Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted January 7, 2009 Members Share Posted January 7, 2009 Producers Guild Awards Nominations: http://theenvelope.latimes.com/env-pga-nom...0,5465527.story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted January 7, 2009 Members Share Posted January 7, 2009 Writers Guild Awards: Film Nominations http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/conten...cd7ed08331233a3 Best Adapted Screenplay “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Eric Roth; based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald) “The Dark Knight” (Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan; based on characters appearing in DC Comics) “Doubt” (John Patrick Shanley; based on his play) “Frost/Nixon” (Peter Morgan; based on his play) “Slumdog Millionaire” (Simon Beaufoy; based on the novel “Q&A” by Vikas Swarup) Best Original Screenplay “Burn After Reading” (Ethan Coen, Joel Coen) “Milk” (Dustin Lance Black) “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (Woody Allen) “The Visitor” (Thomas McCarthy) “The Wrestler” (Robert D. Siegel) Documentary “Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story” (Stefan Forbes, Noland Walker) “Chicago 10” (Brett Morgan) “Fuel” (Johnny O’Hara) “Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson” (Alex Gibney; from the words of Hunter S. Thompson) “Waltz With Bashir” (Ari Folman) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 Directors Guild Awards: Film Nominations http://theenvelope.latimes.com/entertainme...0,1602939.story Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire" David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon" Christopher Nolan, "The Dark Knight" Gus Van Sant, "Milk" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted January 9, 2009 Author Administrator Share Posted January 9, 2009 I'm so happy to see The Dark Knight gaining momentum with the WGA, DGA, and PGA noms! Hopefully they can get one more stepping stone (the SAGs) closer to the Oscars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted January 9, 2009 Members Share Posted January 9, 2009 With the bias against Wall-E being an animated film and all, The Dark Knight should have no problem securing a spot for Best Picture at the Oscars, but that's not a sure thing of course. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences skews older, and The Dark Knight might not be the cup of tea of a lot of older voters. However, it's enormous box office success could be more than enough to push it into the race, though, I seriously doubt The Dark Knight could walk away with the Best Picture prize at the end of award season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted January 9, 2009 Members Share Posted January 9, 2009 Saw Doubt tonight and my god what amazing acting from Streep, Hoffman, the whole cast. Oh and Viola Davis should win the oscar for Best Supporting Actress.... and she only had like 5 minutes of screentime! Her presence was just amazing and her scenes I did not see coming from a mile away. The plot moved a bit wonky at times, but overall great film. 7.5/10! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted January 9, 2009 Author Administrator Share Posted January 9, 2009 That's what I'm afraid of. But hopefully those who voted for LOTR: Return of the King will vote for TDK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted January 9, 2009 Members Share Posted January 9, 2009 I found Doubt to be a mixed bag, and Streep's performance to not be very effective. I know that's probably sacrilege, since it is Meryl Streep, but I found her completely underwhelming in this film. I can't even say that it starts with Doubt though, Streep has been throwing in all sorts of unnecessary ticks and actions that grate my nerves and take away from her performances in recent years, IMO. Hoffman was another one who I found merely average in Doubt. This film suffers from lousy execution, which is a shame, since the original play was created by John Patrick Shanley and he directed this film. I didn't find that Shanley had a clear idea of what he really wanted out of this film, because of that, I don't think some of the principal actors knew how to project their performances more efficiently. There's also some problems I had with the screenplay. I give it a 4.5/10. I totally agree, Viola David, in her brief screen-time, steals this film. She deserves every accolade she gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted January 10, 2009 Members Share Posted January 10, 2009 That's an interesting analysis, and I have seen others comment on the exact same things. Earlier in the year many thought Streep was for sure going to win her third Oscar, but since it was not as commanding of a performence in many people's eyes she will just get a nomination. I have not seen Revolutionary Road or Rachel Getting Married yet, but from all I have hard either Hathaway or Winslet should win.... I am such a fan boy of Streep though and have rarely saw a film of her's that I did not enjoy her performence in.