Alright, so anyone who enjoys movies as much as I do knows this year is kind of unique for the Oscars, what with Heath Ledger in the running for a posthumous Academy Award. The Golden Globe nominees are out (I hate the Golden Globes) and looks like Benjamin Button and Slumdog Millionaire are getting a lot of press. Ive read all these articles about possible Osca nominations, so I just wanted to throw my two cents in on a few categories that feature movies I've seen.
Best Actor
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Synedoche, New York)
Josh Brolin (W.)
Sean Penn (Milk)
Will Smith (Seven Pounds)
Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger (Dark Knight)
Brad Pitt (Burn After Reading)
Emile Hirsch (Milk)
Best Actress
Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road)
Best Supporting Actress
Again, I haven't seen enough movies this year to make an educated guess about this one. I read some of the nominees people are projecting and I've never heard of any of the movies ha. Frances McDormand was good in Burn After Reading though.
Best Original Screenplay - Yes! the money category!
Milk by Dustin Lance Black
Burn After Reading by Joel and Ethan Coen
Synedoche, New York by Charlie Kaufman (this guy is a genius!)
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Dark Knight by Jonathon Nolan, Christopher Nolan, and David S. Goyer
Slumdog Millionaire by Simon Beaufoy
Miracle At St. Anna by
Best Picture
Wall-E
The Dark Knight
Synedoche, New York
Slumdog Millionaire
The Wrestler
So yea, I haven't seen enough movies this year to throw out guesses on best director and like best supprting actress and all that. The ones I really only care about are the screenplay awards and best picture. But yea, just my two cents. I'll probably be wrong because the Academy seems to pick these random movies every year. Oh, and the Curious Case of Benjamin Button was basically Forrest Gump with a different ending. That shouldn't win anything in my opinion, except for maybe Brad Pitt as Best Actor.
Best Supporting Actor is definitely going to be a toughie...all the buzz goes to Heath Ledger, of course, but Brad Pitt stole the show in Burn After Reading.
You really can't judge that on Academy norms, either, since they don't normally award comedic roles or action films. Hmmmmm. Haven't seen "Milk" so I can't weigh in on that one.
Frances McDormand will probably get at least a nom for "Burn After Reading." She made me squirm and was terrific.
But "Wall-E"? Ugh. Hope not. Maybe best animated film.
well, i think they've broken a few barriers. i mean james franco got nominated ofr best actor in the golden globes for pineapple express. a few year back nicolas cage, meryl streep, and chris cooper all got nominated (cooper won) for their respective roles and they were all comedic. I'd say honestly, besides dark knight, the best movie ive seen this year is slumdog millionaire. good stuff. and i saw Wall-E at some screening we went to in LA and the only reason i think that hsould get best picture is because by defintion a film in supposed to be visual storytelling and wall-e had like 20 minutes of dialogue total. it was sweet. good kid stuff ha. and yea frances mcdormand was nice in burn after reading.