SAG noms

Ensemble
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
Precious

Best Actress
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabby Sidibe, Precious
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

Best Actor
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

Supporting Actor
Matt Damon, Invictus
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, Nine
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Diane Kruger, Inglourious Basterds
Mo’Nique, Precious

Golden Globe noms

Motion Picture, Drama
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
Up in the Air

Motion Picture, Comedy/Musical
500 Days of Summer
The Hangover
It’s Complicated
Julie & Julia
Nine

Actress, Drama
Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabby Sidibe, Precious

Actor, Drama
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Tobey Maguire, Brothers

Actor Comedy/Musical
Matt Damon, The Informant
Daniel Day Lewis, Nine
Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes
Joe Gordon Levitt, 500 Days of Summer
Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man

Actress, Comedy
Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Marion Cotillard, Nine
Julia Roberts, Duplicity
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Meryl Streep, It’s Complicated

Director
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
James Cameron, Avatar
Clint Eastwood, Invictus
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, Nine
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Mo’nique, Precious
Julianne Moore, A Single Man

Supporting Actor
Matt Damon, Invictus
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Screenplay
Neill Blomkampt & Terri Tatchell, District 9
Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker
Nancy Meyers, It’s Complicated
Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Original Score
Michael Giacchino, Up
Marvin Hamlisch, The Informant
James Horner, Avatar
Abel Krozeniowski, A Single Man
Karen O. and Carter Burwell, Where the Wild Things Are

Foreign Language Film
Baaria
Broken Embraces
The Maid
Un Prophete
The White Ribbon

Original Song
“Cinema Italiano,” Nine
“I Want To Come Home,” Everybody’s Fine
“I See You,” Avatar
“The Weary Kind,” Crazy Heart
“Winter,” Brothers

BFCA noms

NOMINEES FOR THE 15TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS

Nine, Inglourious Basterds lead with ten nominations each. Avatar close behind with 9.

BEST PICTURE

• Avatar
• An Education
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Invictus
• Nine
• Precious
• A Serious Man
• Up
• Up In The Air

BEST ACTOR

• Jeff Bridges – “Crazy Heart”
• George Clooney – “Up In The Air”
• Colin Firth – “A Single Man”
• Morgan Freeman – “Invictus”
• Viggo Mortensen – “The Road”
• Jeremy Renner – “The Hurt Locker”

BEST ACTRESS

• Emily Blunt – “The Young Victoria”
• Sandra Bullock – “The Blind Side”
• Carey Mulligan – “An Education”
• Saoirse Ronan – “The Lovely Bones”
• Gabourey Sidibe – “Precious”
• Meryl Streep – “Julie & Julia”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Matt Damon – “Invictus”
• Woody Harrelson – “The Messenger”
• Christian McKay – “Me And Orson Welles”
• Alfred Molina – “An Education”
• Stanley Tucci – “The Lovely Bones”
• Christoph Waltz – “Inglourious Basterds”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Marion Cotillard – “Nine”
• Vera Farmiga – “Up In The Air”
• Anna Kendrick – “Up In The Air”
• Mo’Nique – “Precious”
• Julianne Moore – “A Single Man”
• Samantha Morton – “The Messenger”

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

• Jae Head – “The Blind Side”
• Bailee Madison – “Brothers”
• Max Records – “Where The Wild Things Are”
• Saoirse Ronan – “The Lovely Bones”
• Kodi Smit-McPhee – “The Road”

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

• Inglourious Basterds
• Nine
• Precious
• Star Trek
• Up In The Air

BEST DIRECTING

• Kathryn Bigelow – “The Hurt Locker”
• James Cameron – “Avatar”
• Lee Daniels – “Precious”
• Clint Eastwood – “Invictus”
• Jason Reitman – “Up In The Air”
• Quentin Tarantino – “Inglourious Basterds”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Mark Boal – “The Hurt Locker”
• Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – “A Serious Man”
• Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber – “(500) Days Of Summer”
• Bob Peterson, Peter Docter – “Up”
• Quentin Tarantino – “Inglourious Basterds”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach – “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
• Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell – “District 9”
• Geoffrey Fletcher – “Precious”
• Tom Ford, David Scearce – “A Single Man”
• Nick Hornby – “An Education”
• Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner – “Up In The Air”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Barry Ackroyd – “The Hurt Locker”
• Dion Beebe – “Nine”
• Mauro Fiore – “Avatar”
• Andrew Lesnie – “The Lovely Bones”
• Robert Richardson – “Inglourious Basterds”

