Craig Th 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 After watching Revolutionary Road, here are my predictions with bold being who I think will win and italics who should win. Best Picture Milk Frost/Nixon The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Slumdog Millionaire Gran Torino (though I don't think it's better than Dark Knight, I have a feeling this will get a last second push) Best Actor Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon Sean Penn - Milk Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Leonardo DiCaprio - Revolutionary Road Best Actress - (I can't vote on this one because I have only seen two of the movies in which the actress has Oscar Buzz. I am only going to pick who I think will win from reading articles and other award shows) Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married Angelina Jolie - Changeling Meryl Streep - Doubt Cate Blanchett - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road Best Supporting Actor Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire (If Heath didn't die, he would have won) Josh Brolin - Milk Phillp Seymour Hoffman - Doubt Best Supporting Actress Kate Winslet - The Reader Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler Amy Adams - Doubt Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Best Director Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Darren Aronofsky - The Wrestler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 I think I'm the only person who liked Blindness. The movie scared the shit out of me, and I thought it was a really well made thriller. I didn't like the ending, and it was a bit of a stretch to see Julianne Moore be like: What I'm totally blind you guys for that long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Th 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 Spoiler? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 I can't recall an ending I hated so completely in any recent movie. The movie had some good will built up from the "give us your women" segment being really effective and for the fact that they at least tried to do something interesting visually. Then they go and throw out one of the worst endings I've ever seen and shoot it all to shit. Spoiler? You mean for the Blindness ending? A guy gets his sight back and Julianne Moore starts acting strange. She goes out onto the deck and we get what seems to be a POV shot of her only seeing white, which is what the blind people 'saw' throughout the movie. Then there's a shot of her looking down slightly, then back to the POV shot that also moves down to show the city, meaning the white she saw was just the overcast sky. It's a fucking awful "gotcha" to the audience that serves absolutely no purpose than to fake you out to think she's blind and then it ENDS with the shot of her POV of the city, like "nope! Suckers!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 The ending was a cop-out, totally agree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4hartthreat 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 I can be added to the list of people who liked Blindness. I expected so much more out of it, but I thought it was too well made and fascinating not to like at least a little. And bob if you wanted someone else to put in supporting actress, how's about Rosemarie Dewitt? I don't think she will end up with a nomination but she deserves one as she is fantastic as Rachael in Rachael Getting Married. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PUT THAT DICK IN MY MOUTH! 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 The book ends the exact same way, so I'm not sure you can blame the filmmakers for it being a 'cop-out' or w/e. Blame the Nobel Prize winning author of the novel. e: I should add that while I thought the ending was really well done in the book, I could see it not translating well to the screen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 You know, I thought about it when making my own list, but I don't remember anything from the movie. I might have ranked Rachel Getting Married too low in my list, that movie really stayed with me- broke my heart. But Bill Irwin as the father, was just great. The book ends the exact same way, so I'm not sure you can blame the filmmakers for it being a 'cop-out.' Blame the Nobel Prize winning author of the novel. I just thought them all regaining sight was a lame way to end the movie. But blind gang rape awesome. I was also impressed with how they were able to make the movie, it had to be a challenge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4hartthreat 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 You know, I thought about it when making my own list, but I don't remember anything from the movie. I might have ranked Rachel Getting Married too low in my list, that movie really stayed with me- broke my heart. But Bill Irwin as the father, was just great. I would say you did, as it will def be in my top 10 for the year. Everyone just came across as so real to me. So you really felt for all of these characters and what they went through. The dad was great as was the mom, but to me Anne and Rosemarie were a step above. Their scenes together where they fought over what they had gone through growing up and how it effected them now were some very powerful scenes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 The second of Bob's spoiler tags is what made me think the movie was going to be something great. That scene was remarkably pulled off. But as for the ending It's not the fact that they just up and get their sight back that irritated me. That was lame, but the final 'gotcha' shot made me want to throw my drink at the screen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 I'm trying to remember the gotcha, but I just can't. To me Blindness was just Children of Men, only with blindness. I think the producers should make a Saw-like series where each year, everyone goes [something]. I also loved how Maury Chaykin became king of the blind jail, because he had been blind since birth. Thought that was really clever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 Agreed. There were some good things, but the bad just overtook them. I'm sure if I saw more movies then it wouldn't be my pick for worst movie of the year, but I went in with such high expectations. And if Bob's idea goes through, I can't wait for the movie where people can't smell anymore. The one where they can't feel could make for a right fucked up movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 I'm glad you didn't outright hate it. I was a bit taken aback by worst movie of the year, since well I saw 88 Minutes, Proud American, The Happening and The Hottie and the Nottie. Deafness would be legit awesome. And Julianne Moore has to be in it too. The thought of waking up or suddenly going blind is one of my fears, so the movie really touched on that. The reviews were so terrible, that I went in with very low expectations which helped. