2008 Award Nominations - Page 4

Alex · 01-22-2009, 02:44 PM

And to repeat a service provided in past years, if you are interested in cramming in all the nominees here are you're viewing options for all the nominated films. Additionally, there will be screenings of all the Animated and Live Action shorts on February 8. Check local theaters.

Australia - 1 nomination (Costume Design)

Still in theaters. Limited availability (200+ theaters). Released to DVD on March 3, after the Academy Awards.

The Baader Meinhof Complex - 1 nomination (Foreign Language Picture - Germany)

Has not been released in the United States. Has not been released on DVD even in Germany.

The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) - 1 nomination (Documentary Feature)

In 1 theater. Not available on DVD.

Bolt - 1 nominated (Animated Feature)

Still in theaters. Limited availability (300+ theaters).

Changeling - 3 nominations (Actress, Cinematography, Art Direction)

No longer in theaters. Releases on DVD February 17.

The Class (Entre les Murs) - 1 nomination (Foreign Language Picture - France)

Has not yet played in theaters in the United States. Has not yet been scheduled for DVD release in the United States. French DVD release is March 24 after the Academy Awards.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 13 nominations (Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Art Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Visual Effects, Sound, Original Score)

Still in theaters. Wide availability (2,000+ theaters).

The Dark Knight - 8 nominations (Supporting Actor, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Makeup, Visual Effects, Sound, Sound Editing)

No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming.

Defiance - 1 nomination (Original Score)

Still in theaters. Wide availability (1,700+ theaters)

Departures (Okuribito) - 1 nomination (Foreign Language Picture - Japan)

No information. Has not played in the United States.

Doubt - 5 nominations (Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress twice, Adapted Screenplay)

Still in theaters. Moderate availability (700+ theaters).

The Duchess - 2 nominations (Art Direction, Costume Design)

No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming.

Encounters at the End of the World - 1 nomination (Documentary Feature)

No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming.

Frost/Nixon - 5 nominations (Picture, Director, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Editing)

Still in theaters. Limited availability (100+ theaters).

Frozen River - 2 nominations (Actress, Original Screenplay)

No longer in theaters (barely ever was). Releases on DVD February 10.

The Garden - 1 nomination (Documentary Feature)

No theatrical release. Not available on DVD.

Happy-Go-Lucky - 1 nomination (Original Screenplay)

Still in theaters. Very limited availability (>50 theaters). Release on DVD March 10, after the Academy Awards.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army - 1 nomination (Makeup)

No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming.

In Bruges - 1 nomination (Original Screenplay)

No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming.

Iron Man - 2 nominations (Visual Effects, Sound Editing)

No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming.

Kung Fu Panda - 1 nomination (Animated Feature)

No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming.

Man on Wire - 1 nomination (Documentary Feature)

No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Available from Netflix streaming.

Milk - 8 nominations (Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Editing, Costume Design, Original Score)

Still in theaters. Limited availability (200+ theaters).

Rachel Getting Married - 1 nomination (Actress)

Still in theaters. Very limited availability (>100 theaters). Release on DVD March 17, after the Academy Awards.

The Reader - 5 nominations (Picture, Director, Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography)

Still in theaters. Moderate availability (400+ theaters).

Revanche- 1 nomination (Foreign Language Picture - Austria)

Has not played in the United States.

Revolutionary Road - 3 nominations (Supporting Actor, Art Direction, Costume Design)

Still in theaters. Limited availability (100+ theaters).

Slumdog Millionaire - 10 nominations (Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Editing, Original Score, Original Song twice)

Still in theaters. Moderate availability (600+ theaters).

Tropic Thunder - 1 nomination (Supporting Actor)

Still in theaters. Very limited availability (>100 theaters). longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming.

Trouble the Water - 1 nomination (Documentary Feature)

No longer in theaters. Not available on DVD.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona - 1 nomination (Supporting Actress)

Still in theaters. Very limited availability (>100 theaters). Release on DVD January 27.

The Visitor - 1 nomination (Actor)

No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming.

Wall-E - 6 nominations (Original Screenplay, Sound, Sound Editing, Original Score, Original Song, Animated Feature)

No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming.

