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[Pete's Dragon]

Oh, my favourite time of year is fast approaching !!! Here's a list of the nominees

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

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

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

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

Best foreign language film
Revanche - Austria
The Class - France
The Baader Meinhof Complex - Germany
Departures - Japan
Waltz With Bashir - Israel

Best animated feature film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E

Best adapted screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Best original screenplay
Happy-Go-Lucky
Milk
Wall-E
In Bruges
Frozen River

Best original score
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Best original song
Down To Earth - Wall-E
Jai Ho - Slumdog Millionaire
O Saya - Slumdog Millionaire

Art direction
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Changeling
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

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

Costume design
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Australia
Milk
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

Best documentary feature
The Betrayal
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble The Water

Best documentary short subject
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki
The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306

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

Make-up
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best live action short film
Auf der Strecke (On The Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)

Best animated short film
La Maison en Petits Cubes
Lavatory - Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

Sound editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Iron Man
Wanted
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Sound mixing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Wanted
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Visual effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

Anyone fancy making their predictions? I know who I would like to win, and who I think will actually walk away with the award. Sadly they're not always the same (grrrrrrr Forest Gump instead of Pulp Fiction)

[Anthony]

Some real surprises in here.

Bolt for best animated feature! ...And Kung Fu Panda too? No good foreign animations this year then? Usually it's Pixar up against a small foreign film, but not this year. WALL-E will still walk it though.

I'm mostly just damn happy at the amount of times I see Slumdog Millionaire in there. I wasn't sure if they'd go for the film, what with the Who Wants to be a Millionaire/Celador aspect, but luckily they have.  I hope O Saya wins best song over Down to Earth. Haven't really seen enough of the films to comment, but Slumdog must win Cinematography.

Oh, and best animated short for Preso? And at least one if not both the sound awards for WALL-E, surely?

[-breeno-]

Most of these films i haven't seen or even heard of so i can't really comment, personnally i feel too many films that has been released recently (benjamin button, slumdog millionaire etc) are in too many catagories and will no doubt walk most of them, is the oscars not about the previous 12 months of cinema?

So best animation film, Kung Fu Panda anyone?  It has to be WALL-E (even though i haven't seen it :oops: ).

As long as Heath Ledger wins best supporting actor i'm happy, he was incredible in Dark Knight (BTW it was a year today he died, RIP Heath.)

[peep]

My predictions I have placed in bold, some comments in italics

Oh, my favourite time of year is fast approaching !!! Here's a list of the nominees

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

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

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

Not sure on this one, need to see the films really :p

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

I'm kinda dreaming here and although I haven't seen the film she looks amazing in it

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

Once again, not seen either film but they both look awesome in the films

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

Although it came as a shock that Downey Jr got a nom

Best foreign language film
Revanche - Austria
The Class - France
The Baader Meinhof Complex - Germany
Departures - Japan
Waltz With Bashir - Israel

Why is this here? It should be under animation and documentary, ghey

Best animated feature film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E

A no-brainer

Best adapted screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Still not sure

Best original screenplay
Happy-Go-Lucky
Milk
Wall-E
In Bruges
Frozen River

I would love to say Wall-E but In Bruges was excellent and it needs an award to let peeps know it exists

Best original score
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Best original song
Down To Earth - Wall-E
Jai Ho - Slumdog Millionaire
O Saya - Slumdog Millionaire

Unlike last year I have no preference for this one. I'm not exactly Down to Earth's biggest fan

Art direction
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Changeling
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

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

Costume design
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Australia
Milk
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

Best documentary feature
The Betrayal
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble The Water

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

Can't really comment on this one

Make-up
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best animated short film
La Maison en Petits Cubes
Lavatory - Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

Sound editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Iron Man
Wanted
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Sound mixing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Wanted
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Visual effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

[howtodeal]

I saw most of the nominatd films this yeat  
Loved Slumdog Millionaire , Wall-E, Bolt , Frost Nixon and Doubt.
I'm glad that Amy Adams got a nomination this year. She was robbed last year in my opinion.
She gave an amazing performance in Enchanted  =D>

[Pete's Dragon]

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

Best director
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire will probably win it
Stephen Daldry - The Reader
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button would like it to go to him
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant - Milk

Best actor
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon would like it to be him
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler apparently a shoe-in

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

Best supporting actress
Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Taraji P Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler better than Mickey Rourke I thought

Best supporting actor
Josh Brolin - Milk
Robert Downey Jr - Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight best performanace of the year, bar none
Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road

Best foreign language film
Revanche - Austria
The Class - France
The Baader Meinhof Complex - Germany
Departures - Japan
Waltz With Bashir - Israel wild guess

Best animated feature film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E

Best adapted screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Best original screenplay
Happy-Go-Lucky
Milk
Wall-E
In Bruges
Frozen River

Best original score
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Best original song
Down To Earth - Wall-E
Jai Ho - Slumdog Millionaire
O Saya - Slumdog Millionaire

Art direction
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Changeling
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

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

Costume design
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Australia
Milk
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road
who cares, really?

