Awards Season 2008

[Barmy]

Directors Guild noms
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

It's OVER.

[Michael]

Directors Guild noms
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

Hooray for Van Sant!

[Jeff]

Directors Guild noms
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

It's OVER.

There's a first time for everything: Barmy's right.

[exte]

PGA, WGA and DGA nominations for Dark Knight. Looks like another populace win this year, and I think it's easier to swallow than say Gladiator. I'm all for it if it wins. (Hopefully Mickey Rourke wins, too.)

[Jeff]

The Broadcast Film Critics Association/Critic's Choice Awards were on VH1 tonight.

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

[tavernier]

Worst Song: Bruce Springsteen, The Wrestler

Fixed.

[Barmy]

That list needs more fixing than just that.

[lacritfan]

Directors Guild noms
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

It's OVER.

There's a first time for everything: Barmy's right.

That wacky directors branch always seems to have a surprise every year (Jason Reitman last year). I say this year it's Mike Leigh and he takes Ron Howard's spot. I also wouldn't be surprised if Darren Aronofsky takes Fincher's spot. Just a hunch.

[exte]

While I certainly give Howard a lot more credit than a lot of people here, it would be a shame to leave out the directors of Wall-e or The Wrestler. Fincher seems like a lock though.

[justeleblanc]

I see Mike Leigh replacing Nolan. The Wrestler in general will get snubbed in this category since Fox Searchlight is really campaigning for Danny Boyle.

[chaddoli]

I like Mike Leigh replacing Howard. No one is replacing Nolan, he would have gotten that sole director-not-picture slot if The Dark Knight weren't being nominated for Best Picture (which it looks like it is).

[Antoine Doinel]

Is everyone forgetting about Eastwood?

[Barmy]

Darren is NOT getting a nom. Leigh is NOT getting a nom. Clint IS getting Nolan's nom. (But Batman still gets a Pic nom.) Remember, actors make up the bulk of the Academy. Actors are lukewarm toward Batman and want to reward Clint for his last acting role. End of discussion.

[exte]

Darren is NOT getting a nom. Leigh is NOT getting a nom. Clint IS getting Nolan's nom. (But Batman still gets a Pic nom.) Remember, actors make up the bulk of the Academy. Actors are lukewarm toward Batman and want to reward Clint for his last acting role. End of discussion.

So then they nominate him best actor.

[Haggai]

Darren is NOT getting a nom. Leigh is NOT getting a nom. Clint IS getting Nolan's nom. (But Batman still gets a Pic nom.) Remember, actors make up the bulk of the Academy. Actors are lukewarm toward Batman and want to reward Clint for his last acting role. End of discussion.

So then they nominate him best actor.

Right. At the nomination stage, the fact that most academy members are actors doesn't really matter for any category except best picture. Everyone only votes on nominations for their own category/categories--actors in the acting categories, directors for best director, writers for the screenplay categories, etc. The one exception is best picture, where everyone in the academy gets a say in the nomination.

When it comes time to vote for the awards themselves, then everyone gets a vote in every category, so that's the point when considerations like "actors will want to reward one of their own for best director" comes into play.

[domino harvey]

God, Tom O'Neill isn't even trying anymore over at the Gold Derby. Australia is the ninth most likely film for Best Picture in what universe? When are the nominations announced?

[reno dakota]

When are the nominations announced?

Jan. 22, 5:30am PT

[domino harvey]

Hawkins just won the Oscar with that Globes acceptance speech

[tavernier]

Hawkins just won the Oscar with that Globes acceptance speech

As an emotional Ms. Hawkins made her way to the stage, Ms. Streep leaned to her and joked, “Are you happy now?”

[exte]

Hooray for Mickey Rourke!

[Jeff]

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: Stephen Spielberg

[domino harvey]

Reached for comment, Tom O'Neill said of Hawkins, "Who? The British girl? Oh you must mean Kate Winslet. What? Well, she'll never beat out Jolie in the Changeling."

How soon before we step up to the plate with our final Oscar predictions?

[chaddoli]

Slumdog Millionaire is officially this year's Crash.

[domino harvey]

It's already one of the most embarrassing movies to win Best Picture and it hasn't even won it yet

[exte]

Ahem... why so serious?