Waltz with Bashir - 1 nomination (Foreign Language Picture - Israel)

Still in theaters. Very limited availability (>10 theaters). Has been released to DVD in Israel.

Wanted - 2 nominations (Sound, Sound Editing)

No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming.

The Wrestler - 2 nominations (Actor, Supporting Actress)

Still in theaters. Limited availability (100+ theaters).

Gemini Cricket · 01-22-2009, 05:18 PM

Interesting list of nominees.
Nice to see Milk getting so many noms, but I feel it will win none. Just a feeling. I think Best Pic might just go to Slumdog. We'll see.
With each year that passes, I have less enthusiasm for the Oscars. I don't see myself running to see all the movies that are up for major awards.
Ever since Crash won Best Pic, I have lost all my faith in the Academy.

innerSpaceman · 01-22-2009, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

The thing I wondered was

Spoiler:

Yep, that totally bugged me. It broke the fantasy rules set up by the film, and totally took me out of the story ... albeit, happening at the very end of the story.

I enjoyed the film while watching it, and have hated it more and more ever since I left the theater.

The worst thing about this awards season, though ... is I got absolute NO screeners! Bah.

Not Afraid · 01-22-2009, 07:52 PM

I wonder if Shahrukh Kahn will appear at the Oscars like he did at the Golden Globes?

LSPoorEeyorick · 01-23-2009, 08:44 AM

By Alex's list I am due to see 22 films. But I rarely get to most of the foreign or the docs (usually 1 from each category.) And I'm not interested in Revolutionary Road. The only real biggies I have left include The Reader, The Wrestler, Frozen River, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Happy-Go-Lucky, and In Bruges. Which, I guess, is pretty good considering I haven't been able to get to a movie theater during convalescence.

I don't think he's posted it here, but Tom called Slumdog as winner of BP about 2 months ago, based on academy taste and elimination of their less-preferred elements. Will be interesting to see if his long-term call is so prescient!

I generally think that the academy doesn't necessarily reward the best films, but they also seem to go out of their way, 19 times out of 20, to withhold rewards from popular favorites. I quite liked The Dark Knight but suspected it wouldn't get love beyond the techs and the Ledger nom. It seems the Oscar-Watching fandom is in a complete tizzy about it, but I wasn't at all surprised. I do think Ledger is a lock for that category, though.

Who's in for the short film screenings this year? I'll post info as soon as I know where they'll be shown. If our theory is correct (one year of compelling films, one year of duds) this should be a "good" year.

Alex · 01-23-2009, 08:55 AM

He called it, but does he agree with its inclusion (let alone winning)?

I enjoyed it, but I just didn't think it was good in any particularly special way. But it does have those elements that people seem to like.

Kevy Baby · 01-23-2009, 09:09 AM

How is it that Bruce Springsteen's The Wrestler can win the Golden Globe, but not even get NOMINATED for the Best Original Song Oscar?

LSPoorEeyorick · 01-23-2009, 09:17 AM

Would he call it his favorite film of the year? No. Nor would I. Just that the Academy will call it that. ETA - I think we separated what we would choose and what the Academy would choose so long ago that it doesn't really register to us in our Oscar-watching. (We might say something like, "I'm really pulling for ____" if one of our favorite performances or choices actually align with their choices. But that isn't too often.) Though if they go with something that we hate from the bottom of our hearts (read: Crash) we'll bitch. Bug if Slumdog wins, to me it'll just be another nice-but-flawed film on which the Academy lavishes attention. It won't bother me too much.

And Kevy, the Springsteen song is over the credits, and the Academy has ruled recently that songs must be judged on their use within in the context of the film. (That didn't stop them from nominating the Wall-E song, but it is for that reason that I expect Jai Ho from Slumdog to win.)

Tom · 01-23-2009, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

He called it, but does he agree with its inclusion (let alone winning)?

I don't have any issue with it's nomination. In a normal year, I think it might be a slightly weak BP nominee, but 2008 was such a bad year for film that it actually could end up in my top 5 films of the year if or when I ever got around to making such a list. As to whether it should win... the academy's done much worse, and will again. If the best picture winner is a film that I regard as noticeably better than middling, then I call it a good night and go home.

