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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, [...]

Richard Attenborough Film Awards 2009

2009 Richard Attenborough Film Awards
2009 regional British film critics’ Richard Attenborough Film Award winners: Jan. 29, 2009
 

Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire
 

Film of the Year: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Best Actor: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Screenwriter: Martin McDonagh, In Bruges
Rising Star Award: Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
 
People’s Choice Awards
Film of the Year: The Dark Knight
Best British Film: Mamma Mia!
British Breakthrough Star: Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Film Score: The Dark Knight
 
Richard Attenborough Film Awards: 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Oscar 2009: THE READER’s Nominated Producers Announced

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, "because four producers were listed on the credits form submitted for Oscar consideration and Academy rules allow for only three producers – except in ‘a rare and extraordinary circumstance’ – to be nominated and potentially receive Oscar statuettes, a meeting of the executive committee was necessary. In the end, the committee determined that the circumstances of The Reader – in [...]

SAG Awards 2009: Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet, James Earl Jones

Meryl Streep

Irrfan Khan, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor

Forest Whitaker, James Earl Jones

Kate Winslet holding the Actor
Photos: Michael Buckner
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SAG Awards 2009: Susan Sarandon, Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine

Susan Sarandon, Emile Hirsch

Kate Winslet, Freida Pinto

Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine
Photos: Kevin Mazur
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SAG Awards 2009: Kate Winslet, Angelina Jolie, Diane Lane

Angelina Jolie

Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins

Josh Brolin, Diane Lane
Photos: Lester Cohen
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SAG Awards 2009: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Penélope Cruz

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt

Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick

Penélope Cruz, Kate Winslet
Photos: Kevin Mazur (Jolie/Pitt), Lester Cohen (Bacon/Sedgwick, Cruz/Winslet)
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SAG Awards 2009: Kate Winslet, Meryl Streep, Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Kate Winslet, Sally Field

Meryl Streep
Photos: Kevin Mazur (Field/Winslet, Penn), Michael Caulfield (Streep)
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SAG Awards 2009

2009 Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG) Awards
2009 SAG Award nominations: December 18, 2008
2009 SAG Award winners: January 25, 2009
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
SAG Awards 2009 photos
 
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
RICHARD JENKINS / Walter Vale – THE VISITOR (Overture Films)
FRANK LANGELLA / Richard Nixon – FROST/NIXON (Universal Pictures)
* SEAN PENN / Harvey Milk – MILK (Focus Features)
BRAD PITT / Benjamin Button – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount Pictures)
MICKEY ROURKE / Randy – THE WRESTLER (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
ANNE HATHAWAY / Kym – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED (Sony Pictures Classics)
ANGELINA JOLIE [...]

Oscar 2009 Nominations

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)
 

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 [...]

Vancouver Film Critics Awards 2009

2009 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
2009 Vancouver Film Critics Circle award nominations: Jan. 4, 2009
2009 Vancouver Film Critics Circle award winners: The Railway Club in Vancouver, Jan. 12, 2009
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

Sean Penn in Milk
 

BEST FILM
* Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E 
BEST CANADIAN FILM
* C’est pas moi, je le jure!
Heaven on Earth
The Necessities of Life
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
* The Edge of Heaven
Let the Right One In
Tell No One
BEST BRITISH COLUMBIA FILM
* Fifty Dead Men Walking
Edison and Leo
Stone of Destiny
BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
* David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Gus Van Sant, Milk
BEST DIRECTOR [...]

Golden Globes 2009: Tom Cruise, Kate Winslet, Penélope Cruz

Kate Winslet, Tom Cruise © HFPA / 66th Golden Globe® Awards

Penélope Cruz © HFPA / 66th Golden Globe® Awards

Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg © HFPA / 66th Golden Globe® Awards

2009 Golden Globe Winners

Kate Winslet, Leonardio DiCaprio in Revolutionary Road (top); Winslet, David Kross in The Reader (bottom)

There were few surprises among the 2009 Golden Globe winners.
The biggest one was Kate Winslet’s best actress, drama, win for Revolutionary Road. Pundits everywhere — including those in this blog — were predicting either Anne Hathaway or Meryl Streep.
Sally Hawkins‘ best actress, comedy or musical, win may have caught some by surprise — those who were expecting Meryl Streep for the box-office hit Mamma Mia!. But considering that Hawkins has been a critical favorite (New York, Los Angeles, National Society of Film Critics) and that she’s a likely Oscar contender, Golden Globe prognosticators shouldn’t have been too shocked, even though Happy-Go-Lucky is hardly what one would [...]

Golden Globes 2009

2009 Golden Globes
Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s 2009 Golden Globe nominations: December 11, 2008
2009 Golden Globe winners: January 11, 2009
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire
 
MOTION PICTURES
Best Motion Picture, Drama
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
* Slumdog Millionaire
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Burn After Reading
In Bruges
Happy-Go-Lucky
Mamma Mia!
* Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Ari Folman – © HFPA / 66th Golden Globe® Awards
Best Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex, Germany
Everlasting Moments, Sweden / Denmark
Gomorrah, Italy
I’ve Loved You So Long, France
* Waltz with Bashir, Israel
Best Animated Film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
* WALL-E
Best Director
* Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Steven Daldry – The Reader
David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes – Revolutionary Road
Best Actor, Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary [...]

Broadcast Film Critics Awards 2009

2009 Critics’ Choice Awards
2009 Broadcast Film Critics Association Critics’ Choice Award nominations: December 9, 2008
2009 Critics’ Choice winners: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on January 8, 2009
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

Dev Patel in Slumdog Millionaire
 

BEST PICTURE
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
* Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
The Wrestler
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A Christmas Tale
Gomorrah
I’ve Loved You So Long
Let the Right One In
Mongol
* Waltz With Bashir
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
I.O.U.S.A.
* Man on Wire
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Standard Operating Procedure
Young at Heart
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
[...]

Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress

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 for Doubt and Robert Downey Jr. for his politically incorrect actor in Tropic Thunder.
Of the extensive supporting cast in Milk, Josh Brolin is the most likely contender, while Dev Patel, who apparently supports himself in Slumdog Millionaire, should also make the cut thanks to his film’s popularity.
Runners-up: Michael Sheen (Frost/Nixon), as much a lead as Frank Langella, is being [...]

Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Actor, Actress

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 recognition, like James Garner’s — well-deserved — nomination for Murphy’s Romance back in 1985);
and so will SAG nominee Richard Jenkins.

Runners-up: Unless Dev Patel pulls off a Keisha Castle-Hughes upset (she was pushed as a supporting player for Whale Rider in 2003, but landed a — truly surprising — best actress nod instead), the five [...]

Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet in REVOLUTIONARY ROAD Trailer

 
Directed by Sam Mendes and adapted by Justin Haythes from Richard Yates‘ novel, Revolutionary Road stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet (Mendes’ wife) as a 1950s Connecticut couple whose "ideal" marriage is in the doldrums for they feel something is missing in both their personal and professional lives. A trip to France, which is supposed to make things better, ends up deteriorating their relationship even further.
DiCaprio, apart from a Golden Globe nod, has been all but ignored throughout the 2009 awards season, though Winslet has managed quite a few mentions, in addition to both Golden Globe and SAG nominations. The film itself has been included in several top-ten lists, and is up for a Golden Globe in the best film, [...]

Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet in REVOLUTIONARY ROAD Photos

Revolutionary Road stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as a 1950s suburban couple whose marriage hits the skids.
Directed by Sam Mendes. Screenplay adaptation by Justin Haythe from Richard Yates‘ novel.
Revolutionary Road opens in the US on Dec. 26, 2008.
Photos: DreamWorks
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road

Detroit Film Critics Awards 2008

2008 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
2008 Detroit Film Critics nominations: December 10, 2008
2008 Detroit Film Critics winners: December 19, 2008
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

 

Best film
The Dark Knight
* Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
The Wrestler
Frost/Nixon
Best director
Darren Aronofsky for The Wrestler
* Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon
Christopher Nolan for The Dark Knight
Andrew Stanton for WALL-E
Best actor
Josh Brolin for W.
Leonardo DiCaprio for Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn for Milk
* Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler
Best actress
Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married
Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky
Melissa Leo for Frozen River
Meryl Streep for Doubt
* Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road
Best supporting actor
Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder
James Franco for Milk
* Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
Eddie Marsan for Happy-Go-Lucky
Michael Sheen for Frost/Nixon
Best supporting actress
Amy [...]

Las Vegas Film Critics Awards 2008

2008 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2008 Las Vegas Film Critics winners: December 18, 2008
 

Michael Sheen, Frank Langella in Frost/Nixon

 
Best Picture: Frost/Nixon
Best Foreign Film: Mongol
Best Documentary: Man on Wire
Best Animated Film: WALL-E
Best Director: Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Best Actor: Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Best Actress: Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road and The Reader
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Best Screenplay: Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
Best Cinematography: Claudio Miranda, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Film Editing: Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill, Frost/Nixon
Best Score: James Newton Howard, Defiance
Best Song: "Another Way to Die," Quantum of Solace
Best Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Costume Design: The Curious Case [...]

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 [...]

St. Louis Film Critics Awards 2009

2009 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
2009 St. Louis Film Critics Association award winners: December 17, 2008
 

Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
 

Best Film: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Foreign Language Film: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Documentary: Man on Wire
Best Animated Film: WALL-E
Best Director: Danny Boyle, for Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor: Sean Penn, for Milk
Best Actress: Kate Winslet, for Revolutionary Road
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, for The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, for Doubt
Best Screenplay: Peter Morgan, for Frost/Nixon
Best Cinematography: Mandy Walker, for Australia
Best Music (Soundtrack or Score, Original or Adapted): The Visitor
Best Visual/Special Effects: The Dark Knight
Most Original/Innovative Film: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Comedy: Burn [...]

San Diego Film Critics Awards 2008

2008 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2008 San Diego Film Critics Society Award winners: December 15, 2008
 

 

Best Film: Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-up: The Dark Knight
Best Foreign Language Film: Let the Right One In
Best Documentary: Man on Wire
Best Animated Film: WALL-E
Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Best Actor: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Original Screenplay: Tom McCarthy, The Visitor
Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Production Design: Donald Graham Burt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Editing: Chris Dickens, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Score: A. R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Ensemble Performance: Frost/Nixon
Body of Work for 2008: Richard Jenkins [...]

Women Film Journalists Awards 2008

2008 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards
2008 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award winners: Dec. 15, 2008
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

 

Best Film
Happy-Go-Lucky
Milk
* Slumdog Millionaire
Best Foreign Film
A Christmas Tale
I’ve Loved You So Long
* Tell No One
Best Documentary (tie)
* Man On Wire – James Marsh
Standard Operating Procedure – Errol Morris
* Trouble The Water – Tia Lessin, Carl Deal
Best Director
* Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Mike Leigh – Happy-Go-Lucky
Gus Van Sant – Milk
Best Actor
Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
* Sean Penn – Milk
Best Actress (tie)
* Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
Meryl Streep – Doubt
* Kate Winslet – The Reader/Revolutionary Road
Michelle Williams – Wendy and Lucy
Best Actor in a Supporting [...]

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