Oscar predictions, Part II
January 22, 2009 in Entertainment
Here’s the second half of my Oscar predictions for 2009. My picks are in bold.
Best Screenplay (Original)
Frozen River, Happy-Go-Lucky, In Bruges, Milk, WALL-E
Cinematography
Changeling, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, The Reader, Slumdog Millionaire
Editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Frost/Nixon, Milk, Slumdog Millionaire
Art Direction
Changeling, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, The Duchess, Revoluntionary Road
Costume Design
Australia, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Duchess, Milk, Revoluntionary Road
NB: can’t believe it, Australia got a nomination!
Makeup
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Music (Original Score)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Defiance, Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, WALL-E
Music (Original Song)
Slumdog Millionaire (twice), WALL-E
Sound
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Slumdog Millionaire, WALL-E
Sound Editing
The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Slumdog Millionaire, WALL-E, Wanted
Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Iron Man
Animated Film
Bolt, Kung Fu Panda, WALL-E
NB: is there a point in having this category anymore? Just about any animated movie that makes it to the big screen will be nominated.
Foreign Language Film
Der Baader Meinhod Komplex (Germany), Entre les murs (France), Revanche (Austria), Okuribito (Japan), Vals Im Bashir (Israel)
Documentary (Feature)
The Betrayal – Nerakhoon, Encounters at the End of the World, The Garden, Man on Wire, Trouble the Water
Documentary (Short)
The Conscience of Nhem En, The Final Inch, Smile Pinki, The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306
Short Film (Animated)
La Maison en Petits Cuves, Ubornaya istoriya – lyubovnaya istoriya, Oktapodi, Presto, This Way Up
Shirt Film (Live Action)
Auf der Strecke, Manon sur le bitume, New Boy, Grisen, Spielzeugland
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“NB: is there a point in having this category anymore? Just about any animated movie that makes it to the big screen will be nominated.”
Actually there were a lot of animated films that did not make it this year (because they just weren’t as good as the top three in most cases, because it had a nom in another category for one case). There was Igor, Waltz With Bashir (nominated for Foreign instead), The Tale of Desperaux, etc. etc.
Wow, thanks for the comment! I had actually heard of the titles of those films but totally forgot about them!
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