UPDATE: ugh...not one of my better years. 4 for 6 on the big awards and 10 for 17 overall. About as dismal as that godforsaken telecast...holy Christ, do I miss David Letterman and his earnest awkwardness as opposed to the excruciating, interminable song/dance numbers and the WTF-montages of films in 2008. Did I really need a 7-minute treatise to inform me that there were a bunch of dramas released last year? They need to get Jon Stewart (or even Steve Martin and Tina Fey) to host next year and
quick.
Best Picture:
Slumdog MillionaireBest Director: Danny Boyle,
Slumdog MillionaireBest Actor:
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler Sean Penn,
MilkBest Actress: Kate Winslet,
The ReaderBest Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger,
The Dark KnightBest Supporting Actress:
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Penelope Cruz,
Vicky Christina Barcelona
Best Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black,
MilkBest Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy,
Slumdog MillionaireBest Foreign Language Film:
Waltz With Bashir (Israel) Departures (Japan)
Best Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle,
Slumdog MillionaireBest Art Direction:
Nathan Crowley & Peter Lando, The Dark Knight The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonBest Costume Design:
Jacqueline West, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The DuchessBest Documentary Feature:
Man On A WireBest Film Editing: Chris Dickens,
Slumdog MillionaireBest Makeup: Greg Cannom,
The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonBest Original Score:
Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Song:
Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, "Down To Earth", WALL-E "Jai Ho"
Slumdog Millionaire
3 comments:
I tried to watch a part of this, but watching Hugh Jackman doing the "French Mistake" a la Blazing Saddles was too much.
While we agree on virtually nothing politically your take on the Oscars was pretty much right on! I must admit Penn was awesome as Milk and was my choice. As a die hard Meryl Streep fanatic I chose both her and Vi Davis for their performances in Doubt however.Where have you gone Billy Crystal or David Letterman?
I miss you. But I'm boycotting Founding Fathers. I don't know how else to contact you, so I posted on your blog. Which is something you haven't done in a long time.
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