And The Oscar Goes To... The Republic of India
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 while thinking about eating a Bastardly Mercado Certified lunch by Moe
Photo Credit: Bauer-Griffin; Frieda Pinto stars in "Slumdog Millionaire"It appears "Slumdog Millionaire" is living up to all its Golden Globe hype. The Danny Boyle-directed project rocks out with a host of nominations, including best picture, best adapted screenplay, best director, best song, and best score for A.R. Rahman. Even with all its nominations, Brad Pitt's "Benjamin Button" leads nominations with a total of 13!
Here's a list of some of the nominations...
Best Song
Peter Gabriel, “Down To Earth,” WALL-E
A.R. Rahman, “Jai Ho,” Slumdog Millionaire
M.I.A. and A.R. Rahman, “O… Saya,” Slumdog Millionaire
Best Score
Alexandre Desplat , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
James Newton Howard, Defiance
Danny Elfman, Milk
A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
Thomas Newman, WALL-E
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Doubt
Viola Davis, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
Best Actress
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, The Reader
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Best Actor
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Director
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
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How does a 'Bollywood style movie make it into our Academy Awards?
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Mob psychology is a bitch!
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bollywood style??....i personally HATE bollywood style(n dont worry since i am indian myself..i am authorized to diss my movie industry :D)...slumdog millionaire aint a typical dancing around trees singing lame ass song bollywood movie...peace
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frieda pinto is so beautiful!!
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saw her on TV at the Golden Globes and thought she was a gorgeous girl. We need to see more of her.
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I don't get it how does Wrestler not make best pic and Ben Buttons does. I liked Slumdog but cmon its over hyped in my opinion.
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Where're the rest of her pics? What's below the waist?
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Not surprising the academy would pussy out and not give a "comic movie" a best picture nom even if The Dark Knight was one of the best and The Wresler should have got a nod too,a damn good movie.
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No Leo?
Fuck this year's Oscar.
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