Oscar 2009: Nominees Luncheon
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 Hills for the annual Nominees Luncheon. (See images from the 2009 Nominees Luncheon and the 2008 Nominees Luncheon.)
The nominated performers who have already confirmed their presence are: Richard Jenkins, Frank Langella, Sean Penn, Mickey Rourke, Anne Hathaway, Melissa Leo, Kate Winslet, Amy Adams, Penélope Cruz, [...]
by Deborah Arthur | January 31, 2009
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Oscar 2009 Nominations
OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2009
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Most nominated films
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (13 nods)
Slumdog Millionaire (10)
Milk and The Dark Knight (8)
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 Adaptation). She currently has 15 Oscar nominations — including two wins — under her belt.
Posthumous Oscar nomination
Heath Ledger for his Joker in The Dark Knight, exactly one year after his death.
Double Oscar nominations
Not Kate Winslet — but Doubt, with two performers competing against one another in the best supporting actress category: Amy Adams (right) and Viola Davis.
The big comeback
Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler.
The [...]
by Andre Soares | January 22, 2009
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MARLEY & ME Again Tops Box Office
Marley & Me topped the North American box office for the second consecutive weekend with $24 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
David Frankel’s comedy starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston easily dominated the competition all week long, bringing its domestic total to an impressive $106.5 million after barely two weeks in release.
At No. 2, Adam Sandler’s latest comedy, Bedtime Stories, picked up another $20.3 million, reaching a total haul of $85.3 million. In the film, Sandler plays a hotel handyman whose bedtime stories become true the next day.
Meanwhile, David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button picked up $18.4 million in third place, lifting its cumulative [...]
by Franck Tabouring | January 5, 2009
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Tags: Adam Sandler, Amy Adams, Bedtime Stories, Box Office, Brad Pitt, Doubt, Jennifer Aniston, Marley and Me, Owen Wilson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Tom Cruise, Valkyrie
Chicago Film Critics Awards 2008
2008 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2008 Chicago Film Critics nominations: December 14, 2008
2008 Chicago Film Critics winners: December 18, 2008
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
BEST FILM
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
* WALL-E
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
The Band’s Visit
Che
A Christmas Tale
I’ve Loved You So Long
* Let the Right One In
BEST DOCUMENTARY
American Teen
Dear Zachary
IOUSA
* Man on Wire
Standard Operating Procedure
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
The Tale of Despereaux
* WALL-E
Waltz with Bashir
BEST DIRECTOR
* Danny Boyle — Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher — The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan — The Dark Knight
Andrew Stanton — WALL-E
Gus Van Sant — Milk
BEST ACTOR
Clint Eastwood — Gran Torino
Richard Jenkins — The Visitor
Frank Langella — Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn — Milk
* Mickey Rourke — The Wrestler
BEST ACTRESS
* Anne Hathaway — Rachel [...]
by Deborah Arthur | December 18, 2008
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Tags: Anne Hathaway, Danny Boyle, Doubt, Dustin Lance Black, Film Awards, Heath Ledger, Kate Winslet, Let the Right One In, Rachel Getting Married, Slumdog Millionaire, WALL-E
2009 Golden Globe Nominations
Golden Globe record holder Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia! (top) and in Doubt (bottom)
The biggest surprise in the 2008 Golden Globe nominations’ list is that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association didn’t dig a spot for Nicole Kidman in Australia (which was totally shut out), especially considering that Kidman’s former husband Tom Cruise did garner a best supporting actor nod for Tropic Thunder. (Cruise’s nomination, by the way, elicited laughter from journalists present at the Golden Globes announcement ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Laughter also greeted James Franco’s nomination — not for Milk, mind you, but as best actor in a comedy or musical for Pineapple Express.)
Among other Golden Globe oddities was the fact that Milk [...]
by Andre Soares | December 11, 2008
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Tags: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Changeling, Doubt, Film Awards, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2009, Kate Winslet, Mamma Mia, Meryl Streep, Revolutionary Road, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button