2009 OSCARS: And The Nominees Are... — Page 4

Oh, I TOTALLY agree. yawn.

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I really really liked Benjamin Button. I'm glad that got recognized.

But aside from that, none of the Oscar bait really stood out.

...And, assuming if just Heath Ledger only wins the Best Supporting Actor award, who will act as presenter for Best Supporting Actress the following year since traditionally the previous winner presents the Best Supporting Actor/Actress category like last year's Best Actor/Actress winners present the reverse categories?

This might be because I'm a kid, but I actually DO wish that at least one song from "High School Musical 3" was nominated for Best Song. I wouldn't want one to win, but I would've liked a nomination. They're mindless cheesy pop, but some of the songs are kind of catchy. I really liked "Scream" in particular, even though it's not at all the style of music I usually like.

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Just a thought on that, BobbyBubby.

You know, I like sabrelady's thought of possibly having a tie in that category to alleviate that situation, which was why I wrote my piece.

Next week, I'll get into my thoughts on Osky more.

I too was unimpressed by Amy Adams' performance. In fact, I was unimpressed by the entire cast of DOUBT, save for Viola Davis. I'm a huge Meryl Streep fan, but I don't think she deserved to be nominated for (what I think was) a mediocre performance, let alone win.

Re Ledger: I read on IMDb that they had conducted a poll to see who should accept his Oscar should he win next month. Leading the pack are Michelle Williams and their daughter Matilda, followed closely by his parents, then director Christopher Nolan a distance behind, and, lastly, co-star Christian Bale.

Interesting question. I'd go with his parents since Ledger and Williams were broken up by then.

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Besty, "The Wrestler" was indeed eligible.

http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-song-longlist/

Why is this best song thing so hard? If a song premieres in a movie, it should be eligible. Period.

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I'm having a really, really tough time understanding this Best Song thing. What on Earth is their reasoning?

I love the Wall-E song and I hope it wins! And also, I thought Viola Davis was good, but not great until her last 2-3 minutes.

I'm also rooting for Benjamin Button to win Best Picture. Way better than Slumdog.

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Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button*
The Fall
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
The Wrestler

Best Director
Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler
Jonathan Demme, Rachel Getting Married
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Tarsem Singh, The Fall*

Best Actor
Michael Fassbender, Hunger
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Ben Kingsley, Elegy
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler*

Finalists: Sam Rockwell (Snow Angels), Josh Brolin (W.), Leonardo DiCaprio (Revolutionary Road), Colin Farrell (In Bruges), Michael Sheen (Frost/Nixon), James Franco (Pineapple Express), Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)

Semi-finalists: Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Dustin Hoffman (Last Chance Harvey), Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges), Anton Yelchin (Charlie Bartlett)

Best Actress
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky*
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Michelle Williams, Wendy and Lucy
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road/The Reader

Finalists: Julianne Moore (Savage Grace), Emily Mortimer (Transsiberian), Angelina Jolie (Changeling), Famke Janssen (Turn the River), Catinca Untaru (The Fall), Kristen Scott Thomas (I’ve Loved You So Long)

Semi-finalists: Cate Blanchett (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Emma Thompson (Last Chance Harvey)

Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight*
Eddie Marsan, Happy-Go-Lucky
Brad Pitt, Burn After Reading
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

Finalists: Bill Irwin (Rachel Getting Married), Ralph Fiennes (The Duchess/In Bruges), John Malkovich (Burn After Reading), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt), James Franco (Milk)

Semi-finalists: Stephen Dillane (Savage Grace), Emile Hirsch (Milk), Michael Pitt (Funny Games)

Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married*
Samantha Morton, Synecdoche New York
Tilda Swinton, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

Finalists: Debra Winger (Rachel Getting Married), Vera Farmiga (Nothing But the Truth), Patricia Clarkson (Elegy), Lena Olin (The Reader)

Semi-finalists: Anjelica Huston (Choke), Beyonce Knowles (Cadillac Records), Shirley Henderson (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day), Amy Adams (Doubt)

Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black, Milk
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Burn After Reading
Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
Jenny Lumet, Rachel Getting Married
Martin McDonaugh, In Bruges*

Best Adapted Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
David Gordon Green, Snow Angels
Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button*
John Patrick Shanley, Doubt

Best Ensemble Cast
Burn After Reading
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Milk
Rachel Getting Married*
Snow Angels

Finalists: Revolutionary Road, Funny Games, The Dark Knight

Best Young Actor
Michael Angarano, Snow Angels
Asa Butterfield, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
David Kross, The Reader
Charlie McDermott, Frozen River
Brandon Walters, Australia
Anton Yelchin, Charlie Bartlett*

Best Young Actress
Summer Bashil, Towelhead
Kat Dennings, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Dakota Fanning, The Secret Lives of Bees
Lina Leandersson, Let the Right One In
Ashley Tisdale, High School Musical 3
Catinca Untaru, The Fall*

Best Animated Film
Bolt
Horton Hears a Who!
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E*
Waltz with Bashir

Best Foreign Film
A Christmas Tale
The Class
The Flight of the Red Balloon
Let the Right One In
Reprise*
Timecrimes

Best Documentary
American Teen
Dear Zachary
Encounters at the End of the World
I.O.U.S.A.
Man on Wire
Trouble the Water

Best Original Score (Drama)
Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button*
Clint Eastwood, Changeling
Nico Muhly, The Reader
A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard, The Dark Knight

Best Original Score (Musical/Comedy)
Jean-Michel Bernard, Be Kind Rewind
Carter Burwell, Burn After Reading*
Paul Englishby, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Thomas Newman, WALL-E
Gary Yershon, Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Cinematography
Claudio Miranda, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Tim Orr, Snow Angels
Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight
Mandy Walker, Australia
Colin Watkinson, The Fall*

Best Art Direction
Donald Graham Burt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ged Clarke, The Fall*
Ralph Eggleston, WALL-E
Mark Friedberg, Synecdoche, New York
Catherine Martin, Australia

Best Costume Design (Period)
Danny Glicker, Milk
Eiko Ishioka, The Fall
Catherine Martin, Australia
Michael O’Connor, The Duchess
Gabriella Salaverri, Savage Grace

Best Costume Design (Contemporary)
Jacqueline Durran, Happy-Go-Lucky
Leesa Evans, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Patricia Field, Sex and the City*
Lindy Hemming, The Dark Knight
Mary Zophres, Burn After Reading

Best Editing
Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Chris Dickens, Slumdog Millionaire
Daniel P. Hill & Mike Hill, Frost/Nixon*
Roderick Jaynes, Burn After Reading
Tim Squyres, Rachel Getting Married

Best Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button*
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Iron Man
Speed Racer
Wanted

Best Make-Up
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight*
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Synecdoche, New York
The Wrestler

Best Sound
Cloverfield*
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
WALL-E
Wanted

Best Sound Editing
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace
WALL-E*
Wanted

Best Original Song
“Another Way to Die” – Quantum of Solace
“The Call” – The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
“Down to Earth” – WALL-E
“Dracula’s Lament” – Forgetting Sarah Marshall
“Gran Torino” – Gran Torino
“I Thought I Lost You” – Bolt
“Rock Me Sexy Jesus” – Hamlet 2
"The Wrestler” – The Wrestler*

Updated On: 2/4/09 at 12:45 AM