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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; 2009 Oscar</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/2009-oscar/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog</link> <description>The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:29:41 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Mickey Rourke, Frank Langella: Oscar Veterans 2008</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/mickey-rourke-frank-langella-robert-downey-jr-oscar/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/mickey-rourke-frank-langella-robert-downey-jr-oscar/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:03:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=26378</guid> <description><![CDATA[Frank Langella, Michael Sheen in Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon (top); Mickey Rourke in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler (bottom) Colin Firth, Sandra Bullock, Christopher Plummer: Oscar Veterans 2009 Frank Langella Frank Langella was nominated in the Best Actor category for Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon. Langella lost to Sean Penn in Gus Van Sant's Milk. That was Langella's first Oscar nod in a film career that spanned 38 years, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/mickey-rourke-frank-langella-robert-downey-jr-oscar/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: Predictions Best Film</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-best-film/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-best-film/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:10:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=7573</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Film Slumdog Millionaire The Curious Case of Benjamin Button may have garnered the most Academy Award nominations &#8212; thirteen in all &#8212; but the romantic-fantasy film apparently has as many fans as it has detractors, while Frost/Nixon and The Reader, despite the latter's World War II/Holocaust subject matter and the fact that Oscar-miracle worker Harvey Weinstein is behind it, are two dark horses. Had [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-best-film/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>37</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: Makeup Artist and Hairstylist Symposium</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/technical-personnel/oscar-2009-makeup-artist-and-hairstylist-symposium/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/technical-personnel/oscar-2009-makeup-artist-and-hairstylist-symposium/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:32:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=7672</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Makeup Artist and Hairstylist Symposium, focusing on the achievements of the 2009 Oscar nominees in the makeup category, will be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Saturday, February 21, at 2:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Moderated by Academy governor Leonard Engelman, the symposium will include a discussion of the nominees’ creative process and the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/technical-personnel/oscar-2009-makeup-artist-and-hairstylist-symposium/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: Nominees Luncheon</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/oscar-2009-nominees-luncheon/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/oscar-2009-nominees-luncheon/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:16:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=7670</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kate Winslet, David Kross in The Reader (top); Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (middle); Viola Davis in Doubt (bottom) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that 15 of the 20 nominees in the acting categories will be among the almost 120 Academy Award nominees gathering at noon on Monday, Feb. 2, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/oscar-2009-nominees-luncheon/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: Animated, Live-Action Shorts Screening</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/shorts/oscar-2009-nominated-shorts-screening/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/shorts/oscar-2009-nominated-shorts-screening/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:59:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=7656</guid> <description><![CDATA[New Boy by Steph Green (top); Oktapodi by Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand (bottom) The 2009 Academy Award-nominated films in the Animated and Live Action Short Film categories will be screened as part of the program &#34;Shorts!,&#34; presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday, February 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The program will [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/shorts/oscar-2009-nominated-shorts-screening/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009 Poster</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-poster/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-poster/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:02:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=7587</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that the official 2009 Oscar poster is now available for purchase. The poster features the Oscar statuette spotlighted center stage among the bright lights of the Kodak Theatre, a representation of the point of view that Oscar ceremony host Hugh Jackman, and Academy Award winners, presenters, and performers will experience from the stage of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-poster/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: THE READER&#039;s Nominated Producers Announced</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-reader-nominated-producers-oscar-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-reader-nominated-producers-oscar-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:17:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=7567</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that producer credits for Best Picture nominee The Reader have been determined by the Producers Branch Executive Committee: The official nominees are Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris. As per the Academy's press release, &#34;because four producers were listed on the credits form submitted for Oscar consideration and Academy rules allow for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-reader-nominated-producers-oscar-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: Best Films at the Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-films-box-office/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-films-box-office/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:26:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=7377</guid> <description><![CDATA[Domestic totals up to Jan. 20. Worldwide figures include domestic rentals. Frost/Nixon &#8212; Domestic: $8.8 million; Worldwide: $10.1 million Milk &#8212; Domestic: $20.5 million; Worldwide: $21.6 million The Curious Case of Benjamin Button &#8212; Domestic: $103.6 million; Worldwide: $117.9 million The Reader &#8212; Domestic: $7.9 million; Worldwide: $12.4 million Slumdog Millionaire &#8212; Domestic: $44.2 million; Worldwide: $61.1 million &#160; Source: Box Office Mojo (boxofficemojo.com)]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-films-box-office/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009 Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-nominations-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-nominations-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:46:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=7365</guid> <description><![CDATA[OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2009 Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S. Most nominated films The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (13 nods) Slumdog Millionaire (10) Milk and The Dark Knight (8) &#160; The Oscar record-tier Meryl Streep, nominated for Doubt, ties Katharine Hepburn's 12 best actress nominations. Streep has been the overall