Alex · 01-23-2009, 10:38 AM

Sounds good. My problem with it getting so many nominations is that I found it to be just slightly better than middling and condescendingly bad in several ways.

But I do agree that it was a weak year. I think this would have been a good year to see some more mainstream films (Wall-E or Dark Knight) in there or to let a couple movies (like Man on Wire or something foreign or Wall-E) break out of the ghettos of the Documentary, Foreign Language (though this has the lowest walls of all the ghettos), and Animation.

But with such a dull list of nominees, I don't expect I'll be going out of my way to watch.

01-22-2009, 02:44 PM	#31
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	And to repeat a service provided in past years, if you are interested in cramming in all the nominees here are you're viewing options for all the nominated films. Additionally, there will be screenings of all the Animated and Live Action shorts on February 8. Check local theaters. Australia - 1 nomination (Costume Design) Still in theaters. Limited availability (200+ theaters). Released to DVD on March 3, after the Academy Awards. The Baader Meinhof Complex - 1 nomination (Foreign Language Picture - Germany) Has not been released in the United States. Has not been released on DVD even in Germany. The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) - 1 nomination (Documentary Feature) In 1 theater. Not available on DVD. Bolt - 1 nominated (Animated Feature) Still in theaters. Limited availability (300+ theaters). Changeling - 3 nominations (Actress, Cinematography, Art Direction) No longer in theaters. Releases on DVD February 17. *The Class (Entre les Murs)* - 1 nomination (Foreign Language Picture - France) Has not yet played in theaters in the United States. Has not yet been scheduled for DVD release in the United States. French DVD release is March 24 after the Academy Awards. *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* - 13 nominations (Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Art Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Visual Effects, Sound, Original Score) Still in theaters. Wide availability (2,000+ theaters). The Dark Knight - 8 nominations (Supporting Actor, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Makeup, Visual Effects, Sound, Sound Editing) No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming. Defiance - 1 nomination (Original Score) Still in theaters. Wide availability (1,700+ theaters) Departures (Okuribito) - 1 nomination (Foreign Language Picture - Japan) No information. Has not played in the United States. Doubt - 5 nominations (Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress twice, Adapted Screenplay) Still in theaters. Moderate availability (700+ theaters). The Duchess - 2 nominations (Art Direction, Costume Design) No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming. Encounters at the End of the World - 1 nomination (Documentary Feature) No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming. Frost/Nixon - 5 nominations (Picture, Director, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Editing) Still in theaters. Limited availability (100+ theaters). Frozen River - 2 nominations (Actress, Original Screenplay) No longer in theaters (barely ever was). Releases on DVD February 10. The Garden - 1 nomination (Documentary Feature) No theatrical release. Not available on DVD. Happy-Go-Lucky - 1 nomination (Original Screenplay) Still in theaters. Very limited availability (>50 theaters). Release on DVD March 10, after the Academy Awards. Hellboy II: The Golden Army - 1 nomination (Makeup) No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming. In Bruges - 1 nomination (Original Screenplay) No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming. Iron Man - 2 nominations (Visual Effects, Sound Editing) No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming. Kung Fu Panda - 1 nomination (Animated Feature) No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming. Man on Wire - 1 nomination (Documentary Feature) No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Available from Netflix streaming. Milk - 8 nominations (Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Editing, Costume Design, Original Score) Still in theaters. Limited availability (200+ theaters). Rachel Getting Married - 1 nomination (Actress) Still in theaters. Very limited availability (>100 theaters). Release on DVD March 17, after the Academy Awards. The Reader - 5 nominations (Picture, Director, Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography) Still in theaters. Moderate availability (400+ theaters). Revanche- 1 nomination (Foreign Language Picture - Austria) Has not played in the United States. Revolutionary Road - 3 nominations (Supporting Actor, Art Direction, Costume Design) Still in theaters. Limited availability (100+ theaters). Slumdog Millionaire - 10 nominations (Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Editing, Original Score, Original Song twice) Still in theaters. Moderate availability (600+ theaters). Tropic Thunder - 1 nomination (Supporting Actor) Still in theaters. Very limited availability (>100 theaters). longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming. Trouble the Water - 1 nomination (Documentary Feature) No