The 2009 Oscar Nominees were announced today.
The obvious winner in the 2009 Oscar Nominees list was obviously The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button with 13 nominations, with Slumdog Millionaire coming up 2nd with 10 nominations.
The only real shaft of the whole thing was that the very best film of the year… by a MILE… didn’t get nominated. Wall-e only got the token cop out nomination for Best Animated Film… which is total bull. Other than that, it’s a pretty solid list.
I’m a LITTLE bit surprised that The Dark Knight didn’t get nominated for best picture… but honestly I didn’t think it was one of the 5 best films of the year, so I can’t say I’m shocked.
Here are the 2009 Oscar Nominees:
Best Picture
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk”
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
Best Director
David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon”
Gus Van Sant, “Milk”
Stephen Daldry, “The Reader”
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
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”
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubt”
Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”
Michael Shannon, “Revolutionary Road”
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 Adapted Screenplay
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Doubt”
“Frost/Nixon”
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
Best Original Screenplay
“Frozen River”
“Happy-Go-Lucky”
“In Bruges”
“Milk”
“WALL-E”
Best Animated Feature Film
“Bolt”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“WALL-E”
Best Foreign Language Film
“The Baader Meinhof Complex”
“The Class”
“Depatures”
“Revanche”
“Waltz with Bashir”
Best Documentary Feature
“The Betrayal (Nerkhoon)”
“Encounters at the End of the World”
“The Garden”
“Man on Wire”
“Trouble the Water”
Best Art Direction
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“The Duchess”
“Revolutionary Road”
Best Cinematography
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
Best Costume Design
“Australia”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Duchess”
“Milk”
“Revolutionary Road”
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”
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
Best Music (Original Score)
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Defiance”
“Milk”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“WALL-E”
Best Music (Original Song)
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“WALL-E”
Best Sound Editing
“The Dark Knight”
“Iron Man”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“WALL-E”
“Wanted”
Best Sound Mixing
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“WALL-E”
“Wanted”
Best Visual Effects
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Iron Man”
Best Documentary Short Subject
“The Conscience of Nhem En”
“The Final Inch”
“Smile Pinki”
“The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306″
Best Short Film (Animated)
“La Maison de Petits Cubes”
“Lavatory – Lovestory”
“Oktapodi”
“Presto”
“This Way Up”
Best Short Film (Live Action)
“Auf der Strecke (On the Line)”
“Manon on the Asphault”
“New Boy”
“The Pig”
“Spielzeugland (Toyland)”
Slumdogg Millionaire, the best movie I have seen until now.
I saw the movies nominated by the Academy for the Best Foreign Movie Award and
I was quiet impressed by The Milk of Sorrow. This movie portraits very intelligently
The violence against women issue which is so current world wide. It firstly focuses
on the effect on the victims as human beings and later in the impact they have in their
children which are collateral victims of the violence. The movie shows violence against
women as consequence of terrorism but it is obvious that in any war situation this problem would arise. The psychological aspect of it, makes the movie really interesting, the victims are marked for life out those horrible experiences. However, it takes strong women to get over those terrible times, start again and give themselves a chance in life. In the end you see Fausta a child of rape getting rid off all her fears and looking ahead with hope without feelings of hate or bitterness. It is a history that could be taking place in the middle east, south america, asia or africa these days. That makes it a very current topic!
On the other hand, the acting was really convincing. Magaly Solier was superb as a young women which is affected emotionally and psychologically by violence. Her caracter Fausta is also naive and defenseless Against the hypocrisy of society and injustice. She was able to reflect all that effortlessly. Fantastic performance!.
The movie has a number of excellent photographic shots which gives it a very professional touch, pretty unexpected for a low budget picture. Moreover, the scenography tells the history of the victims of terrorism which had to leave their homes in the country side to find a safe place near the capital to start again. That is the reality of many underdeveloped countries where people migrates to the capitals escaping from something such as: poverty, abandonment, unemployment, civil wars, etc. This problem is not often displayed in the big screen.
In my opinion, The Milk of Sorrow is the best foreign movie made last year followed by Ajami which is also a brave representation of another current world wide issue: The situation in Palestine. The daily life for those who live in that place (where death is part of the background), which becomes harder as tolerance issues arise. However, it can be difficult at times to understand how the history unfolds. Very realistic scenography though!
one of the great works by danny boyle…
And ofcourse slumdog millionier team had done a great job…particularly sound editing (rasul pookutty) and music (A R Rehman)….well done keep it up…
Every body is praying for an oscar…..me too for slumdog M…….