Oscar record-holder for acting since 2002, when she received her 13th nomination (for best supporting actress in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-nominations-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: Best Song Longlist</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-song-longlist/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-song-longlist/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:43:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=7121</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#34;Jai Ho&#34; sound clip. Posted by Marycarmenrod. In December, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that forty-nine songs are contending for a spot in the 2009 Academy Awards' Best Original Song category. Three to five songs will receive a nomination. A maximum of two songs may be nominated per film. If more than two songs from a film end up in contention, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-song-longlist/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Meet the Oscars, Chicago 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meet-the-oscars-chicago-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meet-the-oscars-chicago-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:46:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=7114</guid> <description><![CDATA[For the first time, Chicago will host a &#34;Meet the Oscars&#34; exhibit, at which fans will be able to hold an actual Oscar statuette. “Meet the Oscars, Chicago” will open Friday, February 13, at The Shops at North Bridge on Michigan Avenue, and will run through Sunday, February 22, the night of the 2009 Academy Awards ceremony. Hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/meet-the-oscars-chicago-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: Best Foreign-Language Film Semi-Finalists</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-foreign-language-film-semi-finalists/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-foreign-language-film-semi-finalists/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:45:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=7058</guid> <description><![CDATA[Wide acclaim and a handful of top European Film Awards didn't help Matteo Garrone's Gomorrah land a spot in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' list of best foreign-language film semi-finalists. And in case you're looking for Let the Right One In among the nine films still in the running, you won't find it there. Although the Swedish vampire drama was chosen the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-foreign-language-film-semi-finalists/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: Correspondent Contest</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/filmmakers-interest/oscar-2009-correspondent-contest/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/filmmakers-interest/oscar-2009-correspondent-contest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:37:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=6853</guid> <description><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, today announced the first-ever “Oscar Correspondent Contest,” giving college journalists nationwide the chance to head to Los Angeles to cover red carpet festivities and backstage celebrations at the 81st Academy Awards. From January 8 through January 23, college students are invited to submit a video at http://oscars.mtvu.com, showcasing their [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/filmmakers-interest/oscar-2009-correspondent-contest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: Ed Catmull to Receive Gordon E. Sawyer Award</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/ed-catmull-pixar-oscar/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/ed-catmull-pixar-oscar/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:11:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=6742</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ed Catmull, a computer scientist, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, and president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, has been chosen by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Award &#34;for his lifetime of technical contributions and leadership in the field of computer graphics for the motion picture industry.&#34; The award, an [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/ed-catmull-pixar-oscar/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Heath Ledger&#039;s Potential Posthumous Oscar</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/heath-ledger-posthumous-oscar/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/heath-ledger-posthumous-oscar/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:29:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=6737</guid> <description><![CDATA[Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight With Heath Ledger in mind, Scott Feinberg remembers the various posthumous Oscar nominations and wins &#8212; 53 individuals for a total of 70 nominations and 13 wins, as per Feinberg's count &#8212; in his Los Angeles Times blog: &#34;As you may recall, the announcement of last year's Oscar nominations was quickly overshadowed by the tragic news that broke later [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/heath-ledger-posthumous-oscar/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: Visual Effects Semi-Finalists</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-visual-effects-semi-finalists/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-visual-effects-semi-finalists/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:57:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=6721</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the seven semi-finalists in the 2009 Oscar's Visual Effects category. They are, in alphabetical order: Australia The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Hellboy II: The Golden Army Iron Man Journey to the Center of the Earth The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Among those missing in action are Indiana Jones and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-visual-effects-semi-finalists/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: 281 Features Eligible</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-281-features-eligible/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-281-features-eligible/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:24:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=6128</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that 281 features are eligible for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Picture &#8212; and most other categories, I assume. As per Academy rules, to be eligible &#34;feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.&#34; Also, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-281-features-eligible/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Song, Visual Effects</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-best-song-visual-effects/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-best-song-visual-effects/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:55:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=15783</guid> <description><![CDATA[BEST SONG &#34;Another Way to Die&#34; from Quantum of Solace &#34;Down to Earth&#34; from WALL-E &#34;Jai Ho&#34; from Slumdog Millionaire &#34;Once in a Lifetime&#34; from Cadillac Records &#34;The Wrestler&#34; from The Wrestler BEST VISUAL EFFECTS The Dark Knight Iron Man Journey to the Center of the Earth BEST SOUND Australia The Dark Knight Iron Man Quantum of Solace WALL-E BEST SOUND EFFECTS The Dark Knight [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-best-song-visual-effects/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Cinematography, Editing, Music</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-technical/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-technical/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:54:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=6064</guid> <description><![CDATA[BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Australia The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight The Reader Slumdog Millionaire BEST EDITING