Comments on: 81st Academy Awards Nominations are in!

By: NoL

NoL — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:46:34 +0000

This is why I don’t look forward on watching the Oscars anymore. Their are some movies this year who got the noms but really don’t deserve it. I hope they’ll replace all the old members and chance the way they look into movies. I won’t be watching this year because I’ll find something better to watch or do that night.

By: Tigervamp

Tigervamp — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:48:53 +0000

I enjoyed The Dark Knight, it’s a great film, but to suggest that any film should be nominated for best picture based on the fact it made over a billion dollars is ludicrous.

Going on that basis surely they ought to nominate the top five grossing films of the year? There are plenty of ceremonies out there who’ll be only too happy to give awards to films based on how much money they’ve made.

I’d like to see Slumdog Millionaire win the award as it’s an incredible film.

In fact, while I am here, my two cents.

BEST PICTURE
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ACTOR
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

BEST ACTRESS – I haven’t seen either of these yet.
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, The Reader

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – A close one for me between Ledger and Downey Jr.
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
In Bruges, Martin McDonagh

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Slumdog Millionaire, Simon Beaufoy

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE – I hated Wall-E and haven’t seen the others.
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

BEST ART DIRECTION
The Dark Knight

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – I haven’t seen any of these yet.
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble the Water

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT – I haven’t seen any of these yet.
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki
The Witness — From the Balcony of Room 306

BEST EDITING
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM – I haven’t seen any of these yet.
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
The Class (France)
Departures (Japan)
Revanche (Austria)
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT – I haven’t seen any of these yet.
Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)

BEST MAKEUP
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Slumdog Millionaire, A.R. Rahman

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
”O Saya,” (Slumdog Millionaire)

BEST SOUND EDITING
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST SOUND MIXING
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:34:21 +0000

Please tell me who The Dark Knight can make a billion dollars and not get nominated for best picture, what a joke. How pretenious does the oscar have to be not to at least give it a nomination. No one cares about The Reader, Frost Nixon, Benjamin Button, Milk, or Slumdog? The people have already told you what the best film of the year is, not all blockbusters deserve best picture, but there is a reason it is the second highest grossing movie of all time next to Titanic(which won best picture). Its bad enough the oscars do not give nods to comedians, I do not know how they still justify not giving Jim Carrey one for Truman Show, Man on the Moon, or Eternal Sunshine. I am absolutely stunded that Robert Downey Jr. got a nom this year, but what a joke the TDK isnt even nominated when it is a no brainer that it is the best movie of the year. Congratulations Oscars, you just proved that you have zero credibilty.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:14:48 +0000

This was a disapointing Oscar nomination list. TDK I think is easily the best movie of the year and besides technical categories it got way over looked. I’m glad that Heath earned a nomination but I still think Chris Nolan got overlooked for screenplay and direction.