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted January 10, 2009 Members Share Posted January 10, 2009 Critics' Choice Awards Winners: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090109/ap_en_...ice_awards_list • Picture: "Slumdog Millionaire" • Actor: Sean Penn, "Milk" • Actress: Tie: Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married," and Meryl Streep, "Doubt" • Supporting actor: Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight" • Supporting actress: Kate Winslet, "The Reader" • Acting ensemble: "Milk" • Director: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire" • Writer: Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire" • Animated feature: "WALL-E" • Young actor/actress: Dev Patel, "Slumdog Millionaire" • Action movie: "The Dark Knight" • Comedy movie: "Tropic Thunder" • Picture made for television: "John Adams" • Foreign language film: "Waltz With Bashir" • Documentary feature: "Man On Wire" • Song: "The Wrestler," Bruce Springsteen, "The Wrestler" • Composer: A.R. Rahman, "Slumdog Millionaire" • Joel Siegel award: Richard Gere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted January 10, 2009 Members Share Posted January 10, 2009 Here are some screenplays: Peter Morgan - Frost/Nixon John Patrick Shanley - Doubt Eric Roth - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Jonathan Nolan & Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon (screenplay) - WALL·E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bandbfan Posted January 11, 2009 Members Share Posted January 11, 2009 Does anybody know what's going on with Frost/Nixon? It's been out for about a month and still no wide-release. It's only it about 200 theaters. (All that according to Box Office Mojo.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 http://oscar-watch.ew.com/2009/01/bafta-nominatio.html 2009 BAFTA Nominations BEST FILM THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON FROST/NIXON MILK THE READER SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM HUNGER IN BRUGES MAMMA MIA! MAN ON WIRE SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE DIRECTOR CHANGELING Clint Eastwood THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON David Fincher FROST/NIXON Ron Howard THE READER Stephen Daldry SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Danny Boyle ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY BURN AFTER READING Joel Coen / Ethan Coen CHANGELING J. Michael Straczynski I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG Philippe Claudel IN BRUGES Martin McDonagh MILK Dustin Lance Black ADAPTED SCREENPLAY THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Eric Roth FROST/NIXON Peter Morgan THE READER David Hare REVOLUTIONARY ROAD Justin Haythe SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Simon Beaufoy FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX GOMORRAH I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG PERSEPOLIS WALTZ WITH BASHIR ANIMATED FILM PERSEPOLIS WALL-E WALTZ WITH BASHIR LEADING ACTOR FRANK LANGELLA Frost/Nixon DEV PATEL Slumdog Millionaire SEAN PENN Milk BRAD PITT The Curious Case of Benjamin Button MICKEY ROURKE The Wrestler LEADING ACTRESS ANGELINA JOLIE Changeling KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS I’ve Loved You So Long MERYL STREEP Doubt KATE WINSLET The Reader KATE WINSLET Revolutionary Road SUPPORTING ACTOR ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Tropic Thunder BRENDAN GLEESON In Bruges PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Doubt HEATH LEDGER The Dark Knight BRAD PITT Burn After Reading SUPPORTING ACTRESS AMY ADAMS Doubt PENÉLOPE CRUZ Vicky Cristina Barcelona FREIDA PINTO Slumdog Millionaire TILDA SWINTON Burn After Reading MARISA TOMEI The Wrestler MUSIC THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Alexandre Desplat THE DARK KNIGHT Hans Zimmer / James Newton Howard MAMMA MIA! Benny Andersson / Björn Ulvaeus SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE A. R. Rahman WALL•E Thomas Newman CINEMATOGRAPHY CHANGELING Tom Stern THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Claudio Miranda THE DARK KNIGHT Wally Pfister THE READER Chris Menges / Roger Deakins SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Anthony Dod Mantle EDITING CHANGELING THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON THE DARK KNIGHT FROST/NIXON IN BRUGES SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE PRODUCTION DESIGN CHANGELING THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON THE DARK KNIGHT REVOLUTIONARY ROAD SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE COSTUME DESIGN CHANGELING THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON THE DARK KNIGHT THE DUCHESS REVOLUTIONARY ROAD SOUND CHANGELING THE DARK KNIGHT QUANTUM OF SOLACE SLUMDOG MILLIONARE WALL•E SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON THE DARK KNIGHT INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL IRON MAN QUANTUM OF SOLACE MAKE UP & HAIR THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON THE DARK KNIGHT THE DUCHESS FROST/NIXON MILK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bright Eyes Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 When do the Oscar nominations come out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 Next Thursday, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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