The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Iron Man Slumdog Millionaire WALL-E BEST ART DIRECTION Australia The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight The Duchess BEST COSTUME DESIGN Changeling The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian The Curious [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-technical/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/oscar-2009-predictions-best-supporting-actor-actress/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/oscar-2009-predictions-best-supporting-actor-actress/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:35:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=15786</guid> <description><![CDATA[Josh Brolin in Milk BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Josh Brolin (Milk) Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder) Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt) Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) Though about as much a lead in The Dark Knight as Christian Bale, Heath Ledger is (almost) for sure the one who'll win the best supporting actor Oscar come next February. Philip Seymour Hoffman should get included [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/oscar-2009-predictions-best-supporting-actor-actress/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Documentary, Animated Film</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-best-documentary-animated-film/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-best-documentary-animated-film/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:35:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=15812</guid> <description><![CDATA[Encounters at the End of the World BEST DOCUMENTARY, FEATURE Encounters at the End of the World I.O.U.S.A. Man on Wire Standard Operating Procedure Trouble the Water This is another specialty category that's hard to hazard a guess. The critically acclaimed Sundance winner Man on Wire is the only shoo-in, unless there's another Hoop Dreams or The Thin Blue Line upset. I.O.U.S.A. is quite relevant [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-best-documentary-animated-film/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Director, Screenplay</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-best-director-screenplay/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-best-director-screenplay/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:34:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=15811</guid> <description><![CDATA[Danny Boyle BEST DIRECTION 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) All the nominees match the films found in the best picture list &#8212; something that is less common than one might think. Fincher has been getting plenty of recognition from critics' and other groups, which makes me [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions-best-director-screenplay/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Actor, Actress</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/oscar-2009-predictions-acting/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/oscar-2009-predictions-acting/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:34:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=6043</guid> <description><![CDATA[Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbass in The Visitor BEST ACTOR Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino) Richard Jenkins (The Visitor) Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon) Sean Penn (Milk) Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) Clint Eastwood becomes a sentimental favorite whenever he has a Message to convey; Sean Penn and Mickey Rourke have been winning awards left and right; Frank Langella will get his first Oscar nod (a sort of career achievement [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/oscar-2009-predictions-acting/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Film, Foreign Film</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 07:33:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=6042</guid> <description><![CDATA[Oscar 2009 Predictions &#160; Michael Sheen, Frank Langella in Frost/Nixon BEST FILM The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Frost/Nixon Milk Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog Millionaire has to be there. It's been winning nearly every film critics' award in the United States and it has received two SAG Award nominations: best ensemble and a surprising best supporting actor nod for Dev Patel (who, ahem, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-predictions/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>16</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jerry Lewis&#039; Humanitarian Gay Slur Controversy</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/jerry-lewis-gay-slur-controversy/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/jerry-lewis-gay-slur-controversy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:14:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=5991</guid> <description><![CDATA[Nikki Finke on the announcement that Jerry Lewis will be given the 2009 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at Deadline Hollywood: &#34;I also have learned that protests are coming into the Academy about its Board of Governors' choice of Jerry Lewis to receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. The controversy is over his recent repeated and public anti-gay slurs. The Hollywood gay community, joined by much of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/jerry-lewis-gay-slur-controversy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: Hugh Jackman to Host Oscar Telecast</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/hugh-jackman-host-oscar-telecast/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/hugh-jackman-host-oscar-telecast/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:51:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=5682</guid> <description><![CDATA[ABC/Brett Ratner Hugh Jackman, whose box-office disappointment Australia has thus far been ignored by award-giving groups, will host the Oscar 2009 ceremony on February 22. As per Brook Barnes in the New York Times, Oscar telecast's producers Laurence Mark and Bill Condon &#34;said they hoped to achieve multiple goals with the casting of Mr. Jackman. First, there is a desire to put more movie in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/hugh-jackman-host-oscar-telecast/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: Jerry Lewis to Receive Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/jerry-lewis-jean-hersholt-humanitarian-award/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/jerry-lewis-jean-hersholt-humanitarian-award/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:37:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=5585</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jerry Lewis, 82, will receive the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2009 Academy Awards ceremony on February 22, 2009. The Jean Hersholt award &#8212; an Oscar statuette &#8212; is given to &#34;an individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry.&#34; Jerry Lewis is well known for raising funds every year [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/jerry-lewis-jean-hersholt-humanitarian-award/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: The Academy Gets More Artsy</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/academy-membership-more-artsy/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/academy-membership-more-artsy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:03:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=5299</guid> <description><![CDATA[Michael Cieply in the New York Times: &#34;The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, once the chummiest club in show business, is becoming more artsy and indie-minded just as much of the Hollywood establishment hoped to make it more commercial.&#34; &#8230; &#34;Actors, who traditionally dominated the rolls, have lost ground, as their branch became especially fussy about admissions. At the same time executive members [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/academy-membership-more-artsy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