BEST ART DIRECTION

• Dan Bishop – “A Single Man”
• Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg – “Avatar”
• John Myhre, Gordon Sim – “Nine”
• Naomi Shohan, George De Titta, Jr. – “The Lovely Bones”
• David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds Wasco – “Inglourious Basterds”

BEST EDITING

• Dana E. Glauberman – “Up In The Air”
• Sally Menke – “Inglourious Basterds”
• Bob Murawski, Chris Innis – “The Hurt Locker”
• Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron – “Avatar”
• Claire Simpson, Wyatt Smith – “Nine”

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• Colleen Atwood – “Nine”
• Janet Patterson – “Bright Star”
• Sandy Powell – “The Young Victoria”
• Anna Sheppard – “Inglourious Basterds”
• Casey Storm – “Where The Wild Things Are”

BEST MAKEUP

• Avatar
• District 9
• Nine
• The Road
• Star Trek

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• Avatar
• District 9
• The Lovely Bones
• Star Trek
• 2012

BEST SOUND

• Avatar
• District 9
• The Hurt Locker
• Nine
• Star Trek

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

• Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
• Coraline
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• Princess And The Frog
• Up

BEST ACTION MOVIE

• Avatar
• District 9
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Star Trek

BEST COMEDY

• (500) Days Of Summer
• The Hangover
• It’s Complicated
• The Proposal
• Zombieland

BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Gifted Hands
• Grey Gardens
• Into The Storm
• Taking Chance

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• Broken Embraces
• Coco Before Chanel
• Red Cliff
• Sin Nombre
• The White Ribbon

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• Anvil
• Capitalism: A Love Story
• The Cove
• Food, Inc.
• Michael Jackson’s This Is It

BEST SONG

• “All Is Love” – Karen O, Nick Zinner – “Where The Wild Things Are”
• “Almost There” – Randy Newman – “The Princess And The Frog”
• “Cinema Italiano” – Maury Yeston – “Nine”
• “(I Want To) Come Home” – Paul McCartney – “Everybody’s Fine”
• “The Weary Kind” – T Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham – “Crazy Heart”

BEST SCORE

• Michael Giacchino – “Up”
• Marvin Hamlisch – “The Informant!”
• Randy Newman – “The Princess and the Frog”
• Karen O, Carter Burwell – “Where The Wild Things Are”
• Hans Zimmer – “Sherlock Holmes”

Updates.

Some small updates made again.

New names added

Some new predictions added.

New season, new tricks

Toronto is getting closer and the new season really starts. Updates coming up.

Oscar winners

Category (chron) Category (alpha) Film (alpha) Film (chron) Nominee (alpha) Nominee (chron) Distributor Director (credited) -------------------------------------------

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Results displayed by award category; sort is chronological
Win indicated by an asterisk (*)

2008 (81st)

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

*	Sean Penn -- Milk {"Harvey Milk"}

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

*	Heath Ledger -- The Dark Knight {"Joker"}

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

*	Kate Winslet -- The Reader {"Hanna Schmitz"}

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

*	Penélope Cruz -- Vicky Cristina Barcelona {"Maria Elena"}

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

*	WALL-E -- Andrew Stanton

ART DIRECTION

*	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button -- Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo

CINEMATOGRAPHY

*	Slumdog Millionaire -- Anthony Dod Mantle

COSTUME DESIGN

*	The Duchess -- Michael O’Connor

DIRECTING

*	Slumdog Millionaire -- Danny Boyle

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

*	Man on Wire -- James Marsh and Simon Chinn

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)

*	Smile Pinki -- Megan Mylan

FILM EDITING

*	Slumdog Millionaire -- Chris Dickens

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

*	Departures -- Japan

MAKEUP

*	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button -- Greg Cannom

MUSIC (Original Score)

*	Slumdog Millionaire -- A.R. Rahman

MUSIC (Original Song)