I’m actually supporting Benjamin Button for best of the year, but only because I haven’t seen all the others (they aren’t playing in my theater, I HATE limited release).
Gran Torino should’ve gotten a few nominations as well.
I’ve said already that The Dark Knight is now 2nd best film of the year, but why is it not nominated for best picture? And I was pretty sure The Orphanage and Let the Right One In would get best foreign flick.
Give the Joker his Oscar!
i admires after watching the movie slumdog millionier. the concept was looking cool. in picture what they want to picturise exactly they did it.there is no confusion.after watching out the film at the time of return to home ithink in my self it may raises the chances for getting askar award to a indian film. but i didnot express it with any one because of some slurry in my mind itself. but it done it by nominated into 10 groups. i feel happy about it. actually this film desserves askar to india atleast in even numbers. heartful congrats to team whop makes it.
“It’s about time narcissistic, accolade-seeking idiotic actors were formally recognized,” deadpans Downey about his nomination, speaking from the Brooklyn, N.Y., set of Sherlock Holmes. “It’s been a long, hard road for us.”
I can see it now. “And the winner for best supporting actor……Robert Downey Jr. for Kurt Lazarus in Tropic Thunder!”
RDJ: I accept this award for being a dude, playing a dude, pretending to be another dude!
Classic….
Dont feel any movie better then ”Slumdog Millionaire” wonderful movie …sue shot will get oscar !!!!!!!!!!!!! all the best Slumdog Millionaire
@Evan
I agree, they’re all fuckin’ depressing movies. Whoever makes or does the most depressing performance wins, damn drama contest. Rev. Road is nice and all, oooh, Kate W. is so depressing that she makes it look real (I haven’t seen that before, nope, I haven’t seen that in “Little Children”,etc…)
2008 was a long year. What happened to the rest of the movies? Are these the 2008 or 2009 Academy Awards? It seems like the year started in December, footage taken prior to that was insignificant crap.
Depressive bullshit : Ben Button, Rev. Road, Reader, Doubt, The Wrestler (although I thought it was awesome cuz I’m a wrestling fan)
Best Picture
“Mamma Mia”
“In Bruges”
“The Dark Knight”
“Let The Right One In”
“The Visitor”
“They no longer are about the movies really, it is purely about the politics…”
Um… Always have been. From the start. Nothing’s changed. Except that these days, people feel more ‘ownership’ of movies in general, and therefore get more upset. Oh, that and how Internet access allows them to feel more entitled to express this ‘ownership’.
Hmm… There’s a film in there somewhere…
It it was up to me
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
Revolutionary Road
My Favorite- Frost/Nixon
Who i think should win- Wall-E or Slumdog
I just really angry as well with the oscars now. They no longer are about the movies really, it is purely about the politics and making everyone in the biz happy,
Can anyone please explain to me how Wall-E is up for best original screenplay? I loved the movie but for the most part the movie is just the two robots doing beeps and whistles.
There’s more to a screenplay than dialogue. All the actions are included in the screenplay.
I’m a bit disappointed with wall-e not making the best picture noms, but whatever. Slumdog FTW!
I was pretty disappointed to see that Bruce Springsteen’s The Wrestler wasn’t nominated for best song.
OK, so they won’t nominate Wall-E for best picture because it’s animation. But why does the animated movie “Waltz with Bashir” get nominated for Best Foreign Film??? Unlike last year’s “Persepolis” from France which got nominated for best animated movie only.
Can somebody explain this to me?
I’m pretty pleased with the noms, though I hoped that Sally Hawkins would get nominated for Happy-Go-Lucky. All in all, there are no big surprises.
Sweden submitted finnish-swedish production Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick (I have no idea what’s the english title, here in Finlad it was Ikuistetut hetket) which was in the top-9 list, but didn’t make it to the top-5.
And John, I really like the new desing :)
Ok I made a short comment on it in another post but got to say it here, that I am disappointed that the Wrestler didn’t get a best picture nom, which has been the best film I’ve seen this Oscar cycle so far imo…
I do admit out of the 5 noms I have only seen Slumdog to this point. However, I’ve barely heard a peep about the Reader before today, and then I see on RT how it just squeaked out a fresh rating at 60% (and only a shitty 52% with top critics!). One has to wonder how the hell this made it into the top 5 movies of the year!?!?! Over the Wrestler or even Doubt… (Not that RT ratings are 100% truth, but its a good guide line usually)
Also for best original song, Slumdog gets two songs… that’s two songs… but Bruce’s song for wrestler somehow didn’t make it… I think you’ve commented on this before John, and it has to be said again that when it comes to song nominations its broken. Each movie should only be allowed to have one song submitted and not monopolize the category.
