ... om-fgump44

decides2dream

Solat13 wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

just saw frost/nixon and the wrestler over the weekend. i honestly do not see why mickey rourke was nominated for a best actor oscar....i found the whole film predictable. as to frank langella, excellent performance....but the film itself, good....but not great imo. still need to see milk, the reader and slumdog millionaire, but of those i have seen...i think benjamin button is IT thus far.

I haven't seen Button yet, but when I saw this clip last week it made me not want to see it.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/1d7650 ... om-fgump44

i don't view clips at work, so no idea....all i can say is i thought the film was excellent, on all fronts.

CG275693

Poncier wrote:

No love for "The Love Guru"?

It was nominated for a Razzie! :P

http://www.razzies.com/history/29thNoms.asp

gregkitefan

I saw Button this weekend and enjoyed it.
Slumdog was a better movie though.
Hope to see Frost/Nixon tonight and Milk over the weekend.

patrickredeyes

Mickey Rourke is my favorite for best actor. Great performance.

Heineken Helen

DOUBT was fantastic... and Streep and Hoffman deserve their oscars.. slumdog wasn't as good as i thought... very entertaining watch but nothing special and quite forgettable imo :oops:

dunkman

Heineken Helen wrote:

DOUBT was fantastic... and Streep and Hoffman deserve their oscars.. slumdog wasn't as good as i thought... very entertaining watch but nothing special and quite forgettable imo :oops:

where are you getting these movies from Hells?

soulsinging

Solat13 wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

just saw frost/nixon and the wrestler over the weekend. i honestly do not see why mickey rourke was nominated for a best actor oscar....i found the whole film predictable. as to frank langella, excellent performance....but the film itself, good....but not great imo. still need to see milk, the reader and slumdog millionaire, but of those i have seen...i think benjamin button is IT thus far.

I haven't seen Button yet, but when I saw this clip last week it made me not want to see it.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/1d7650 ... om-fgump44

That was the first thought I had when I saw previews for Benjamin Button. It looked like the kind of epic made solely with the Academy in mind... not of interest to me. Frost/Nixon looks ok, but I find that political films almost always sound more interesting than they actually are. Case in point: good Night and Good Luck. Charlie Wilson's War would be the exception proving the rule.

Milk was excellent though and Slumdog and the Wrestler both look fantastic. I'm planning to see them soon. Also need to see Doubt.

I was so happy that Downey Jr got nominated for Tropic Thunder... he was utterly hysterical in that flick. One of the best comedic performances I ever saw. That said, Ledger's Joker was one of the greatest movie villains of all time so I hope he takes that one.

Heineken Helen

soulsinging wrote:

That was the first thought I had when I saw previews for Benjamin Button. It looked like the kind of epic made solely with the Academy in mind... not of interest to me. Frost/Nixon looks ok, but I find that political films almost always sound more interesting than they actually are. Case in point: good Night and Good Luck. Charlie Wilson's War would be the exception proving the rule.

Milk was excellent though and Slumdog and the Wrestler both look fantastic. I'm planning to see them soon. Also need to see Doubt.

I was so happy that Downey Jr got nominated for Tropic Thunder... he was utterly hysterical in that flick. One of the best comedic performances I ever saw. That said, Ledger's Joker was one of the greatest movie villains of all time so I hope he takes that one.

I thought ledger was good but overrated... but he'll win cos of the whole ya know, dying, thing. I agree about Downey Jr. I think it would be great if he won... but then Hoffman :oops: was fantastic. It's a pity Ledger died, cos I'd be very interested in this category otherwise.

soulsinging

Heineken Helen wrote:

soulsinging wrote:

That was the first thought I had when I saw previews for Benjamin Button. It looked like the kind of epic made solely with the Academy in mind... not of interest to me. Frost/Nixon looks ok, but I find that political films almost always sound more interesting than they actually are. Case in point: good Night and Good Luck. Charlie Wilson's War would be the exception proving the rule.

Milk was excellent though and Slumdog and the Wrestler both look fantastic. I'm planning to see them soon. Also need to see Doubt.

I was so happy that Downey Jr got nominated for Tropic Thunder... he was utterly hysterical in that flick. One of the best comedic performances I ever saw. That said, Ledger's Joker was one of the greatest movie villains of all time so I hope he takes that one.

I thought ledger was good but overrated... but he'll win cos of the whole ya know, dying, thing. I agree about Downey Jr. I think it would be great if he won... but then Hoffman :oops: was fantastic. It's a pity Ledger died, cos I'd be very interested in this category otherwise.

That's a pretty common view, but I know I would be praising Ledger's performance regardless of whether or not he died and I'd be saying he deserved the Oscar as well. The only time his death plays into it is my disappointment with the fact that he was slated to reprise the role in the next movie but won't be able to now. But then, I'm a sucker for a great villain, so I see nothing overrated about the way he handled the Joker. He turned a character that used to be a cheesy joke (no pun intended) into a completely chilling and compelling psychopath. I loved it.

Heineken Helen

soulsinging wrote:

Heineken Helen wrote:

I thought ledger was good but overrated... but he'll win cos of the whole ya know, dying, thing. I agree about Downey Jr. I think it would be great if he won... but then Hoffman :oops: was fantastic. It's a pity Ledger died, cos I'd be very interested in this category otherwise.

