Oscar Nominations

[comedyfreak]

From what I've heard so far:

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



I'm especially glad that Tomei and Rourke were nominated/recognised at least but there's strong competition for both of them this year and I doubt either will win. Rourke might have the better chance however.

Still to see Benji Button, The Reader, Slumdog, Doubt, and Milk

Art Direction:

"Changeling,"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,"
"The Dark Knight,"
"The Duchess,"
"Revolutionary Road."



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



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



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



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.



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.

(HEEEY where the **** is Springsteen's 'The Wrestler'? )



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



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



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



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



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



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



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



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

[HuntingtonM15]

I think Mickey Rourke has a good shot at it. Sean Penn is probably his biggest competition. If the surprise doesn't happen in the Lead Actor category this year, I'd bet on Mickey. If he wins the SAG Award tonight, it will give him an even bigger shot at winning.

Marisa Tomei on the other hand has a lot of competition, but I'd LOVE for her to win. For some reason Penelope is being called the front runner, and while she was good, her performance is probably the weakest in the category.

[comedyfreak]

I'm rooting for Mickey and Marisa.

[HuntingtonM15]

Well, Sean Penn ended up taking home the SAG award for Lead Actor tonight. I'm still betting on Mickey for the Oscar. We'll have to see how much buzz they both get in the next month. I can't see them giving another to Sean again so soon, but you never know.