*	"Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire -- Music by A.R. Rahman; Lyric by Gulzar

BEST PICTURE

*	Slumdog Millionaire -- Christian Colson, Producer

SHORT FILM (Animated)

*	La Maison en Petits Cubes -- Kunio Kato

SHORT FILM (Live Action)

*	Spielzeugland (Toyland) -- Jochen Alexander Freydank

SOUND EDITING

*	The Dark Knight -- Richard King

SOUND MIXING

*	Slumdog Millionaire -- Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty

VISUAL EFFECTS

*	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button -- Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron

WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)

*	Slumdog Millionaire -- Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy

WRITING (Original Screenplay)

*	Milk -- Written by Dustin Lance Black

JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD

*	Jerry Lewis

GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD

*	Ed Catmull

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)

*

To ERWIN MELZNER for the overall concept including the optical and cooling systems, VOLKER SCHUMACHER for the optical design, and TIMO MÜLLER for the mechanical design, of the Arrimax 18/12 lighting fixture for use in motion picture production. With its choice of vari-focus and specular reflectors, the superior optical and mechanical design of this lighting fixture allows it to operate at 18,000 watts, producing unsurpassed light quality while its innovative cooling system keeps the housing safe to touch. [Lighting]

*

To JACQUES DELACOUX for the concept and electronic design, and ALEXANDRE LEUCHTER for the software and electronic design, of the Transvideo video-assist monitors for the motion picture industry. Using color LCD screens, the Transvideo monitors provide flicker-free video assist bright enough for use in sunlight and have become a ubiquitous tool in both spherical and anamorphic cinematography. [Systems]

*

To BRUNO COUMERT and JACQUES DEBIZE for the optical design, and DOMINIQUE CHERVIN and CHRISTOPHE REBOULET for the mechanical design, of the compact and lightweight Angenieux 15-40 and 28-76 zoom lenses for handheld motion picture photography. With focus and zoom functions that can be easily controlled by either the operator or focus puller while filming handheld, these lightweight zoom lenses demonstrate a very high degree of engineering, supporting both ease of use and quick interchange. [Lenses and Filters]

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)

*

To STEVE HYLÉN for the concept and his continued leadership in the further development of the Hylén Lens System for motion picture effects photography. When attached to a film or digital production camera, this versatile aerial image device can produce a wide variety of optical effects interactively, on set and in real time without post-production image manipulation. [Lenses and Filters]

JOHN A. BONNER MEDAL OF COMMENDATION

*

To Mark Kimball in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. How did I do: 19/24 I thought I did ok but apparently this was my best year with predicting the winners. It's great to move on with new films and nominees.

My final predictions

My final predictions are here:

Actor: Mickey Rourke
S. Actor: Heath Ledger
Actress: Kate Winslet
S. Actress: Penelope Cruz
Animated Feature: WALL-E
Art Direction: Benjamin Button
Cinematography: Slumdog
Costume Design: The Duchess
Directing: Slumdog
Documentary Feature: Man on Wire
Documentary Short: The Witness
Editing: Slumdog
Foreign Language Film: Waltz with Bashir
Makeup: Benjamin Button
Original Score: Slumdog
Original Song: Jai Ho
Picture: Slumdog
Short Film Animated: Presto
Short Film Live Action: Toyland
Sound Editing: The Dark Knight
Sound Mixing: The Dark Knight
Visual Effects: Benjamin Button
Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog
Original Screenplay: Milk

No Guts, No Glory:

Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei
Animated Feature: Kung-Fu Panda
Original Screenplay: WALL-E

I hope Mickey Rourke wins; I have absolutely nothing against Sean Penn but I am sure he will win once again some day. And please give finally the Oscar to Kate Winslet. I cannot believe there is a chance that the supporting actor would go to anyone except Heath. In supporting actress I cannot go against the general conses (Penelope Cruz) but I still would not be surprised if Marisa Tomei wins. Picture and director will go to Slumdog. In animated feature WALL-E should absolutely win as it won so many awards in the Guilds and with the critics in so many categories - but the academy sometimes votes strangely. If this goes wrong, Kung-Fu Panda wins. The same thing is with Foreign Language Film - the winner is not usually the most expected - therefore you can expect any other win except Waltz with Bashir (my prediction anyway).