That's a pretty common view, but I know I would be praising Ledger's performance regardless of whether or not he died and I'd be saying he deserved the Oscar as well. The only time his death plays into it is my disappointment with the fact that he was slated to reprise the role in the next movie but won't be able to now. But then, I'm a sucker for a great villain, so I see nothing overrated about the way he handled the Joker. He turned a character that used to be a cheesy joke (no pun intended) into a completely chilling and compelling psychopath. I loved it.

he just doesn't even come close to the last great villain IMO, no country for old men, but yeh, I agree his performance was good, just not oscar worthy considering the opposition IMO.

mickeyrat

The level of menace he brought to the character was great. That scene with the criminals , where he says says "I'm not crazy" You could see it in his eyes he was not to be played with and you could hear the hurt in his voice.

decides2dream

soulsinging wrote:

Solat13 wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

just saw frost/nixon and the wrestler over the weekend. i honestly do not see why mickey rourke was nominated for a best actor oscar....i found the whole film predictable. as to frank langella, excellent performance....but the film itself, good....but not great imo. still need to see milk, the reader and slumdog millionaire, but of those i have seen...i think benjamin button is IT thus far.

I haven't seen Button yet, but when I saw this clip last week it made me not want to see it.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/1d7650 ... om-fgump44

That was the first thought I had when I saw previews for Benjamin Button. It looked like the kind of epic made solely with the Academy in mind... not of interest to me. Frost/Nixon looks ok, but I find that political films almost always sound more interesting than they actually are. Case in point: good Night and Good Luck. Charlie Wilson's War would be the exception proving the rule.

Milk was excellent though and Slumdog and the Wrestler both look fantastic. I'm planning to see them soon. Also need to see Doubt.

I was so happy that Downey Jr got nominated for Tropic Thunder... he was utterly hysterical in that flick. One of the best comedic performances I ever saw. That said, Ledger's Joker was one of the greatest movie villains of all time so I hope he takes that one.

ben button is just a damn fine story, told so well, beautifully acted......i loved it. i don't get the hype over the wrestler, at all. mickey rourke has always been a marginal actor at best in my mind, can't think of any film he has wowed me in, and this is no exception. there is nothing truly unique to this story, at all. if he wins i will be terribly disappointed. well frost/nixon is interesting, just not riveting cinema ya know? i liked good night and good luck.....but yes, charlie wilson's war was a fantastic, overlooked film.

milk, the reader, slumdog and doubt - which is probably tops of my list of what to see next - all look worth seeing.

i will be VERY surprised in ledger doesn't win. it was a great performance, no doubt...but those post humous awards, sadly, always seem no-contest.

Kilgore_Trout

petrocs wrote:

Best Picture-
What should win- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
What will win- Slumdog Millionaire

Best director
Who should win- David Fincher
Who will win- Danny Boyle

Best actor
Who should win- Sean Penn - Milk
Who will win- Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Best actress
Who should win- Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Who will win- Kate Winslet - The Reader

Best supporting actress
Who should win- Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Who will win- Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best supporting actor
Who should win- Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Who will win- Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight

Best animated feature film
What should win- Wall-E
What will win- Wall-E

Best adapted screenplay
What should win- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
What will win- Slumdog Millionaire

Best original screenplay
What should win- In Bruges
What will win- In Bruges

I cant comment on foreign language

spot on! except for "best picture"... "slumdog" should and will win... finchers vision for BB was as good as always but the script and story was lacking

should be interesting to see what hugh jackman does as host... i dont think of him as a funny guy

pjfan31

Go Heath

soulsinging

Heineken Helen wrote:

he just doesn't even come close to the last great villain IMO, no country for old men, but yeh, I agree his performance was good, just not oscar worthy considering the opposition IMO.

I thought the Joker was a more fascinating villain than Chiggur... is that how it was spelled... but Bardem did do a helluva job in that role too. Definitely among the elite movie villains, but I still prefer the Joker. I can see thinking he wasn't as chilling as the guy in No Country, but to say he didn't hold a candle? Seems to me more like annoyance with the hype than anything... like me railing on all those Pitchfork beloved folk groups in the other forum

Kilgore_Trout

soulsinging wrote:

Heineken Helen wrote:

he just doesn't even come close to the last great villain IMO, no country for old men, but yeh, I agree his performance was good, just not oscar worthy considering the opposition IMO.

I thought the Joker was a more fascinating villain than Chiggur... is that how it was spelled... but Bardem did do a helluva job in that role too. Definitely among the elite movie villains, but I still prefer the Joker. I can see thinking he wasn't as chilling as the guy in No Country, but to say he didn't hold a candle? Seems to me more like annoyance with the hype than anything... like me railing on all those Pitchfork beloved folk groups in the other forum

no one will ever compare to nurse ratched from cuckoos nest and longshanks from braveheart

heath did a damn fine job with the joker though and definitely deserves the oscar... regardless of his death

gregkitefan

I saw Frost/Nixon last night and thought it was a great movie.
Frank Langella was amazing.

Heineken Helen

soulsinging wrote:

Heineken Helen wrote:

he just doesn't even come close to the last great villain IMO, no country for old men, but yeh, I agree his performance was good, just not oscar worthy considering the opposition IMO.

I thought the Joker was a more fascinating villain than Chiggur... is that how it was spelled... but Bardem did do a helluva job in that role too. Definitely among the elite movie villains, but I still prefer the Joker. I can see thinking he wasn't as chilling as the guy in No Country, but to say he didn't hold a candle? Seems to me more like annoyance with the hype than anything... like me railing on all those Pitchfork beloved folk groups in the other forum

it's not annoyance with the hype... I just saw the character as heath ledger... and to me, that's not a sign of a great performance. I enjoyed the film and thought he was pretty good. Is he better than hoffman or downey jr? I don't think so... you might... but I don't.