Today is a grand day in the movie/film industry. The Oscar nominations are in and many folks are jumping for joy. Here are just a few of some of the highlighted Oscar nominations.
1. Best Picture: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader , Slumdog Millionaire .
2. Actor: Richard Jenkins , The Visitor; Frank Langella , Frost/Nixon; Sean Penn, Milk; Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Mickey Rourke , The Wrestler .
3. Actress: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married; Angelina Jolie, Changeling; Melissa Leo , Frozen River ; Meryl Streep, Doubt; Kate Winslet , The Reader.
4. Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin , Milk; Robert Downey Jr ., Tropic Thunder ; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt; Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight; Michael Shannon , Revolutionary Road.
5. 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.
6. Director: David Fincher , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon; Gus Van Sant , Milk; Stephen Daldry, The Reader; Danny Boyle , Slumdog Millionaire.
7. Animated Feature Film : Bolt; Kung Fu Panda ; WALL-E.
8. Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
9. Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Iron Man.
10. Cinematography : Changeling, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, The Reader, Slumdog Millionaire.
As many expected Heath Ledger recieved a nomination for his role as the "Joker" in The Dark Knight (on the one year anniversary of his death). Another pleasant nomination was that of Tariji P. Henson getting a supporting actress nomination in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. However, even with all the greatness many may be surprised as to the "so-so" results for The Dark Knight. This film in particular was one of the years best films, but only picked up eight noms. The Dark Knight was the largest blockbuster in several years only picking up noms in technical categories outside the Heath Ledger nomination.
But all in all, this years Academy Awards is not too surprising even with its snubs overall it should be a good viewing!
1 comment:
Benjamin Button deserves every nomination it has received because it was a superb movie! I really enjoyed the movie and even dedicated a blog post to it a few weeks ago. I really think Taraji will get her Oscar for her role in such a ground-breaking movie.
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