It will be Slumdog's night and it will be great!

How did I do

Not so well but as I expected.

I missed:

• Brad Pitt (Clint)
• Melissa Leo (Sally Hawkins)
• Kate Winslet - The Reader (Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road)
• Michael Shannon (Dev Patel)
• Amy Adams (Kate Winslet)
• The Dark Knight (The Reader)
• Stephen Daldry (Christopher Nolan)

The big six: 23/30

Missed screenplays:

• Frozen River
• Happy-Go-Lucky
• In Bruges

The big eight: 30/40

The rest:

Not even counted yet...

There were things I had coming: no The Dark Knight. I knew it would'nt make it but I couldn't go against the consensus. I feel sorry for all those who had hoped for it; we all have felt it. I felt it when Fellowship of the Ring did not win the best picture. And most recently when Brokeback Mountain lost best picture for Crash - I was seriously thinking of giving up this hobby.

I had many of my misses on my alternate list or in no guts, no glory - but they do not count, do they. And Brangelina did happen.

If had to choose the winners now the list would be:

• Slumdog Millionaire
• Danny Boyle
• Mickey Rourke
• Kate Winslet
• Heath Ledger
• Marisa Tomei

But we will see how it goes.

Oscar nominations

Nominees for the 81st Academy Awards

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Performance by an actor in a leading role

• Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” (Overture Films)
• Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
• Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features)
• Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
• Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

• Josh Brolin in “Milk” (Focus Features)
• Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder” (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
• Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt” (Miramax)
• Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)
• Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

• Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Angelina Jolie in “Changeling” (Universal)
• Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Meryl Streep in “Doubt” (Miramax)
• Kate Winslet in “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

• Amy Adams in “Doubt” (Miramax)
• Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein Company)
• Viola Davis in “Doubt” (Miramax)
• Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
• Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

Best animated feature film of the year

• “Bolt” (Walt Disney), Chris Williams and Byron Howard
• “Kung Fu Panda” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount), John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Andrew Stanton

Achievement in art direction

• “Changeling” (Universal), Art Direction: James J. Murakami, Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt, Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Peter Lando
• “The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Art Direction: Michael Carlin, Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
• “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Art Direction: Kristi Zea, Set Decoration: Debra Schutt

Achievement in cinematography

• “Changeling” (Universal), Tom Stern
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Claudio Miranda
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Wally Pfister
• “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Anthony Dod Mantle

Achievement in costume design

• “Australia” (20th Century Fox), Catherine Martin
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Jacqueline West
• “The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Michael O’Connor
• “Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Glicker
• “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Albert Wolsky

Achievement in directing

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Fincher
• “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Ron Howard
• “Milk” (Focus Features), Gus Van Sant
• “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Stephen Daldry
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Danny Boyle

Best documentary feature

• “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” (Cinema Guild), A Pandinlao Films Production, Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
• “Encounters at the End of the World” (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment), A Creative Differences Production, Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
• “The Garden” A Black Valley Films Production, Scott Hamilton Kennedy
• “Man on Wire” (Magnolia Pictures), A Wall to Wall Production, James Marsh and Simon Chinn
• “Trouble the Water” (Zeitgeist Films), An Elsewhere Films Production, Tia Lessin and Carl Deal

Best documentary short subject

• “The Conscience of Nhem En” A Farallon Films Production, Steven Okazaki
• “The Final Inch” A Vermilion Films Production, Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
• “Smile Pinki” A Principe Production, Megan Mylan
• “The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306” A Rock Paper Scissors Production, Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde

Achievement in film editing

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lee Smith
• “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
• “Milk” (Focus Features), Elliot Graham
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Chris Dickens

Best foreign language film of the year

• “The Baader Meinhof Complex” A Constantin Film Production, Germany
• “The Class” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haut et Court Production, France
• “Departures” (Regent Releasing), A Departures Film Partners Production, Japan
• “Revanche” (Janus Films), A Prisma Film/Fernseh Production, Austria
• “Waltz with Bashir” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production, Israel

Achievement in makeup

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Greg Cannom
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan
• “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (Universal), Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Alexandre Desplat
• “Defiance” (Paramount Vantage), James Newton Howard
• “Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Elfman
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Thomas Newman