longer in theaters. Not available on DVD. Vicky Cristina Barcelona - 1 nomination (Supporting Actress) Still in theaters. Very limited availability (>100 theaters). Release on DVD January 27. The Visitor - 1 nomination (Actor) No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming. Wall-E - 6 nominations (Original Screenplay, Sound, Sound Editing, Original Score, Original Song, Animated Feature) No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming. Waltz with Bashir - 1 nomination (Foreign Language Picture - Israel) Still in theaters. Very limited availability (>10 theaters). Has been released to DVD in Israel. Wanted - 2 nominations (Sound, Sound Editing) No longer in theaters. Available on DVD. Not available from Netflix streaming. The Wrestler - 2 nominations (Actor, Supporting Actress) Still in theaters. Limited availability (100+ theaters).
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01-22-2009, 05:18 PM	#32
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Interesting list of nominees. Nice to see Milk getting so many noms, but I feel it will win none. Just a feeling. I think Best Pic might just go to Slumdog. We'll see. With each year that passes, I have less enthusiasm for the Oscars. I don't see myself running to see all the movies that are up for major awards. Ever since Crash won Best Pic, I have lost all my faith in the Academy.
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01-22-2009, 07:52 PM	#34
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I wonder if Shahrukh Kahn will appear at the Oscars like he did at the Golden Globes?
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01-23-2009, 08:44 AM	#35
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	By Alex's list I am due to see 22 films. But I rarely get to most of the foreign or the docs (usually 1 from each category.) And I'm not interested in Revolutionary Road. The only real biggies I have left include The Reader, The Wrestler, Frozen River, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Happy-Go-Lucky, and In Bruges. Which, I guess, is pretty good considering I haven't been able to get to a movie theater during convalescence. I don't think he's posted it here, but Tom called Slumdog as winner of BP about 2 months ago, based on academy taste and elimination of their less-preferred elements. Will be interesting to see if his long-term call is so prescient! I generally think that the academy doesn't necessarily reward the best films, but they also seem to go out of their way, 19 times out of 20, to withhold rewards from popular favorites. I quite liked The Dark Knight but suspected it wouldn't get love beyond the techs and the Ledger nom. It seems the Oscar-Watching fandom is in a complete tizzy about it, but I wasn't at all surprised. I do think Ledger is a lock for that category, though. Who's in for the short film screenings this year? I'll post info as soon as I know where they'll be shown. If our theory is correct (one year of compelling films, one year of duds) this should be a "good" year.
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01-23-2009, 08:55 AM	#36
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	He called it, but does he agree with its inclusion (let alone winning)? I enjoyed it, but I just didn't think it was good in any particularly special way. But it does have those elements that people seem to like.
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01-23-2009, 09:17 AM	#38
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Would he call it his favorite film of the year? No. Nor would I. Just that the Academy will call it that. ETA - I think we separated what we would choose and what the Academy would choose so long ago that it doesn't really register to us in our Oscar-watching. (We might say something like, "I'm really pulling for ____" if one of our favorite performances or choices actually align with their choices. But that isn't too often.) Though if they go with something that we hate from the bottom of our hearts (read: Crash) we'll bitch. Bug if Slumdog wins, to me it'll just be another nice-but-flawed film on which the Academy lavishes attention. It won't bother me too much. And Kevy, the Springsteen song is over the credits, and the Academy has ruled recently that songs must be judged on their use within in the context of the film. (That didn't stop them from nominating the Wall-E song, but it is for that reason that I expect Jai Ho from Slumdog to win.) Last edited by LSPoorEeyorick : 01-23-2009 at 09:24 AM.
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01-23-2009, 10:38 AM	#40
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Sounds good. My problem with it getting so many nominations is that I found it to be just slightly better than middling and condescendingly bad in several ways. But I do agree that it was a weak year. I think this would have been a good year to see some more mainstream films (Wall-E or Dark Knight) in there or to let a couple movies (like Man on Wire or something foreign or Wall-E) break out of the ghettos of the Documentary, Foreign Language (though this has the lowest walls of all the ghettos), and Animation. But with such a dull list of nominees, I don't expect I'll be going out of my way to watch.
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