And the Oscar nominations go to…
I’m not surprised that "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Slumdog Millionaire" were top dogs in Oscar noms, announced earlier today. Both films are up for Best Picture, as well as director and screenplay.
Honestly? I think they should just give everything to "Slumdog Millionaire" now, because that’s going to walk away with most awards.
I’m bummed but not surprised that "The Dark Knight" was shut out of the major categories, except for an expected Best Supporting Actor nod for Heath Ledger. The movie did get eight nominations, mostly in technical categories.
The Academy Awards will be handed out Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009 in Los Angeles at the Kodak Theater.
After the jump, the entire list of nominees and my picks…
Best Motion Picture of the Year:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Slumdog Millionaire (Jane’s Pick)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Richard Jenkins for The Visitor
Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon
Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (Jane’s Pick)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married
Meryl Streep for Doubt
Kate Winslet for The Reader (Jane’s Pick)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Josh Brolin for Milk
Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt
Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (Jane’s Pick)
Michael Shannon for Revolutionary Road
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Jane’s Pick)
Viola Davis for Doubt
Taraji P. Henson for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Achievement in Directing:
Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (Jane’s Pick)
David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Gus Van Sant for Milk
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Milk: Dustin Lance Black (Jane’s Pick)
WALL·E: Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Jim Reardon
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Eric Roth, Robin Swicord
Slumdog Millionaire: Simon Beaufoy (Jane’s Pick)
Best Achievement in Cinematography:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Claudio Miranda (Jane’s Pick)
The Dark Knight: Wally Pfister
The Reader: Roger Deakins, Chris Menges
Slumdog Millionaire: Anthony Dod Mantle
Bes Achievement in Editing:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter (Jane’s Pick)
Frost/Nixon: Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
Slumdog Millionaire: Chris Dickens
Best Achievement in Art Direction:
Changeling: James J. Murakami, Gary Fettis
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo
The Dark Knight: Nathan Crowley, Peter Lando
The Duchess: Michael Carlin, Rebecca Alleway
Revolutionary Road: Kristi Zea, Debra Schutt (Jane’s Pick)
Best Achievement in Costume Design:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Jacqueline West
The Duchess: Michael O’Connor (Jane’s Pick)
Revolutionary Road: Albert Wolsky
Best Achievement in Makeup:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Greg Cannom
The Dark Knight: John Caglione Jr., Conor O’Sullivan (Jane’s Pick)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army: Mike Elizalde, Thomas Floutz
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Alexandre Desplat
Slumdog Millionaire: A.R. Rahman (Jane’s Pick)
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song:
Slumdog Millionaire: A.R. Rahman, Gulzar("Jai Ho")
Slumdog Millionaire: A.R. Rahman, Maya Arulpragasam("O Saya")
WALL·E: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman("Down to Earth") (Jane’s Pick)
Best Achievement in Sound:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, Mark Weingarten
The Dark Knight: Ed Novick, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo
Slumdog Millionaire: Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty
WALL·E: Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, Ben Burtt (Jane’s Pick)
Wanted: Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño, Petr Forejt
Best Achievement in Sound Editing:
The Dark Knight: Richard King (Jane’s Pick)
Iron Man: Frank E. Eulner, Christopher Boyes
Slumdog Millionaire: Tom Sayers
WALL·E: Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood
Best Achievement in Visual Effects:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron
The Dark Knight: Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Timothy Webber, Paul J. Franklin (Jane’s Pick)
Iron Man: John Nelson, Ben Snow, Daniel Sudick, Shane Mahan
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year:
Bolt: Chris Williams, Byron Howard
Kung Fu Panda: John Stevenson, Mark Osborne
WALL·E: Andrew Stanton (Jane’s Pick)
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year:
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (Germany) (Jane’s Pick)
Entre les murs (France)
Revanche (Austria)
Okuribito (Japan)
Vals Im Bashir (Israel)
Best Documentary, Features:
The Betrayal - Nerakhoon: Ellen Kuras, Thavisouk Phrasavath
Encounters at the End of the World: Werner Herzog, Henry Kaiser
The Garden: Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Man on Wire: James Marsh, Simon Chinn
Trouble the Water: Tia Lessin, Carl Deal (Jane’s Pick)
Best Documentary, Short Subjects:
The Conscience of Nhem En: Steven Okazaki
The Final Inch: Irene Taylor Brodsky, Tom Grant
Smile Pinki: Megan Mylan (Jane’s Pick)
The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306: Adam Pertofsky, Margaret Hyde
Best Short Film, Animated:
La Maison en Petits Cubes: Kunio Kato
Ubornaya istoriya - lyubovnaya istoriya: Konstantin Bronzit
Oktapodi: Emud Mokhberi, Thierry Marchand
Presto: Doug Sweetland (Jane’s Pick)
This Way Up: Alan Smith, Adam Foulkes
Best Short Film, Live Action:
Manon sur le bitume: Elizabeth Marre, Olivier Pont
New Boy: Steph Green, Tamara Anghie
Grisen: Tivi Magnusson, Dorthe Warnø Høgh (Jane’s Pick)
Spielzeugland: Jochen Alexander Freydank
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