These may be a little out there but the academy usually always has a few big surprises
Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
Milk
The Wrestler
Wall-E
Yes Benjamin Button is missing. But I think it is this year’s Dream Girls, a film that has only gotten its previous nominations from ridiculous hype. There are too many in the academy that will be disappointed by the film. The Wrestler, on the other hand is the real deal. No one who has seen it has been unmoved. WALLE is the animated film that can go the distance. It transcends its genre and more than any other Pixar film is being seen as a true work of art.
Best Director
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler)
Gus Van Sant (Milk)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)
Sorry, it’s not Fincher’s year. That was last year with Zodiac and the academy missed out. I still don’t see how he has a chance. Benjamin Button was too much of a mess for enough sympathy votes. It’s actually Boyle, Aronofsky, Nolan, and Van Sant’s year. They all turned out (what many agree) are their finest films to date. And I know Desplechin is an out there pick but those few who have seen A Christmas Tale will surely agree. It has topped an impressive amount of critics’ lists. There is usually a room for a great film that is ineligible for best Foreign film (Letters From Iwo Jima, Talk To Her, Amélie, Vera Drake, Pan’s Labyrinth, Diving Bell and the Butterfly, City of God, and Cache)
Original Screenplay
Charlie Kauffman (Synecdoche, New York)
Dustin Lance Black (Milk)
Jenny Lumet (Rachel Getting Married)
Roger Segal (The Wrestler)
Mike Leigh (Happy Go Lucky)
Woody Allen’s screenplay for Vicky Cristina Barcelona was a big disappointment to many (Narrator, anyone?). Much of the films success was due to the scenery and the outstanding work of the cast. Wall-E, of course, is a masterpiece, but with so little dialogue, it could easily be left out. It’s such a crowded category that The Coen Brothers (Burn after Reading), Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale), and Martin McDonagh (In Bruges) will be the unfortunate casualties. I think that Kauffman has just enough ardent supporters for Synecdoche, New York to get a nod. Unfortunately, Ari Folman’s Waltz with Bashir will be dismissed as a documentary screenplay. IT’S STILL A SCREENPLAY!!
Adapted Screenplay
Jonathan Nolan & Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In)
Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire)
Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni Di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano (Gomorra)
Laurent Cantet (The Class)
Eric Roth’s script for Benjamin Button seems to be adapted more from his own Forrest Gump than F. Scott FitzGerald’s short story. The academy should see how much of a mess it really is. Being a weak category this year there coul be many surprises here like Cantet’s The Class, which is a shoe in to win Best Foreign Film. It should garner enough love to go the extra mile. The same could go for Gomorra, which is being touted as this year’s City of God. There is also the possiblity of Lindqvist’s script (Let the Right One In) getting a nod. It has been hundereds of top 10 lists this year.
Best Actor
Brendan Gleason (In Burge)
Sean Penn (Milk)
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Frank Langella (Frost Nixon)
Richard Jenkins (The Visitor)
I don’t see how Brad Pitt has gotten any buzz at all. Many are confusing his performance with the accomplishments of CGI and Makeup. And even awards shows are getting tired of Clint Eastwood. Dicaprio’s performance in Revolutionary Road was good but not good enough for another nod. This leaves a spot open for Benicio Del Toro for Che, but let’s be honest, a tiny fraction will muster up the nerve to sit through it. That’s why I think Gleason has a more that worthy shot (like Laura Linney last year). The fans of the film will try to get it nominated in any category they can and this seems the most likely one.
Best Actress
Meryl Streep (Doubt)
Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
Sally Hawkins (Happy Go Lucky)
Kirstin Scott Thomas (I’ve Loved You So Long)
Melissa Leo (Frozen River)
Although Winslet won the Golden Globe, her chances at an Oscar nod are still slim. The main reason why she won is due to her multiple losses. The Globes wanted a Susan Lucci moment. Also Revolutionary Road’s buzz has dwindled significantly with mixed reviews and her performance in it has very little champions. Too bad Michele Williams will be overlooked simply because not enough have seen Wendy and Lucy. If Jolie gets a nod, it will not be for this year’s performance, but for last year’s.
Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Josh Brolin (Milk)
Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder)
Dev Petal (Slumdog Millionaire)
Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road)
Another predictable race with the strong possibility of an omitted P.S. Hoffman. His performance may have been up to par with everyone else in the cast, except he has not had the praise. His previous nominations have mostly been part the Doubt Oscar train. Many academy members could just forget to include him. It seems that Michael Shannon has the better chance with his few fierily scenes in Revolutionary Road, that had everyone talking. Eddie Marsden (Happy Go Lucky) could also slide in, if only everyone didn’t focus on just Sally Hawkins.
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Viola Davis (Doubt)
Kate Winslet (The Reader)
Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler)
Rosemarie Dewitt (Rachel Getting Married)
The only real upset should be Dewitt, who has won almost every critics award, and has yet to be nominated for a major award (possibility of too many breakthroughs at one time). Her performance has plenty of ardent supporters who should secure the nod. The breakthrough performance that could get the boot is Taraj P. Henson, one of the few things good about Benjamin Button, may be deemed as too much of a stereotype by many.
I’m Not There
Synecdoche, New York
The Divingbell and the Butterfly
Margot at the Wedding
Once
Let the Right One In
A Christmas Tale
In Bruges
The Dark Knight
Wendy and Lucy
Paranoid Park
My Winnipeg
Gomorra
The Class
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
There Will Be Blood
Synecdoche, New York
Wall E
The Wrestler
The Dark Knight
Happy Go Lucky
Best Director
Martin McDonagh (In Bruges)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Daren Aronofsky (The Wrestler)
Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir)
Original Screenplay
Charlie Kauffman (Synecdoche, New York)
Joel and Ethan Coen (Burn after Reading)
Martin McDonagh (In Bruges)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)
Mike Leigh (Happy Go Lucky)
Adapted Screenplay
Jonathan and Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
François Bégaudeau (The Class)
Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni Di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano (Gomorrah)
Peter Buchman and Benjamin A. van der Veen (Che)
John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In)
Best Actor
Richard Jenkins (The Visitor)
Micheal Fassbender (Hunger)
Brendan Gleason (In Burge)
Sean Penn (Milk)
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Best Actress
Michele Williams (Wendy and Lucy)
Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
Sally Hawkins (Happy Go Lucky)
Kirstin Scott Thomas (I’ve Loved You So Long)
Melissa Leo (Frozen River)
Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder)
Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road)
Eddie Marsden (Happy Go Lucky)
Jim Myron Ross (Ballast)
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Viola Davis (Doubt)
Rosemarie Dewitt (Rachel Getting Married)
Samantha Morton (Synecdoche, New York)
Mila Kunis (Forgetting Sarah Marshall)
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1) Synecdoche, New York
2) A Christmas Tale
3) The Dark Knight
4) The Class
5) The Wrestler
6) Rachel Getting Married
7) In Bruges
8) Happy Go Lucky
9) Wall E
10) Man on Wire
The only think worth watching is seeing Hezog win an oscar. I hate these nominations. In years to come people will think 2008 was a bad year in movies when it wasnt.
