2009 OSCARS: And The Nominees Are... — Page 3

Joe, I don't agree. I was extremely impressed by his role in Dark Knight. While I was watching, I was thinking oscar!

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Huh?

anyway, I'm rooting for Kate this year~

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Maybe it's not that simple...but the main point should be that if she wins Best Actress for "The Reader" it will be in the right category and for the right role.

I think Winslet's chances at winning are a bit lower now that the Academy didn't buy her Supporting/Lead double nod campaign. I still think she'll win, but I don't think it'll be a shock if she doesn't. It seems to be between her and Meryl, and I do wonder if at the end of the day, Anne Hathaway will win over the two. I guess we'll know better on Sunday when the SAG winners are announced.
Mickey Rourke has a lot of buzz going on for him so he might take it, but I'm rooting for Sean Penn. Oh, and I yelled a big "yes!" when they announced Richard Jenkins' name. He was brilliant to no end in THE VISITOR, a performance worthy of the award actually. I loved him. Glad that the Academy nominated him over Clint Eastwood's annoying performance in GRAN TORINO. I think everyone in the Lead Actor category is quite deserving.
I was hoping Sally Hawkins would get the nod over Jolie though I haven't seen CHANGELING.
I was shocked at the Michael Shannon nod, pretty impressive. I did want Dev Patel to get a nomination but oh well.
Overall, really looking forward to the awards. So glad they didn't put DARK KNIGHT in the Best Pic category.

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I'm sorry but REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, and everyone involved, got screwed. DeCaprio should have been nominated along with the film. I would have rather seen REVOLUTIONARY ROAD nominated for best picture over BUTTON, READER or FROST/NIXON. Major disappointment. But glad that MILK was recognized with 8 nominations after being egregiously overlooked by the silly Golden Globules.

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I just... Rarely have I seen such a mediocre performance get SO much Oscar buzz, especially in a year when terrific young performances were in high supply.

I am glad that Kate Winslet was nominated for The Reader, I thought that performance was far superior to her role in Revolutionary Road (though she was really good in that too). I am glad The Reader got nominated for Best Picture, it was one of my favorite movies of last year.

I am glad to see Richard Jenkins sneak in there with a nod. I was hoping that Dev Patel was going to be nominated. But at least SAG nominated him.

Also, I am glad to see that the Best Directors coincide with all the Best Pictures.

Very sad to see Sally Hawkins off the list. She was great in Happy-Go-Lucky. I guess I will have to try to see Changling to see if Jolie is any good in it.

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Mixed bag for me this year with the nominations... I'm thrilled for Michael Shannon, Kate Winslet, and The Reader - and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who found the movie to be captivating, bschneid. It was also one of my favorites of this year.

Angry about the DiCaprio snub - for me, him and Winslet made Revolutionary Road worth seeing. Though I have to say, I'm happy she was nominated for Reader over RR. I do see the argument for supporting vs. leading, however. I just hope that doesn't overshadow her. I'd love for this to finally be her year.

I still haven't seen 2 out of 5 of the Best Picture noms, but would honestly love to see Milk or The Reader take it. I liked Slumdog very much, but I don't think it was the best this year. Would also like to see Sean Penn win, as much as I like Mickey Rourke's performance. But I have my bias. :)

Updated On: 1/22/09 at 11:04 PM

I completely disagree with your assertions that Ledger would not have even gotten a nomination were he still alive. As an actor, I can recognize and acknowledge a fine performance when I see one. I called the Downey, Jr. nomination as the credits rolled after 'Tropic Thunder' way back in the dead of summer, long before he had any "Oscar buzz". Ledger achieved what a great supporting performance should do, use his screentime to completely capture the audience. When he was on screen, I was riveted, and frankly, when he wasn't, I think the movie suffered. He was electric.

It was the final performance of a young, oft-underestimated actor, yes, but in my opinion, it just happened to be a phenomenal one. Of course there will be added voter sympathy, but if he wins on Oscar night, at least in my eyes, no injustice will have taken place.

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While Synecdoche, New York was a very interesting film, I am sure it left most of its audience (including myself) baffled. Though, I thought the Cinematography was really good. But, I wouldn't be able to single out one actor in the film, as it is an ensemble film(just like in an Altman film).

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"The thing is, if he wins, no one will really know if he won because he died or because the performance was the voters' favorite."

You could say that about a plethora of award winners-did they win because they died? Did they win because of ill health? Did they win because of their past resume and not their current role? Did they win because they were robbed last year? and on and on.

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As usual, not a lot of women outside the actress and docu categories.

Which women did you feel were deserving of nominations that were left out?

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I hope Mickey Rourke wins for giving one of the most astonishing film performances of all time.