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

• “Down to Earth” from “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel
• “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
• “O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
  

Best motion picture of the year

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), A Kennedy/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
• “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
• “Milk” (Focus Features), A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production, Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
• “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production, Nominees to be determined
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production, Christian Colson, Producer

Best animated short film

• “La Maison en Petits Cubes” A Robot Communications Production, Kunio Kato
• “Lavatory - Lovestory” A Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production, Konstantin Bronzit
• “Oktapodi” (Talantis Films), A Gobelins, L’école de l’image Production, Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
• “Presto” (Walt Disney), A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Doug Sweetland
• “This Way Up” A Nexus Production, Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes

Best live action short film

• “Auf der Strecke (On the Line)” (Hamburg Shortfilmagency), An Academy of Media Arts Cologne Production, Reto Caffi
• “Manon on the Asphalt” (La Luna Productions), A La Luna Production, Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
• “New Boy” (Network Ireland Television), A Zanzibar Films Production, Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
• “The Pig” An M & M Production, Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
• “Spielzeugland (Toyland)” A Mephisto Film Production, Jochen Alexander Freydank

Achievement in sound editing

• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Richard King
• “Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers
• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
• “Wanted” (Universal), Wylie Stateman

Achievement in sound mixing

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
• “Wanted” (Universal), Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt

Achievement in visual effects

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
• “Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan

Adapted screenplay

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Screenplay by Eric Roth, Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
• “Doubt” (Miramax), Written by John Patrick Shanley
• “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Screenplay by Peter Morgan
• “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Hare
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy

Original screenplay

• “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Courtney Hunt
• “Happy-Go-Lucky” (Miramax), Written by Mike Leigh
• “In Bruges” (Focus Features), Written by Martin McDonagh
• “Milk” (Focus Features), Written by Dustin Lance Black
• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter

It's never been this hard

Oh brother, it's never been this hard... I think. I don't think this will be a good year; too many categories without a clue. I think I have too many nominations for Benjamin Button and The Dark Knight but what can do I. I can't decide against them.

Best picture:

I still don't feel confident about The Dark Knight but I don't have anything to replace it with. Suddenly I don't feel too good about Milk either but I am still keeping it. Maybe WALL-E can happen, who knows.

Alt: The Reader

Best director:

Usually there is one director without best picture nominations. I think Ron Howard could be left out and Darren Aronofsky but I don't dare to go against Directors Guild.

Alt: Darren Aronofsky

Best actor:

I had to choose between Brad Pitt and Richard Jenkins. I chose Jenkins as I don't see Brangelina happening and I cannot replace Angelina Jolie (she can be snubbed but she is better choice for me than Brad). If she is snubbed maybe Brad can get in.

Alt: Brad Pitt

Best actress:

From Sally Hawkins, Angelina Jolie and Melissa Leo I chose the first two. Melissa Leo can happen, even Kristin Scott Thomas. Kate Winslet can be snubbed (hope not), but this is the way I will go.

Alt: Melissa Leo

Supporting actor:

These predictions are pretty much the same as everyone else's. If there are surprises it could be Ralph Fiennes.

Alt: Ralph Fiennes - The Duchess

Supporting actress:

Pretty much the same as everyone else's.

Alt: Amy Adams

All the rest categories were hard. For some of them I had a feeling where to go (as the screenplays, editing) but some are just guesses. Too much for The Dark Knight and Benjamin Button but as I said I have no choices.

No guts, no glory:

* The Reader for Best picture
* Kate Winslet snubbed for Revolutionary Road
* Ralph Fiennes supporting actor for The Duchess

Final predictions

Final Predictions

• BEST PICTURE
• * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• * The Dark Knight
• * Frost/Nixon
• * Milk
• * Slumdog Millionaire
• DIRECTOR
• * 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
  