Synecdoche, New York
Wall E
The Wrestler
The Dark Knight
Happy Go Lucky
Best Director
Martin McDonagh (In Bruges)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Daren Aronofsky (The Wrestler)
Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir)
Original Screenplay
Charlie Kauffman (Synecdoche, New York)
Joel and Ethan Coen (Burn after Reading)
Martin McDonagh (In Bruges)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)
Mike Leigh (Happy Go Lucky)
Adapted Screenplay
Jonathan and Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
François Bégaudeau (The Class)
Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni Di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano (Gomorrah)
Peter Buchman and Benjamin A. van der Veen (Che)
John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In)
Best Actor
Richard Jenkins (The Visitor)
Micheal Fassbender (Hunger)
Brendan Gleason (In Burge)
Sean Penn (Milk)
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Best Actress
Michele Williams (Wendy and Lucy)
Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
Sally Hawkins (Happy Go Lucky)
Kirstin Scott Thomas (I’ve Loved You So Long)
Melissa Leo (Frozen River)
Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder)
Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road)
Eddie Marsden (Happy Go Lucky)
Jim Myron Ross (Ballast)
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Viola Davis (Doubt)
Rosemarie Dewitt (Rachel Getting Married)
Samantha Morton (Synecdoche, New York)
Mila Kunis (Forgetting Sarah Marshall)
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I dont think that was what Mike Leigh was trying to do. He was examining whether an adult can still behave like a child and still live a productive life. The film is about peoples reactions to poppy. I admit she got a little annoying at times, but Leigh wasnt trying to make us love her. He and Hawkins were creating a flesh and blood character. There is no formula to the plot, most everthing is true to life in the film.
Synecdoche, NY was the best film of 2008 and it has many of the same themes of Benjamin Button. Both were about death and ageing, except Synecdoche was far more inventive and daring. It realy had something to say about those themes, while Benjamin Button says nothing new. Instead the film played it safe with its potentialy intrigueing premise, everything in it is a rehash of another movie (Forest Gump). Years from now Synecdoche will be studied and treasured as a classic by film lovers everywhere, while Benjamin Button will be an oscar punchline.
They are trying to introduce films and directors that are new and different. Like Guy Maddin’s Brand upon the Brain! and Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums. These are not necessarily classics but they show a distinctive voice that deserves to be studied and heard.
It was not a weak year. Think of how many good films there were:
Synecdoche, New York
Wall E
The Wrestler
The Dark Knight
Happy Go Lucky
My Winnipeg
In Bruges
Frozen River
A Christmas Tale
Burn After Reading
Milk
Hunger
Ballast
Revolutionary Road
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Waltz with Bashir
Rachel Getting Married
Tell No One
I’ve Loved You So Long
Pinapple Express
Che
Let the Right One In
Gran Torino
Wendy and Lucy
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Standard Operating Procedure
Gomorrah
Tropic Thunder
The Class
Iron Man
Doubt
Chop Shop
Man On Wire
The Visitor
Encounters at the End of the World
Silent Light
Slumdog Millionaire
Paranoid Park
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
Kung Fu Panda
The Bank Job
Flight of the Red Ballon
Best Picture
Synecdoche, New York*
Wall-E
The Wrestler
The Dark Knight
Happy Go Lucky
Best Director
Guy Maddin (My Winnipeg)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)*
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler)
Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir)
Original Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman (Synecdoche, New York)*
Joel and Ethan Coen (Burn after Reading)
Martin McDonagh (In Bruges)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)
Mike Leigh (Happy Go Lucky)
Adapted Screenplay
François Bégaudeau (The Class)
Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni Di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano (Gomorra)
Peter Buchman and Benjamin A. van der Veen (Che)
John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In)*
Gus Van Sant (Paranoid Park)
Best Actor
Richard Jenkins (The Visitor)
Michael Fassbender (Hunger)
Josh Brolin (W)
Sean Penn (Milk)
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)*
Best Actress
Michele Williams (Wendy and Lucy)
Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
Sally Hawkins (Happy Go Lucky)*
Kirstin Scott Thomas (I’ve Loved You So Long)
Melissa Leo (Frozen River)
Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)*
Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder)
Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road)
Eddie Marsden (Happy Go Lucky)
Jim Myron Ross (Ballast)
Best Supporting Actress
Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Viola Davis (Doubt)
Rosemarie Dewitt (Rachel Getting Married)*
Samantha Morton (Synecdoche, New York)
Mila Kunis (Forgetting Sarah Marshall)
Best Animated Film
Ponyo on the Cliff
Wall-E*
Waltz With Bashir
Best Original Song
“The Wrester” (The Wrester) – Bruce Springsteen
“O Saya” ( Slumdog Millionaire) – A.R. Rahman, M.I.A .*
“Little Person” (Synecdoche, New York) – Charlie Kaufman, Jon Brion
“Dracula’s Lament” (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) – Jason Segal
“Up to our Nex” (Rachel Getting Married) – Robyn Hitchcock
Best Foreign Language Film
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)
Flight of the Red Balloon (France)
Let the Right One in (Sweden)
Silent Light (Mexico)
Still Life (China)
Best Documentary Feature
Man on Wire (James Marsh and Simon Chinn)
Encounters at the End of the World (Werner Herzog)
Trouble in the Water (Carol Deal and Tia Lessin)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (Marina Zenovich)
I.O.U.S.A. (Patrick Creadon)
I contacted someone from criterion a few months ago about Last Year at Marienbad. He said that they are working on the film and it should be out on DVD within the year. It is a fact.
