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Oscar Nominations
knives:
I didn't think Happy-go-lucky had a screenplay. A Curb Your Enthusiasm sort of shoot.Too bad The Class has to go against Waltz, poor movie will get murdered. Also would it be unfair to say Fuck Slumdog?
Surgoshan:
--- Quote from: TheFuriousWombat on 22 Jan 2009, 14:02 ---Ledger will surely win best supporting actor, Rourke will take best actor. I think a lot of these are up in the air. I'm thinking that, despite all its undeserved nominations, Benjamin Button won't win anything big. Because it's an underdog success story, I can see Slumdog taking some big prizes, including best picture/director. It's quite possible methinks. I'm bummed that Wall-E didn't get a best picture nomination. Obviously it wouldn't have won and clearly it will win best animated picture but the best pic nomination and would have given the current breed of animated films (at least from Disney/Pixar) the legitimacy they've deserved over the last couple years (I still think Ratatouille was one of the best movies of the year by far when it came out).
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QFT, all of it.
There was just so much beauty in Wall-E that stemmed not just from the quality of the animation, but also from the quality of the story.
And Ledger fucking rocked it.
Inlander:
--- Quote from: knives on 22 Jan 2009, 14:55 ---I didn't think Happy-go-lucky had a screenplay.
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Yeah, I have to admit I was kind of "huh?" at it's being nominated in that category in particular, but I just want to see it win something, anything!
KvP:
There was a similar screenplay nomination a couple of years ago, I think.
Kate Winslet is billed as Meryl Streep 2, so she's probably got actress locked, although Anne Hathaway was really, really good in Rachel Getting Married.
Penelope Cruz for supporting actress.
Strong competition in the doc category. Could go to either Trouble the Water or Man On Wire. Man On Wire is more widely beloved, but Trouble the Water is about weightier stuff, which plays to the academy's taste.
Surprising that Springsteen isn't even up for Song (for the Wrestler). Maybe it doesn't appear in the film, and it's because of that? I'd think it would be a lock.
In Bruges for best original screenplay, 100%.
I'm pulling for Milk for best pic. Slumdog Millionare was terribly overrated. But whatever, it's a glorified trade show anyway.
TheFuriousWombat:
--- Quote from: KvP on 22 Jan 2009, 18:18 ---it's a glorified trade show anyway.
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This is indeed true. I tend to view the Academy Awards as largely political. Maybe that's me being a cynic but that's certainly how it feels. I'm excited anyway. I love the Oscars! I just hope it makes up the shockingly boring Golden Globes. Good lord were they unenjoyable.
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