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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Oscar Nominations are in...and yes, I am pissed.


Well, the Oscar nominees are in, like it matters. Obviously I am not a fan of the Academy, but for some reason I expected them to act like human beings this year, and once again they let me down. Don't get me wrong, I seen them make more stupid decisions than this but...well, just take a look.

Best Picture

Best Actor
Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn for Milk
Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Actress
Kate Winslet for The Reader

Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin for Milk

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams for Doubt
Viola Davis for Doubt
Taraji P. Henson for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler

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

Best Foreign-language Film
The Class from France
Departures from Japan
Revanche from Austria
Waltz With Bashir from Israel

Best Adapted Screenplay
Eric Roth and Robin Swicord for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Peter Morgan for Frost/Nixon
David Hare for The Reader
Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire

Best Original Screenplay
Courtney Hunt for Frozen River

Best Animated Feature Film
WALL-E

Best Art Direction
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Revolutionary Road

Best Cinematography
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Sound Mixing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E

Best Sound Editing
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

Best Original Score
Alexandre Desplat for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
James Newton Howard for Defiance
Danny Elfman for Milk
A.R. Rahman for Slumdog Millionaire
Thomas Newman for WALL-E

Best Original Song
"Down to Earth" from WALL-E by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
"Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire by A.R. Rahman and Gulzar
"O Saya" from Slumdog Millionaire by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam

Best Costume Design
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Milk
Revolutionary Road

Best Documentary

Best Film Editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Makeup
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight

Best Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man


OK, where do I begin? Obviously I was rooting for The Dark Knight to snag both Best Picture and Best Director, but knowing the Academy I wasn't expecting it. At least they had the decency to give Heath Ledger his supporting actor nom (he doesn't get it and they'll be blood to pay). But What the hell is up with the Best Actors? Mickey Roarke I expected (it was about the only good thing about the film), but Brad Pitt? Seriously? He was the weakest part of Benjamin Button! A part of me really wished Michael Rapaport could walk away with a nom for Special, but obviously there's no way the Academy would give that a second glance, the gorram snobs. BUT WHERE THE FRAKING HELL IS CLINT EASTWOOD!!!??? WHERE!!!!???? You've done some despicable things in your time Hollywood, but denying one of the greatest actors that ever walked the Earth his Best Actor Award is unforgivable!! Vengeance!! Retribution!! Anti-life justifies my hate!! My rage!! AAAAUUUUURGH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I'm allergic to Hollywood bullcrap. Anyway the rest of the noms have the usually going on, the same five or six films hogging half the awards. I was pleasantly surprised by Robert Downey Jr. getting tapped for Tropic Thunder. And it was cool to see Hellboy II get recognized for is costume design. But what's up with Wanted? Honestly, Wanted?! With two noms!? Are they out of they're minds!? Ugh, whatever. I'll be in the corner of my closet, curled in the fetal position whispering repeatedly "they don't really matter, they don't really matter, they don't really matter".

What about you? What do you think about the nominations?

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