Guy Maddin (My Winnipeg)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)*
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler)
Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir)
Charlie Kaufman (Synecdoche, New York)*
Joel and Ethan Coen (Burn after Reading)
Martin McDonagh (In Bruges)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)
Mike Leigh (Happy Go Lucky)
François Bégaudeau (The Class)
Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni Di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano (Gomorra)
Peter Buchman and Benjamin A. van der Veen (Che)
John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In)*
Gus Van Sant (Paranoid Park)
François Bégaudeau (The Class)
Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni Di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano (Gomorra)
Peter Buchman and Benjamin A. van der Veen (Che)
John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In)*
Gus Van Sant (Paranoid Park)
Synecdoche, New York
Baghead
Ballast
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Zach and Miri Make a Porno
Mister Lonely
The Rest is Silence
Rachel Getting Married
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Wall E
Dark Knight
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
Let the Right One In
Synechdoche, New York
A Christmas Tale
The Edge of Heaven
Wendy and Lucy
Ballast
The Rest is Silence
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Tell No One
My Winnipeg
Baghead
Che
Hunger
I’ve Loved You So Long
Mamma’s Man
Reprise
The Fall
Shotgun Stories
Silent Light
Gomorra
The Order of Myths
My Effortless Brilliance
Flight of the Red Ballon
Snow Angels
With the exception of the first two films (which were robbed of a best picture nom) none of these films have a single oscar nomination between them. This list represents everything that is fresh, exciting, and original in the film world today. The fact that they are ignored just shows how irresponsible and out of touch the acadamy is today.
Best Picture Oscar 2009 over 3 years ago
2009 predictions
These may be a little out there but the academy usually always has a few big surprises
Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
Milk
The Wrestler
Wall-E
Yes Benjamin Button is missing. But I think it is this year’s Dream Girls, a film that has only gotten its previous nominations from ridiculous hype. There are too many in the academy that will be disappointed by the film. The Wrestler, on the other hand is the real deal. No one who has seen it has been unmoved. WALLE is the animated film that can go the distance. It transcends its genre and more than any other Pixar film is being seen as a true work of art.
Best Director
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler)
Gus Van Sant (Milk)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)
Sorry, it’s not Fincher’s year. That was last year with Zodiac and the academy missed out. I still don’t see how he has a chance. Benjamin Button was too much of a mess for enough sympathy votes. It’s actually Boyle, Aronofsky, Nolan, and Van Sant’s year. They all turned out (what many agree) are their finest films to date. And I know Desplechin is an out there pick but those few who have seen A Christmas Tale will surely agree. It has topped an impressive amount of critics’ lists. There is usually a room for a great film that is ineligible for best Foreign film (Letters From Iwo Jima, Talk To Her, Amélie, Vera Drake, Pan’s Labyrinth, Diving Bell and the Butterfly, City of God, and Cache)
Original Screenplay
Charlie Kauffman (Synecdoche, New York)
Dustin Lance Black (Milk)
Jenny Lumet (Rachel Getting Married)
Roger Segal (The Wrestler)
Mike Leigh (Happy Go Lucky)
Woody Allen’s screenplay for Vicky Cristina Barcelona was a big disappointment to many (Narrator, anyone?). Much of the films success was due to the scenery and the outstanding work of the cast. Wall-E, of course, is a masterpiece, but with so little dialogue, it could easily be left out. It’s such a crowded category that The Coen Brothers (Burn after Reading), Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale), and Martin McDonagh (In Bruges) will be the unfortunate casualties. I think that Kauffman has just enough ardent supporters for Synecdoche, New York to get a nod. Unfortunately, Ari Folman’s Waltz with Bashir will be dismissed as a documentary screenplay. IT’S STILL A SCREENPLAY!!