Best documentary feature
The Betrayal
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble The Water

Best documentary short subject
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki
The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306

Film editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire brilliantly cut together. I used to be a film student, and this was the area I worked on the most. Another shoe-in, IMHO

Make-up
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best live action short film
Auf der Strecke (On The Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)

Best animated short film
La Maison en Petits Cubes
Lavatory - Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

Sound editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Iron Man
Wanted
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Sound mixing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Wanted
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Visual effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

[Luigi]

would be great if Wall-E wins an oscar, even when i like the two other movies too, Wall-E was my favorite

[Masamune]

PRESTOOOOOOOOOOO! If Presto doesn't win I'll be furious! :lol:

And yes, fingers crossed for WALL-E too! And Heath Ledger!

[Captain Pan]

Winners from The Vote of Pan
Best picture
Frost/Nixon: Looking at reviews and such prior to the release of the Nominations Slumdog Millionaire in my opinion lost some of its momentum, and Frost/Nixon is picking it up,and at a very politically charged time.
Question: Where's Seven Pounds in this list

Best director
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire

Best actor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon; Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Not Sure why, mainly cause of Rourke's victory at The Globes, but Langella's spot on biopic of Nixon is perfect, and as Michael isn't Nominated for it (Baftas though) we shall have to see what happens Question: Where's W. Smith?

Best actress
I don't care really as long as Winslet doesn't sound like she's a cross between a pig and something I can't explain I'll be happy

Best supporting actress
Again no preference

Best supporting actor Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Caine's already said he's giving his vote (he's an academy member) for the Late great Heath, A Win here would put, "A Smile On That Face"

Best animated feature film Wall-E:
It is pure class, and a shoe-in, however as we won't get to view Lasseter's recreation of Disney Animation until Feb 13 (14th for me   ) I will put Stanton's guaranteed Speech... although Would Lasseter Pick it up as head of Pixar? We Shall have to wait and see

Best adapted screenplay Frost/Nixon:
Taken exactly from Stage to Screen, and with the actors who played thier relative roles in thier relative countries (Sheen on the WestEnd, Langella on Broadway)

Best original screenplay Wall-E:
The difference between Disney and Pixar, Pixar do this, Screen Play should be there for the beautiful Story Line, Romantic plot, and then sub plots all with little or no proper dialogue!

Best original score Wall-E by Thomas Newman
I would say Newman is a definate victory for team WALL-E, however Slumdogs appearence is quite significant and could take it away from the man who gave WALL-E everything in story progression.

Best original song Down To Earth - Peter Gabriel for Wall-E
I really like it... Its fun great and has meaning. To be honest though I've not heard the stuff from Slumdog Millionaire, and where's the placement of Springstien for his track in Wrestler and Cyrus from Bolt as they were there for the globes. I'd like to see WALL-E take it for the great robbery that occurred last year with Enchanted's several nominations in the category and no award!

Art direction, Cinematography, Costume design, Best documentary feature, Best documentary short subject
Not really fussed on these five really. Good luck to all, and Congrats to the winners

Film editing The Dark Knight; Frost/Nixon; Slumdog Millionaire
Couldn't really say. I'm not to bothered with it. But with slumdog taking anything it touches this year who knows.

Make-up The Dark Knight
One man in Particular: Ledger. Perfect Powder coating and the scarring was perfect. A Win for Nolan's Squad of Geniuses

Best live action short film
No Idea

Best animated short film Presto:
Where was Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death? Had W&G turned up Alec and His Master would be loosing the crown. Shame really. But Presto's great entertainment and family fun means another Award going back to Emeryville CA!

Sound editing
Wall-E

Sound mixing
The Dark Knight; Wall-E

Visual effects The Dark Knight; Iron Man:
Two Face or The Man of War. Good Close one... Can't split the two really!

[peep]

^Why Seven Pounds and Will Smith? That film was lame and the thing that lifted it the most was Rosario Dawson.

[disneyguiller]

does anyone like penélope cruz?
I think she must win,because she is spanish and me too,she is a good actress,and I think she is the better so..
come on Pe!!!!!
YOU CAN!!!!!!
LET`S WIN!!!!

[Luigi]

I hope Wall-E gets the oscar for best animation picture. I like Kung Fu Panda too, but Wall-E was better imo and had also more substance for me.

[Epcot_Boy]

Well I hope i don't seem somewhat out of touch :roll:  But I really hope Slumdog Millionaire doesn't win......I thought it was poor and can't really see what all the fuss is about :shock:

Frosty for me =D>

Epcot_Boy :ears:

[-breeno-]

:bump:

Tonight is the night :mrgreen:  I really want to stay up and watch them but i can't because Sky have went and put them on Sky Premiere (which i don't have :x ).  Anyone going to watch it though?

I have a feeling Benjamin Button will win best picture but i'd rather see Slumdog Millionaire win it (as i'm going to see it on Friday ) but as long as Heath Ledger wins best supporting actor i'm happy

Oh and of course WALL-E [-o<

[Anthony]

I'm watching the start of it, but I'm going to have to go to bed. I don't know why a UK broadcaster hasn't had the idea of replaying the whole thing on the Monday night, starting earlier, so you can watch it "as live" but without staying up till 5am. The whole "who are you wearing?" thing makes me want to vomit though.

The most interesting thing so far is that I keep seeing the First National Bank building in the background on Hollywood Blvd -- "Hey, that's from WDS!"