• ACTOR
• * Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino
• * Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
• * Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
• * Sean Penn - Milk
• * Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
• ACTRESS
• * Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
• * Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky
• * Angelina Jolie - Changeling
• * Meryl Streep - Doubt
• * Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
• SUPPORTING ACTOR
• * Josh Brolin - Milk
• * Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder
• * Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
• * Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight *
• * Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
• SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• * Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• * Viola Davis - Doubt
• * Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• * Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
• * Kate Winslet - The Reader
• ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
• * Milk - Dustin Lance Black
• * Rachel Getting Married - Jenny Lumet
• * Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Woody Allen
• * Wall-E - Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon
• * The Wrestler - Robert D. Siegel
• ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
• * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth
• * Doubt - John Patrick Shanley
• * Frost/Nixon - Peter Morgan
• * The Reader - David Hare
• * Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beuafoy
• ANIMATED FEATURE
• * Kung Fu Panda
• * WALL-E
• * Waltz With Bashir
• DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
• * Encounters at the End of the World
• * I.O.U.S.A.
• * Man on Wire
• * Standard Operating Procedure
• * Trouble the Water
• FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
• * The Baader Meinhof Complex - Germany
• * The Class - France
• * Everlasting Moments - Sweden
• * The Necessities of Life - Canada
• * Waltz with Bashir - Israel
• CINEMATOGRAPHY
• * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• * The Dark Knight
• * The Reader
• * Revolutionary Road
• * Slumdog Millionaire
• ART DIRECTION
• * Australia
• * Changeling
• * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• * The Dark Knight
• * The Duchess
• COSTUME DESIGN
• * Australia
• * Changeling
• * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• * The Duchess
• * Revolutionary Road
• EDITING
• * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• * The Dark Knight
• * Frost/Nixon
• * Milk
• * Slumdog Millionaire
• VISUAL EFFECTS
• * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• * The Dark Knight
• * Iron Man
• MAKEUP
• * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• * The Dark Knight
• * Synecdoche, New York
• SOUND MIXING
• * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• * The Dark Knight
• * Iron Man
• * Slumdog Millionaire
• * WALL-E
• SOUND EDITING
• * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• * The Dark Knight
• * Iron Man
• * Slumdog Millionaire
• * WALL-E
• ORIGINAL SCORE
• * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• * The Dark Knight
• * Revolutionary Road
• * Slumdog Millionaire
• * WALL-E
• ORIGINAL SONG
• * Bolt - I Thought I Lost You - Miley Cyrus
• * Gran Torino - Gran Torino - Clint Eastwood, Jamie Callum
• * Slumdog Millionaire - Jaiho - AR Rahmen
• * WALL-E - Down to Earth - Peter Gabriel
• * The Wrestler - The Wrestler - Bruce Springsteen
• ANIMATED SHORT FILM
• DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
• LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

PGA noms

The Producers Guild Nominations

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

Animated:
Wall-E
Bolt
Kung-Fu Panda

Documentary:
Man on Wire
Trouble the Water
Standard Operating Procedure

Scripter nominees

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Iron Man
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

Makeup finalists

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
“The Reader”
“Synecdoche, New York”
“Tropic Thunder”
“The Wrestler”

Visual effects finalists

“Australia”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
“Iron Man”
“Journey to the Center of the Earth”
“The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”

ASC noms

Roger Deakins, Revolutionary Road and The Reader
Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire (PGA, SAG, ASC)
Chris Menges, The Reader
Claudio Miranda,The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (PGA, SAG, ASC)
Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight (PGA, ASC)

WGA noms

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Burn After Reading, Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Focus Features
Milk, Written by Dustin Lance Black, Focus Features
Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Written by Woody Allen, The Weinstein Company
The Visitor, Written by Tom McCarthy, Overture Films
The Wrestler, Written by Robert Siegel, Fox Searchlight Pictures

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Screenplay by Eric Roth; Screen Story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord; Based on the Short Story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures

The Dark Knight, Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan; Story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer; Based on Characters Appearing in Comic Books Published by DC Comics; Batman Created by Bob Kane, Warner Bros. Pictures

Doubt, Screenplay by John Patrick Shanley, Based on his Stage Play, Miramax Films

Frost/Nixon, Screenplay by Peter Morgan, Based on his Stage Play, Universal Pictures

Slumdog Millionaire, Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, Based on the Novel Q and A by Vikas Swarup, Fox Searchlight Pictures

Cinema Audio Society noms

For Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2008 are:

