Honestly, you will never see a better television series than The Wire. There are plenty of other great shows on TV, past and present, but none of them equal what David Simon and company achieved with that series.
Eastwood (Gran Torino) and Penn (Milk) are probably the favorites for lead, in my opinion. DiCaprio (Revolutionary Road) will almost certainly receive a nomination.
As Christopher said, Ledger will certainly be nominated for supporting and I could definitely see the Academy awarding him posthumously. If they don’t, I could see Brolin (Milk) or Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) winning.
Speaking only about the films I’ve seen so far, Michelle Williams is near-perfect in Wendy and Lucy and Sean Penn turns the best performance in an already great career as Harvey Milk. Sally Hawkins was wonderful too. As far as supporting roles go, all of the Ledger praise is not unfounded and Penelope Cruz continued her excellence in Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
1. Flight of the Red Balloon
2. The Wrestler
3. Slumdog Millionaire
4. Milk
5. Wendy and Lucy
6. Man on Wire
7. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
8. Revolutionary Road
9. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
10. The Visitor
Still to see that may affect my list: Rachel Getting Married, Synecdoche, New York, Let The Right One In, Edge of Heaven, Waltz With Bashir, In The City of Sylvia, Gomorra, I’ve Loved You So Long, A Christmas Tale, My Winnipeg
TV SHOWS over 4 years ago
Honestly, you will never see a better television series than The Wire. There are plenty of other great shows on TV, past and present, but none of them equal what David Simon and company achieved with that series.
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Best Actor and Supporting Actor Nominations for 2009 over 4 years ago
Eastwood (Gran Torino) and Penn (Milk) are probably the favorites for lead, in my opinion. DiCaprio (Revolutionary Road) will almost certainly receive a nomination.
As Christopher said, Ledger will certainly be nominated for supporting and I could definitely see the Academy awarding him posthumously. If they don’t, I could see Brolin (Milk) or Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) winning.
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Rate The Last Film You Watched over 4 years ago
Network
A+
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BEST PERFORMANCES OF '08 over 4 years ago
Speaking only about the films I’ve seen so far, Michelle Williams is near-perfect in Wendy and Lucy and Sean Penn turns the best performance in an already great career as Harvey Milk. Sally Hawkins was wonderful too. As far as supporting roles go, all of the Ledger praise is not unfounded and Penelope Cruz continued her excellence in Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
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Top Ten Films of 2008 over 4 years ago
1. Flight of the Red Balloon
2. The Wrestler
3. Slumdog Millionaire
4. Milk
5. Wendy and Lucy
6. Man on Wire
7. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
8. Revolutionary Road
9. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
10. The Visitor
Still to see that may affect my list: Rachel Getting Married, Synecdoche, New York, Let The Right One In, Edge of Heaven, Waltz With Bashir, In The City of Sylvia, Gomorra, I’ve Loved You So Long, A Christmas Tale, My Winnipeg
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Top Ten Films of 2008 over 4 years ago
Double post. =\
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favorite short film. almost 4 years ago
I’m surprised Truffaut’s Antoine et Colette hasn’t been mentioned. It’s incredibly beautiful.
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Arrogance is ruining the Auteurs almost 4 years ago
I just want to know if anybody has pointed out that the OP incorrectly typed “all do respect” instead of “all due respect.”
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Favourite film of the decade (so far)? almost 4 years ago
In The Mood For Love, followed closely by Yi Yi and 3-Iron.
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