Adapted Screenplay
Jonathan Nolan & Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In)
Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire)
Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni Di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano (Gomorra)
Laurent Cantet (The Class)
Eric Roth’s script for Benjamin Button seems to be adapted more from his own Forrest Gump than F. Scott FitzGerald’s short story. The academy should see how much of a mess it really is. Being a weak category this year there coul be many surprises here like Cantet’s The Class, which is a shoe in to win Best Foreign Film. It should garner enough love to go the extra mile. The same could go for Gomorra, which is being touted as this year’s City of God. There is also the possiblity of Lindqvist’s script (Let the Right One In) getting a nod. It has been hundereds of top 10 lists this year.
Best Actor
Brendan Gleason (In Burge)
Sean Penn (Milk)
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Frank Langella (Frost Nixon)
Richard Jenkins (The Visitor)
I don’t see how Brad Pitt has gotten any buzz at all. Many are confusing his performance with the accomplishments of CGI and Makeup. And even awards shows are getting tired of Clint Eastwood. Dicaprio’s performance in Revolutionary Road was good but not good enough for another nod. This leaves a spot open for Benicio Del Toro for Che, but let’s be honest, a tiny fraction will muster up the nerve to sit through it. That’s why I think Gleason has a more that worthy shot (like Laura Linney last year). The fans of the film will try to get it nominated in any category they can and this seems the most likely one.
Best Actress
Meryl Streep (Doubt)
Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
Sally Hawkins (Happy Go Lucky)
Kirstin Scott Thomas (I’ve Loved You So Long)
Melissa Leo (Frozen River)
Although Winslet won the Golden Globe, her chances at an Oscar nod are still slim. The main reason why she won is due to her multiple losses. The Globes wanted a Susan Lucci moment. Also Revolutionary Road’s buzz has dwindled significantly with mixed reviews and her performance in it has very little champions. Too bad Michele Williams will be overlooked simply because not enough have seen Wendy and Lucy. If Jolie gets a nod, it will not be for this year’s performance, but for last year’s.
Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Josh Brolin (Milk)
Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder)
Dev Petal (Slumdog Millionaire)
Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road)
Another predictable race with the strong possibility of an omitted P.S. Hoffman. His performance may have been up to par with everyone else in the cast, except he has not had the praise. His previous nominations have mostly been part the Doubt Oscar train. Many academy members could just forget to include him. It seems that Michael Shannon has the better chance with his few fierily scenes in Revolutionary Road, that had everyone talking. Eddie Marsden (Happy Go Lucky) could also slide in, if only everyone didn’t focus on just Sally Hawkins.
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Viola Davis (Doubt)
Kate Winslet (The Reader)
Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler)
Rosemarie Dewitt (Rachel Getting Married)
The only real upset should be Dewitt, who has won almost every critics award, and has yet to be nominated for a major award (possibility of too many breakthroughs at one time). Her performance has plenty of ardent supporters who should secure the nod. The breakthrough performance that could get the boot is Taraj P. Henson, one of the few things good about Benjamin Button, may be deemed as too much of a stereotype by many.
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Synecdoche, New York over 3 years ago
Any thoughts on the film?
