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I am glad Michael Sheen showed enough dignity to refuse the Best Supporting
Actor spot instead of Best Actor--now if only Philip Seymour Hoffman had done
the same--sorry, he was the male lead in "Doubt"--and he already has an
Oscar.
Along these lines Kate Winslet was put in the right category for "The Reader"
as the lead unlike the Golden Globes who put her in supporting actress
category.
I have not see "The Wrestler" or "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and
not really that interested in seeing them nor have I seen "The Visitor" which I
do want to see BUT I am pulling for Penn as he was fantastic.
I don't feel comfortable with Ledger getting the nomination--yes, he was good
but not that good (like Leo in Revolutionary Road). I thought Josh Brolin was
excellent in "Milk" and he has done outstanding jobs in his last 4 movies so I
hate to see a dead man win just because he is dead and not because he gave the
best performance. Actually Michael Shannon should win for Revolutionary
Road--without him the film wouldn't be as good.
Though I liked Slumdog Millionaire I was more impressed with Milk and The
Reader--I will be seeing Frost/Nixon tomorrow but right now I'm rooting for Milk
though I won't be disappointed if The Reader wins which is a much better picture
than is being perceived by the public.
My picks for winners are red starred--in a couple of cases I am looking for a
tie or don't care which one wins as long as one of them does!!!
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Nominees for the 81st Academy Awards
Performance by an actor in a leading role
- Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” (Overture Films)
- Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
- Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features)*
- Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
(Paramount and Warner Bros.) - Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- Josh Brolin in “Milk” (Focus Features)*
- Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder” (DreamWorks,
Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount) - Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt” (Miramax)
- Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)
- Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks,
Distributed by Paramount Vantage)*
Performance by an actress in a leading role
- Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures
Classics) - Angelina Jolie in “Changeling” (Universal)
- Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Meryl Streep in “Doubt” (Miramax)
- Kate Winslet in “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)*
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
- Amy Adams in “Doubt” (Miramax)
- Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein
Company)* - Viola Davis in “Doubt” (Miramax)
- Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
(Paramount and Warner Bros.) - Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)
Best animated feature film of the year
- “Bolt” (Walt Disney), Chris Williams and Byron Howard
- “Kung Fu Panda” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by
Paramount), John Stevenson and Mark Osborne - “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Andrew Stanton*
Best motion picture of the year
- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner
Bros.), A Kennedy/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán
Chaffin, Producers - “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), A Universal Pictures, Imagine
Entertainment and Working Title Production,Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric
Fellner, Producers - “Milk” (Focus Features), A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen
Company Production, Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers* - “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), A Mirage Enterprises
and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production, Nominees to be determined* - “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films
Original screenplay
- “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by
Courtney Hunt - “Happy-Go-Lucky” (Miramax), Written by Mike Leigh
- “In Bruges” (Focus Features), Written by Martin McDonagh
- “Milk” (Focus Features), Written by Dustin Lance Black*
- “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim
Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter