2009 Oscars Thread
 

The nominees got announced this morning. Here's the major ones for now.

Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant - Milk
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Stephen Daldry - The Reader

Best Actor
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Best Actress
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Melissa Leo - Frozen River
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader

Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin - Milk
Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
Taraji Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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Ok ladies and gentlemen. Do agree or disagree? Who should be in? Who should be out? Watching or not watching?

I'm surprised at no Gran Torino for Eastwood. But that's about the only thing that pops out at me.

Curious Case of Benjamin Button was disappointing as hell. It was so well made visually, but the story was just so bad. Did not give a shit what happened at all. It was just like all already done so many times.

Haven't seen The Reader yet because it just looks like a typical Oscar bait movie.

Frost/Nixon I heard was kinda shitty but I will prob watch it I guess.

Milk was good. Slumdog Millionaire was pretty good. Out of those choices, I hope Milk wins, but Slumdog will win.

Also been watching as many of the short film nominations I can find on the internet the past hour or so. A few of them are mad good.

Found 4 of the 5 best animated shorts online:

Best Animated Short Film Nominees:

Presto - http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2063583/presto/ (Pixar)
Lavatory Lovestory - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLm8Gb-0Uno&fmt=18
Oktapodi - http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6hlr6_oktapodi_fun
This Way Up - Free download from iTunes: http://www.itunes.com/sundance

Alright, I'll be the geeky fan boy and say it...I'm upset Dark Knight didn't get the Best Picture nod. It was one of the best movies of the year, and probably better than most other stuff that did get nominated. I'll be fair and say I haven't gotten a chance to watch them all yet, but they all appear to be the normal overacted, boring dramatic crap that always gets nominated and probably alot less interesting than TDK was.

I mean even Jaws and Star Wars got the at least the nod when they were originally releashed, I think TDK could have gone over one of these 2009 nominations as well.

Definitely feel like Dark Knight and Gran Torino should've got Best Picture noms. Eastwood should've got into Best Actor as well.

Pretty big surprise to see Robert Downey for Tropic Thunder though. That's cool.

My picks:

Best Picture
Milk

Best Director
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor
Sean Penn - Milk

Best Actress
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis - Doubt

Not necessarily who I want to win, but who I believe will.

JT's Predictions...

Best Picture (just because too many critics have been drooling over it)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Director (this is definately a guess, and just because my best pic prediction)
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Actor
Sean Penn - Milk
(second guess would be Mickey Rourke, but pretty sure Sean Penn)

Best Actress
Meryl Streep - Doubt

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress (this one was just a random guess)
Viola Davis - Doubt


Also on a note, found it funny that Robert Downey got a nomination for a character who goes over the top to win Academy Awards and recognitions.

I'm not surprise Dark Knight isn't up for Best Picture, because the Oscars are still uppity... However, Gran Torino got shafted.

:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

Gran Torino was released January 9, 2009. As in the year of next year's Oscars.



Right?

Yeah, TDK should have been at least nominated for best picture. Come on.. highest selling movie ever, with brilliant performances by Aaron Eckhart and Heath Ledger.

No, it was in NYC in December. Probably LA too. It's eligible for this year.

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It doesn't have to be a national release?


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I thought it was good. Enjoyed it a lot.

Damn it I have to go watch all the movie I havent seen yet that were nominated.

I can't believe Eastwood wasn't nominated for Best Director or Best Actor.

I heard Benjamin Button was awful.

If you wear a glove, don't leave it behind.

I've been reading a few articles here and there about some critics who really want a change on how or who votes for these. Of course, Dark Knight is right in the middle on really where do the Oscars go from there?

And this morning the question has been answered. They're not ready or too scared to bring in all the big summer blockbuster movies and genres into the fold yet. If you bring in Dark Knight, you got to give some consideration for Iron Man as well. But unfortunately those two are gonna be fighting for all the tech awards.

As for the big noms. Kinda surprised Van Sant beat out Aronofsky in the Direction catagory. Downey Jr. getting a nod for Tropic Thunder was sweet.

But FINALLY, starting tomorrow all these movies (minus Benjamin Button) open up in my neck of the woods. So I'll be on a grind for a while before I get some solid picks up.

They were consistent with the formula for nominating the Best Picture nominees:

Biopic of a quasi-historical figure (bonus points for being an American politician).

Movie which depicts a 20th century American historical event.

World War II movie.

The "innovative" structuring of a plot movie.

The big movie production company's two and a half hour "ace in the hole" December release movie.

Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - I agree with AAA, visually looked good but the story was pretty meh.

Frost/Nixon - I really got into this movie, but artistically it didn't really do anything new for me.

Milk - My pick for the win. All around good movie I felt, great cast, great directing. The movie moved well without many slow points.

The Reader - Haven't seen this yet, will get on it though.

Slumdog Millionaire - Good movie, can see this getting the win as it has a decent amount of Buzz. Reminds me of position Crash was in, probably didn't deserve the win, but I can see it winning just to win. Great movie but see it getting lost over time.

Best Director - My pick is Benjamin Button.


Best Actor - Sean Penn/Mickey Rourke.
Sean Penn took over the character for me. I never really was like oh look its just Sean Penn doing another movie, or anything like that. It didn't remind me of him at all.
Mickey Rourke did a great job with The Wrestler as well.

(note have yet to see The Visitor)


Best Actress - Only movie I've seen is Doubt. I thought Meryl Streep was amazing in it too. It made me want to go find more movies with her in it.
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married


Best Supporting Actor
Looking at the list I think Heath Ledger may take it. Haven't seen Revolutionary Road so don't know about that. Philip Seymour Hoffman was good in doubt, nothing spectacular though pretty standard PSH stuff I though.

Best Supporting Actress - I don't care who wins this as none of them made me think oh shit really.

Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
*Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant - Milk
*David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Stephen Daldry - The Reader

Best Actor
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
*Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Best Actress
*Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Melissa Leo - Frozen River
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader

Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin - Milk
Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder
*Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
*Taraji Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

My thoughts:

It is an absolute disgrace that Gran Torino is not in for best screenplay and best director. None of the acting was out of this world, but the direction and final product were among the most compelling, true, well-told movies I've ever seen. It was perfect how the story wasn't overdone or made "Hollywood" and how everything came together. That really irritated me.

Second, the black lady who got best supporting actress nod for Doubt was seriously in the movie for like five minutes. WTF?

Well, I loved Slumdog Millionaire, but I felt the other two best movies of the year were The Wrestler and The Dark Knight. The academy was on a roll for a while with it's voting but it looks like it's back to snobby days. The films nominated are great but lets be honest, Frost/Nixon better than The Wrestler and The Dark Knight? It was a great movie, but no way.

Oh well. Mickey Rouker and Heath Ledger will probably pick up actor and supporting.

The best director category is probably the strangest. It mirrors best picture, but it's a shame to see no nomination for Nolan or Aronofsky, or even Eastwood.
Also, Eastwood doesn't deserve the best actor trophy, but he deserved a nod. Suprised Jenkins edged him out.

Oscar Night
 

Anyone here watching the Oscars tonight?

I hope Rourke wins and mid acceptance speech challenges Chris Jericho.

I'll tune in occassionally.

I shall watch. Go Heath. Go Mickey.

Only really watching for Mickey

Lets go MICKEY!

Lets go HEATH!

Hugh Jackman's opener will MAKE OR BREAK whether I watch any more beyond that point.

OMG I forgot about his accent. I can't watch this.

But Hugh is awesome

He just won be back with bit in the song "The Reader...I haven't seen the Reader!"

Yeah, that was great

Penelope Cruz takes Best Supporting Actress. Upset.

Did they do this format last year? Five previous winners give speeches about the actors? Stupid, just read the fucking names and move on.

Id fuck Tina Fey, just because shes so smart and funny

Dammit, did the voters even see Marissa Tomei's rack?

In Bruges was a fucking awesome film

This man is admitting he is a homosexual.

dammit I got hooked into watching this.

nothing wrong with that

lol Kunio Kato just gave the best speech ever by thanking Mr. Roboto.

I laughed out loud.

I like when they make a joke and then pan to the random celebrity that isn't laughing. It's usually a pretty low-end celebrity doing the no selling though, because they probably figure they aren't likely to be on camera, but Brad Pitt laughs at just about everything. I don't know, maybe it's just really easy to make Brad Pitt laugh.

Why don't celebrities do shoot interviews when they get out of the business? Are they that much more afraid of burning bridges than wrestlers?

Micheal Moore anybody?

LOL. Jews are a vengeful bunch, and Hollywood is a group of Jews you don't wanna piss off.

All these speeches are always so boring. Comedy=Ratings. If I had an acceptance speech to give, I'd make it as ridiculous as possibly, try to get an F-bomb in there maybe.

I don't know if I'd count Michael Moore as a Hollywood shoot though. He's more of a filmmaker who has a political agenda. Recently there was the Etta James calling out of Beyonce, which I would count. But I want someone to sit down and name names.

I'm with you Thed. You can find some of that in books, but I want them wrestling shoot interview style.

hot damn Portman!

They are really going to unnecessary lengths to make the set look simple.

TOGA TOGA TOGA!

ROFL Ben Stiller

wtf commericals, like 1 minute speech and more commercials

LOL, James Franco and Seth Rogan

Seth Rogan's weight appears to fluctuate

He lost a shit ton of weight to play in The Green Hornet

Sandra Bullock being a bitch=hot
Ryan Reynolds=funny
This being a chick flick=suck

So conflicted

here we go!

Why is Phillip Seymour Hoffman wearing a doo rag?

Hell Yea

:cool:

I wonder if they get to talk as long as they want because their son is dead and all.

lol Bill Mahr

Bill Maher did a little mini shoot.

Really pullin for Mickey tonight.

Bill Maher is always shooting though. I'm kind of surprised he's presenting an award.

HEATH!

One down one to go!

LETS GO MICKEY!!

Bill Maher just says what he thinks, and thinks FTW.

:naughty:

Are you saying you weren't on your feet when Benjamin Button took Best Make-Up?

Hugh Jackman's accent is pretty unacceptable.

I know, he can act FFS, act like you aren't from fucking Australia.

best video of the night!

ROFL Will Smith quoting Boom Goes The Dynamite.

I loved the sound editing of The Dark Knight.

The Academy liked the sound editing of The Dark Knight, but the mixing of Slumdog Millionaire. Okay.

Of course it was Slumdog, once again.

The fact that there was a Sister Act joke at the Oscars easily makes this night a success.

Jack is the Joker.

anyone have a running tally on how many awards this movie has won tonight?

I should probably see this movie now.

I disagree. I may be developing a man-crush.

Jesus Christ. Anne Hatheway is trying to set a record for number of times being brought to tears.

Kate Winslet would definitely win if she went full mental.

Sophia Loren terrifies me, in every way.

I would do dirty things to Anne Hathaway. That's really all I'm going to contribute to this thread.

Here we are, ladies and gentelemen. Go Rourke.

Sean Penn is gonna win this shit I think. God damnit.

The Mickey Rourke Spinner Oscar.

GAME TIME, CMON MICKEY

NO BUTTON FOR YOU

Fuck Sean Penn.