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 I reserve hate for a select couple of movies. I hadn't seen any of those other movies you listed. I think I watched Strange Wilderness in 08, but I don't know if it was from 08 or 07. If the former, then Strange Wilderness is my pick for worst of the year. Also, for the Best Song category I'm torn between "The Wrestler" and "Gran Torino," as they're both really good. I'm actually leaning more toward "Gran Torino" at the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 Strange Wilderness was 08. Yea, that one was bad. I can't stop listening to The Wrestler. It's such a haunting song. I'm going to download Gran Torino though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 Well then Blindness is no longer my choice for worst of 08. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 Enjoy your low ratings again, Oscar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMann2003 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 We all know who we can thank for this...Harvey Weinstien Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 The douche on E just explained to me that Button would win best picture because it made "so much money. Over 100 million dollars!!!" which, he tells me, is what it takes. Yep. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMann2003 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 May I note I am happy that Taraji P Henson got nominated You know what? Warner Brothers should pull Ledger's name from contention, as a way of saying to the Oscars "You know what Academy, you're not going to profit from his death by showering him with an award, when you couldn't give a shit about celebrating the film he was a part of" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBright7831 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 Enjoy your low ratings again, Oscar. Agreed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 I think what needs to happen is that Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett need to die so that movies that they aren't in can get nominations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blade2kxx 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 FUCK THE WEINSTEINS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBright7831 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 For anyone who wants the entire list: Performance by an actor in a leading role * Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” (Overture Films) * Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon” (Universal) * Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features) * Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) * Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight) Performance by an actor in a supporting role * Josh Brolin in “Milk” (Focus Features) * Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder” (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount) * Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt” (Miramax) * Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.) * Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage) Performance by an actress in a leading role * Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics) * Angelina Jolie in “Changeling” (Universal) * Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics) * Meryl Streep in “Doubt” (Miramax) * Kate Winslet in “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company) Performance by an actress in a supporting role * Amy Adams in “Doubt” (Miramax) * Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein Company) * Viola Davis in “Doubt” (Miramax) * Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) * Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight) Best animated feature film of the year * “Bolt” (Walt Disney), Chris Williams and Byron Howard * “Kung Fu Panda” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount), John Stevenson and Mark Osborne * “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Andrew Stanton Achievement in art direction * “Changeling” (Universal), Art Direction: James J. Murakami, Set Decoration: Gary Fettis * “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt, Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo * “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Peter Lando * “The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Art Direction: Michael Carlin, Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway * “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Art Direction: Kristi Zea, Set Decoration: Debra Schutt Achievement in cinematography * “Changeling” (Universal), Tom Stern * “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Claudio Miranda * “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Wally Pfister * “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Chris Menges and Roger Deakins * “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Anthony Dod Mantle Achievement in costume design * “Australia” (20th Century Fox), Catherine Martin * “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Jacqueline West * “The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Michael O’Connor * “Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Glicker * “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Albert Wolsky Achievement in directing * “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Fincher * “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Ron Howard * “Milk” (Focus Features), Gus Van Sant * “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Stephen Daldry * “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Danny Boyle Best documentary feature * “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” (Cinema Guild), A Pandinlao Films Production, Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath * “Encounters at the End of the World” (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment), A Creative Differences Production, Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser * “The Garden” A Black Valley Films Production, Scott Hamilton Kennedy * “Man on Wire” (Magnolia Pictures), A Wall to Wall Production, James Marsh and Simon Chinn * “Trouble the Water” (Zeitgeist Films), An Elsewhere Films Production, Tia Lessin and Carl Deal Best documentary short subject * “The Conscience of Nhem En” A Farallon Films Production, Steven Okazaki * “The Final Inch” A Vermilion Films Production, Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant * “Smile Pinki” A Principe Production, Megan Mylan * “The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306” A Rock Paper Scissors Production, Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde Achievement in film editing * “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall * “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lee Smith * “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Mike