GM Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Oscars 2009: The nominees Here is the shortlist for the 81st Academy Awards, which are being held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on 22 February. 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 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7842438.stm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Must be the first time I haven't seen any of the films nominated in Best Film, Best Director or Best Actor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 What about Decky? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 What about Decky? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 f***ing hell. No Dark Knight for best picture or best director. Stuck-up idiots. That's a pretty crap bunch of films in the best picture running. Have they even seen Benjamin Button or are they just plugging it in because its "high-concept?" No Wall-E for best picture is a travesty as well. Probably Slumdong Millionaire winning at a cantor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 No Wrestler for best picture either. Easily should've been in there over Milk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 No Ratatouille for best animated picture? How shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Bee Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 No Ratatouille for best animated picture? How shit. It won it last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Once again the Academy proves how insular, stupid and stuck-up they are. At least Slumdog got some recognition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 No Ratatouille for best animated picture? How shit. It won it last year. :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 No Ratatouille for best animated picture? How shit. It won it last year. :lol: I'll just leave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 What about Decky? Oooo edgy. I like it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraz77 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Find it hard to believe that death race didn't receive any nominations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Downey Jr for Tropic Thunder. Holy shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I find the actual Oscars ceremony unwatchable TV. It's excruciating watching them kiss each others arses, drone on about people you don't care about and worst of all some of them thank God and Jesus. I can guarantee Heath Ledger will win the Best supporting actor. Unfortunately the Oscar people will be giving him the award for being dead rather than the fantastic performance he gave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Downey Jr for Tropic Thunder. Holy shit. That was my reaction, too. Pathetic, uncinematic, brainless people make up the 'Academy.' If they actually knew the first thing about cinema they wouldn't be in it in the first place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Pathetic, uncinematic, brainless people make up the 'Academy.' If they actually knew the first thing about cinema they wouldn't be in it in the first place. A few years ago there was a programme (it might have been Louis Theroux) where it discovered that a large number of the Academy are all OAPs who live in retirement homes. They used to work in the movie business. They don't go to the cinema. They watch the films at organised screenings or on DVDs (see the pirate films that have "For your consideration" on them). That's if they watch them at all which some don't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 No Ratatouille for best animated picture? How shit. No Gone with the Wind either? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 No Ratatouille for best animated picture? How shit. No Gone with the Wind either? Bugger off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Sean Penn's performance in Milk is truly brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TêteDeMaure Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 No Cate Blanchett? No Dame Jude? No Helen Mirren? Bloody hell! Winslett is a shoe-in. Benj Button, Kate Winslett, Sean Penn, Danny Boyle, Penelope Cruz, Heath Ledger, The Reader, Revanche, Wall-E, Milk. (in a slightly jumbled fashion) Wonder if you can get an accumulator on this . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 You'll have more chance than Heath Ledger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Downey Jr for Tropic Thunder. Holy shit. That was my reaction, too. Pathetic, uncinematic, brainless people make up the 'Academy.' If they actually knew the first thing about cinema they wouldn't be in it in the first place. Might be a "silly" movie, but RDJ is unbelievable in it. Well deserved nomination Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Looking at the results, I'm starting to notice a pattern. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" will win every category it's nominated for. unless It's competing with "Slumdog Millionaire." Slumdog will win those. If neither of those are in the running, other movies have a chance. Seriously, claiming that "Benjamin Button" has better special effects than "Dark Knight" or "Iron Man" is just... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Slumdog Millionaire has won 600 Oscars. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now