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Recent Films that Deserve the Criterion Treatment over 3 years ago
Here a few of my picks:
I’m Not There
Synecdoche, New York
The Divingbell and the Butterfly
Margot at the Wedding
Once
Let the Right One In
A Christmas Tale
In Bruges
The Dark Knight
Wendy and Lucy
Paranoid Park
My Winnipeg
Gomorra
The Class
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
There Will Be Blood
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Recent Films that Deserve the Criterion Treatment over 3 years ago
Steve – I just want to see what they would do with the cover art for The Dark Knight.
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Post Your Fantasy Oscar Picks Here over 3 years ago
Best Picture
Synecdoche, New York
Wall E
The Wrestler
The Dark Knight
Happy Go Lucky
Best Director
Martin McDonagh (In Bruges)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Daren Aronofsky (The Wrestler)
Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir)
Original Screenplay
Charlie Kauffman (Synecdoche, New York)
Joel and Ethan Coen (Burn after Reading)
Martin McDonagh (In Bruges)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)
Mike Leigh (Happy Go Lucky)
Adapted Screenplay
Jonathan and Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
François Bégaudeau (The Class)
Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni Di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano (Gomorrah)
Peter Buchman and Benjamin A. van der Veen (Che)
John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In)
Best Actor
Richard Jenkins (The Visitor)
Micheal Fassbender (Hunger)
Brendan Gleason (In Burge)
Sean Penn (Milk)
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Best Actress
Michele Williams (Wendy and Lucy)
Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
Sally Hawkins (Happy Go Lucky)
Kirstin Scott Thomas (I’ve Loved You So Long)
Melissa Leo (Frozen River)
Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder)
Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road)
Eddie Marsden (Happy Go Lucky)
Jim Myron Ross (Ballast)
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Viola Davis (Doubt)
Rosemarie Dewitt (Rachel Getting Married)
Samantha Morton (Synecdoche, New York)
Mila Kunis (Forgetting Sarah Marshall)
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Top Ten Films of 2008 over 3 years ago
1) Synecdoche, New York
2) A Christmas Tale
3) The Dark Knight
4) The Class
5) The Wrestler
6) Rachel Getting Married
7) In Bruges
8) Happy Go Lucky
9) Wall E
10) Man on Wire
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Oscar Nominations - 2009 over 3 years ago
The only think worth watching is seeing Hezog win an oscar. I hate these nominations. In years to come people will think 2008 was a bad year in movies when it wasnt.
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the oscars blew it this year!!!!! post your own nominations for 2008 films over 3 years ago
Best Picture
Synecdoche, New York
Wall E
The Wrestler
The Dark Knight
Happy Go Lucky
Best Director
Martin McDonagh (In Bruges)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Daren Aronofsky (The Wrestler)
Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir)
Original Screenplay
Charlie Kauffman (Synecdoche, New York)
Joel and Ethan Coen (Burn after Reading)
Martin McDonagh (In Bruges)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)
Mike Leigh (Happy Go Lucky)
Adapted Screenplay
Jonathan and Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
François Bégaudeau (The Class)
Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni Di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano (Gomorrah)
Peter Buchman and Benjamin A. van der Veen (Che)
John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In)
Best Actor
Richard Jenkins (The Visitor)
Micheal Fassbender (Hunger)
Brendan Gleason (In Burge)
Sean Penn (Milk)
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Best Actress
Michele Williams (Wendy and Lucy)
Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
Sally Hawkins (Happy Go Lucky)
Kirstin Scott Thomas (I’ve Loved You So Long)
Melissa Leo (Frozen River)
Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder)
Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road)
Eddie Marsden (Happy Go Lucky)
Jim Myron Ross (Ballast)
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Viola Davis (Doubt)
Rosemarie Dewitt (Rachel Getting Married)
Samantha Morton (Synecdoche, New York)
Mila Kunis (Forgetting Sarah Marshall)
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the oscars blew it this year!!!!! post your own nominations for 2008 films over 3 years ago
I dont think that was what Mike Leigh was trying to do. He was examining whether an adult can still behave like a child and still live a productive life. The film is about peoples reactions to poppy. I admit she got a little annoying at times, but Leigh wasnt trying to make us love her. He and Hawkins were creating a flesh and blood character. There is no formula to the plot, most everthing is true to life in the film.