Hill and Dan Hanley * “Milk” (Focus Features), Elliot Graham * “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Chris Dickens Best foreign language film of the year * “The Baader Meinhof Complex” A Constantin Film Production, Germany * “The Class” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haut et Court Production, France * “Departures” (Regent Releasing), A Departures Film Partners Production, Japan * “Revanche” (Janus Films), A Prisma Film/Fernseh Production, Austria * “Waltz with Bashir” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production, Israel Achievement in makeup * “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Greg Cannom * “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan * “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (Universal), Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) * “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.),Alexandre Desplat * “Defiance” (Paramount Vantage), James Newton Howard * “Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Elfman * “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman * “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Thomas Newman Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) * “Down to Earth” from “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel * “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar * “O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman andMaya Arulpragasam Best motion picture of the year * “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), A Kennedy/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers * “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production,Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers * “Milk” (Focus Features), A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production, Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers * “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production, Nominees to be determined * “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production,Christian Colson, Producer Best animated short film * “La Maison en Petits Cubes” A Robot Communications Production, Kunio Kato * “Lavatory - Lovestory” A Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production, Konstantin Bronzit * “Oktapodi” (Talantis Films) A Gobelins, L’école de l’image Production, Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand * “Presto” (Walt Disney) A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Doug Sweetland * “This Way Up”, A Nexus Production, Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes Best live action short film * “Auf der Strecke (On the Line)” (Hamburg Shortfilmagency), An Academy of Media Arts Cologne Production, Reto Caffi * “Manon on the Asphalt” (La Luna Productions), A La Luna Production, Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont * “New Boy” (Network Ireland Television), A Zanzibar Films Production, Steph Green and Tamara Anghie * “The Pig” An M & M Production, Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh * “Spielzeugland (Toyland)” A Mephisto Film Production, Jochen Alexander Freydank Achievement in sound editing * “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Richard King * “Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes * “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Tom Sayers * “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood * “Wanted” (Universal),Wylie Stateman Achievement in sound mixing * “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten * “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick * “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty * “WALL-E” (Walt Disney),Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt * “Wanted” (Universal), Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt Achievement in visual effects * “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron * “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin * “Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan Adapted screenplay * “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Screenplay by Eric Roth, Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord * “Doubt” (Miramax), Written by John Patrick Shanley * “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Screenplay by Peter Morgan * “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Hare * “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy Original screenplay * “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Courtney Hunt * “Happy-Go-Lucky” (Miramax), Written by Mike Leigh * “In Bruges” (Focus Features), Written by Martin McDonagh * “Milk” (Focus Features), Written by Dustin Lance Black * “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter No thank you, Oscars. 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The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 Jesus, even Springsteen didn't get a nomination. If it wasn't for Rourke and Ledger this would have been a complete bust for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 Dark Knight ended up with, what is it...8 nominations? So everything about it is great. But it's too popular. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jingus 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 I think what needs to happen is that Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett need to die so that movies that they aren't in can get nominations. Hey hey now, let's not go TOO overboard here. If I were forced to choose between either Winslet&Blanchett or the Academy Awards vanishing from the earth tomorrow, bye-bye Oscars. Think they stacked up each category enough with the same seven or eight flicks? The sentence "the Academy Award-nominated film Wanted" just sounds dirty and hateful. At least Wall-E got a few nods. Since nobody's bothered here yet, the full nomination list: EDIT: damn you, CBright! Mine was better, I rearranged it into "which awards we actually give a fuck about" order. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBright7831 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 Beat you to it, Jingus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blade2kxx 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 Dark Knight ended up with, what is it...8 nominations? So everything about it is great. But it's too popular. I'm wondering how much money Harvey threw at the Academy this time. Seriously? THE READER? I mean, if they were gonna snub TDK, at least use a film that wasn't garbage. Hell, I would have preferred ANGRY CLINT over that sack of shit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMann2003 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 Whoa Whoa Whoa....Springsteen didn't get in? Look man I love Slumdog, but come on guys you can have up to five Best Song Nominees, I would've figured The Boss and Eastwood would've filled out the other slots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