Motion Pictures:
THE DARK KNIGHT
Ed Novick
Lora Hirschberg
Gary A. Rizzo

IRON MAN
Mark Ulano, CAS
Christopher Boyes
Lora Hirschberg

QUANTUM OF SOLACE
Chris Munro, CAS
Mike Prestwood Smith
Mark Taylor

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Resul Pookutty
Ian Tapp
Richard Pryke

WALL-E
Tom Myers
Michael Semanick, CAS

DGA noms

David Fincher, Benjamin Button
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant, Milk

Critics Choice winners

Best Comedy Movie: Tropic Thunder
Best Acting Ensemble: Milk
Best Young Actor/Actress: Dev Patel
Best Writer: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Action Film: The Dark Knight
Best Composer: A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Song: Bruce Springsteen, The Wrestler
Best Documentary: Man On Wire
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Best Foreign Language Film: Waltz With Bashir
Best Animated Feature: WALL·E
Best Movie Made for TV: John Adams
Best Actress: tie!!
Meryl Streep, Doubt; Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk
Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire

Art Directors Guild noms

Period Films

CHANGELING
Production Designer: James J. Murakami
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt
DOUBT
Production Designer: David Gropman
FROST/NIXON
Production Designer: Michael Corenblith
MILK
Production Designer: Bill Groom

More after the cut.
Fantasy Films

THE DARK KNIGHT
Production Designer: Nathan Crowley
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
Production Designer: Guy Hendrix Dyas
IRON MAN
Production Designer: J. Michael Riva
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
Production Designer: James Bissell
WALL E
Production Designer: Ralph Eggleston

Contemporary Films

BURN AFTER READING
Production Designer: Jess Gonchor
GRAN TORINO
Production Designer: James J. Murakami
QUANTUM OF SOLACE
Production Designer: Dennis Gassner
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Production Designer: Mark Digby
THE WRESTLER
Production Designer: Timothy Grimes

Golden Globe winners

• Best Picture, Drama: Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Picture, Comedy Musical: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Actor, Drama: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
• Best Actress, Drama: Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
• Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
• Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader
• Best Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy: Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Foreign Language Film: Waltz With Bashir
• Best Animated Feature: WALL·E
• Best Actor, Musical/Comedy: Colin Farrell
• Best Actress, Musical/Comedy: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
• Best Original Score: A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millonaire
• Best Original Song: Bruce Springsteen, The Wrestler
• Cecil B. DeMille Award: Steven Spielberg

ACE Eddie Awards

NOMINEES FOR 59TH ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Angus Wall & Kirk Baxter

The Dark Knight
Lee Smith, A.C.E.

Frost/Nixon
Mike Hill, A.C.E. & Dan Hanley, A.C.E.

Milk
Elliot Graham

Slumdog Millionaire
Chris Dickens

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BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):
In Bruges
Jon Gregory, A.C.E.

Mama Mia
Leslie Walker

Tropic Thunder
Greg Hayden

Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Alisa Lepselter

WALL-E
Stephen Schaffer

Foreign Language Film short list

Austria, “Revanche” (Gotz Spielmann, director)
Canada, “The Necessities of Life” (Benoit Pilon, director)
France, “The Class” (Laurent Cantet, director)
Germany, “The Baader Meinhof Complex” (Uli Edel, director)
Israel, “Waltz with Bashir” (Ari Folman, director)
Japan, “Departures” (Yojiro Takita, director)
Mexico, “Tear This Heart Out” (Roberto Sneider, director)
Sweden, “Everlasting Moments” (Jan Troell, director)
Turkey, “3 Monkeys” (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, director)

Costume designers guild noms

Excellence in period film:

• Deborah Hopper for “Changeling”
• Jacqueline West for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
• Michael O’Connor for “The Duchess”
• Danny Glicker for “Milk”
• Albert Wolsky for “Revolutionary Road”

Excellence in contemporary film:

• Laura Jean Shannon and Rebecca Bentjen for “Iron Man”
• Ann Roth for “Mamma Mia!”
• Patricia Field for “Sex and the City”
• Suttirat Larlarb for “Slumdog Millionaire”
• Amy Westcott for “The Wrestler”

Excellence in fantasy film:

• Isis Mussenden for “Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”
• Lindy Hemming for “The Dark Knight”
• Sanja Milkovic Hays for ” The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”