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What films have you walked out on and why ? over 3 years ago
The Fountain. My God it was BAD!!!! And I love Aronofsky
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Oscar Nominations - 2009 over 3 years ago
Synecdoche, NY was the best film of 2008 and it has many of the same themes of Benjamin Button. Both were about death and ageing, except Synecdoche was far more inventive and daring. It realy had something to say about those themes, while Benjamin Button says nothing new. Instead the film played it safe with its potentialy intrigueing premise, everything in it is a rehash of another movie (Forest Gump). Years from now Synecdoche will be studied and treasured as a classic by film lovers everywhere, while Benjamin Button will be an oscar punchline.
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Your 5 Favourite Directors over 3 years ago
Stanley Kubrick
Ingmar Bergman
Robert Altman
Woody Allen
Martin Scorcese
Werner Herzog
I just can’t rank them.
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Oscar Nominations - 2009 over 3 years ago
Kurt – I’m joining ya!!
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How does Criterion choose its movies over 3 years ago
They are trying to introduce films and directors that are new and different. Like Guy Maddin’s Brand upon the Brain! and Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums. These are not necessarily classics but they show a distinctive voice that deserves to be studied and heard.
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Movies That Should Be In the Criterion Collection over 3 years ago
More Kubrick films (Barry Lyndon, 2001, Dr. Strangelove, Lolita, Eyes Wide Shut, A Clockwork Orange, Shinning, Paths of Glory)
Some Cimmic Book film (Ghost World, American Splendor)
Todd Haynes (Velvert Goldmine, Far From Heavan, Safe, I’m Not There, Poison, Superstar: The Karen Carpender Story)
Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Befor Night Falls)
Charlie Kaufman Collaborations (Eternal Sunshine of the Spottless Mind, Being John Malkavich, Adaptation, Synecdoche, New York)
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the oscars blew it this year!!!!! post your own nominations for 2008 films over 3 years ago
It was not a weak year. Think of how many good films there were:
Synecdoche, New York
Wall E
The Wrestler
The Dark Knight
Happy Go Lucky
My Winnipeg
In Bruges
Frozen River
A Christmas Tale
Burn After Reading
Milk
Hunger
Ballast
Revolutionary Road
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Waltz with Bashir
Rachel Getting Married
Tell No One
I’ve Loved You So Long
Pinapple Express
Che
Let the Right One In
Gran Torino
Wendy and Lucy
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Standard Operating Procedure
Gomorrah
Tropic Thunder
The Class
Iron Man
Doubt
Chop Shop
Man On Wire
The Visitor
Encounters at the End of the World
Silent Light
Slumdog Millionaire
Paranoid Park
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
Kung Fu Panda
The Bank Job
Flight of the Red Ballon
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Margot at the Wedding over 3 years ago
Thoughts?
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CHRISTIAN BALE over 3 years ago
DIVA!!!!!