Other then that I’m ok with the rest of the nominations for the most part. Glad to see RDJr get a nom as well as In Bruges getting one at least.
And why nominate Winslet for the Holocaust flick and not Revolutionary Road, which most critics say is her strongest performance in her entire career?
Well, guess I’m rooting fro Frost/Nixon.
And why the hell didn’t Sweden submit LET THE RIGHT ONE IN for Best Foreign film?
Best Picture
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”(maybe?)
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk”(winner)
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire”(possible)
Best Director
David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”(maybe)
Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon”
Gus Van Sant, “Milk”(winner)
Stephen Daldry, “The Reader”
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”(possible)
Best Actor
Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor”
Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”
Sean Penn, “Milk”
Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”(winner)
Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”(good start for him)
Best Actress
Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married”(she better try next time)
Angelina Jolie, “Changeling”(need more training)
Melissa Leo, “Frozen River”(who is she?)
Meryl Streep, “Doubt”(WINNER the best of all actress…hail!!)
Kate Winslet, “The Reader”(good for nomination but not for win)
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin, “Milk”
Robert Downey Jr., “Tropic Thunder”
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubt”(possible)
Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”(winner)
Michael Shannon, “Revolutionary Road”
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, “Doubt”(good)
Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Viola Davis, “Doubt”(winner.. she did a great job)
Taraji P. Henson, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Marisa Tomei, “The Wrestler”
Best Adapted Screenplay
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Doubt”(Winner)
“Frost/Nixon”
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire”(very possible… they are all hall of famer)
Best Original Screenplay
“Frozen River”
“Happy-Go-Lucky”
“In Bruges”
“Milk”(winner)
“WALL-E”(possible)
Best Animated Feature Film
“Bolt”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“WALL-E”(Winner)
If Meryl Streep is not going to win I dont know what kind of jurors are they!! Look at the experience and ways of acting she rocks…..
She can possibly get the OSCAR…
Good luck and God Bless…
Well i’m glad Heath is on the list, and i really want Button to win best picture.
@Evan.
You could come to Mexico. They have been selling gran torino and milk since before christmas in newstands in weekends.
Im starting to hate the oscars
I really thought Wall-e was going to make it in for Best Picture.
^^ No, all the Oscar contenders are released by the studios within a couple of months to keep them fresh in the Academy’s mind.
So, i’m gonna say yay for Benjamin Button getting a lot of nominations, it was an absolutely fantastic movie. However, they played it REALLY safe this year. I was hoping that TDK or Wall-E would get a nomination, but I guess not.
Why is it whenever I see lists of nominations it seems like all the picks are very recent movies. Like they were picked from only the last month or so. Shouldn’t there be a whole year worth of movies to pick from? (Or is it all in my imagination).
Mickey Rourke for Best Actor! Slumdog will win best picture and directing..Kate Winslet is long overdue.
For all the things to love about The Dark Knight, the editing isn’t one of them. The movie was 45 minutes too long!
Yah Walle is on there!!!! But I can’t believe Kung fu panda is on there! Horton Hears a who should of been on there instead of Bolt and Kung fu Panda.
Just like other Oscars, the same 5-7 movies dominate the whole show. It makes the awards a little tedious.
I agree with John, Wall-E should have AT LEAST been nominated for Best Picture. I really think that The Dark Knight should have gotten a little more love, The Wackness should be in there somewhere too.
One of the problems with the Oscars is that all of the big contenders come out within the same two month period and are also in limited releases. So when it comes time for the show no one has seen the fucking movies! I had to drive an hour to see Milk!! I saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Gran Torino in the same night because I was trying to get all the Oscar contenders in before the nominees were announced.
Still haven’t seen Slumdog Millionaire, Frost/Nixon, and The Wrestler either.
One more thing, all of these movies are fucking depressing!!! They are good movie but they all make me hate life! Put something fun like Wall-E in more categories!!
holy crap they went for a major bore fest with the best pictures. other then “Slumdog Millionaire” everyone one of those are a sure cure for insomnia.
But can I comment???
Just Rodney here trying things out.