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FAVORITE 5 OR 10 WOODY ALLEN MOVIES over 3 years ago
LOVE AND DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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FAVORITE 5 OR 10 WOODY ALLEN MOVIES over 3 years ago
LOVE AND DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What Should have been nominated this year (Comments Please) over 3 years ago
2009
Best Picture
Synecdoche, New York*
Wall-E
The Wrestler
The Dark Knight
Happy Go Lucky
Best Director
Guy Maddin (My Winnipeg)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)*
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler)
Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir)
Original Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman (Synecdoche, New York)*
Joel and Ethan Coen (Burn after Reading)
Martin McDonagh (In Bruges)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)
Mike Leigh (Happy Go Lucky)
Adapted Screenplay
François Bégaudeau (The Class)
Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni Di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano (Gomorra)
Peter Buchman and Benjamin A. van der Veen (Che)
John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In)*
Gus Van Sant (Paranoid Park)
Best Actor
Richard Jenkins (The Visitor)
Michael Fassbender (Hunger)
Josh Brolin (W)
Sean Penn (Milk)
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)*
Best Actress
Michele Williams (Wendy and Lucy)
Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
Sally Hawkins (Happy Go Lucky)*
Kirstin Scott Thomas (I’ve Loved You So Long)
Melissa Leo (Frozen River)
Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)*
Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder)
Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road)
Eddie Marsden (Happy Go Lucky)
Jim Myron Ross (Ballast)
Best Supporting Actress
Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Viola Davis (Doubt)
Rosemarie Dewitt (Rachel Getting Married)*
Samantha Morton (Synecdoche, New York)
Mila Kunis (Forgetting Sarah Marshall)
Best Animated Film
Ponyo on the Cliff
Wall-E*
Waltz With Bashir
Best Original Song
“The Wrester” (The Wrester) – Bruce Springsteen
“O Saya” ( Slumdog Millionaire) – A.R. Rahman, M.I.A .*
“Little Person” (Synecdoche, New York) – Charlie Kaufman, Jon Brion
“Dracula’s Lament” (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) – Jason Segal
“Up to our Nex” (Rachel Getting Married) – Robyn Hitchcock
Best Foreign Language Film
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)
Flight of the Red Balloon (France)
Let the Right One in (Sweden)
Silent Light (Mexico)
Still Life (China)
Best Documentary Feature
Man on Wire (James Marsh and Simon Chinn)
Encounters at the End of the World (Werner Herzog)
Trouble in the Water (Carol Deal and Tia Lessin)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (Marina Zenovich)
I.O.U.S.A. (Patrick Creadon)
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Who Was/Is The Most Beautiful Film Actor Ever? over 3 years ago
Steve McQueen and Paul Newman
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When will the next Criterion films be announced? over 3 years ago
I contacted someone from criterion a few months ago about Last Year at Marienbad. He said that they are working on the film and it should be out on DVD within the year. It is a fact.
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Best Director 2008 over 3 years ago
Guy Maddin (My Winnipeg)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)*
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler)
Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir)
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Best Picture 2008 over 3 years ago
Synecdoche, New York*
Wall-E
The Wrestler
The Dark Knight
Happy Go Lucky
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Best Original Screenplay 2008 over 3 years ago
Charlie Kaufman (Synecdoche, New York)*
Joel and Ethan Coen (Burn after Reading)
Martin McDonagh (In Bruges)
Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)
Mike Leigh (Happy Go Lucky)
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Best Adapted Screenplay 2008 over 3 years ago
François Bégaudeau (The Class)
Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni Di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano (Gomorra)
Peter Buchman and Benjamin A. van der Veen (Che)
John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In)*
Gus Van Sant (Paranoid Park)
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Best Adapted Screenplay 2008 over 3 years ago
François Bégaudeau (The Class)
Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni Di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano (Gomorra)
Peter Buchman and Benjamin A. van der Veen (Che)
John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In)*
Gus Van Sant (Paranoid Park)
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Best Ensembles of 2008 over 3 years ago
Synecdoche, New York
Baghead
Ballast
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Zach and Miri Make a Porno
Mister Lonely
The Rest is Silence
Rachel Getting Married
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
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Oscar snubs that piss you off... over 3 years ago
recent snubs:
Wall E
Dark Knight
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
Let the Right One In
Synechdoche, New York
A Christmas Tale
The Edge of Heaven
Wendy and Lucy
Ballast
The Rest is Silence
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Tell No One
My Winnipeg
Baghead
Che
Hunger
I’ve Loved You So Long
Mamma’s Man
Reprise
The Fall
Shotgun Stories
Silent Light
Gomorra
The Order of Myths
My Effortless Brilliance
Flight of the Red Ballon
Snow Angels
With the exception of the first two films (which were robbed of a best picture nom) none of these films have a single oscar nomination between them. This list represents everything that is fresh, exciting, and original in the film world today. The fact that they are ignored just shows how irresponsible and out of touch the acadamy is today.
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