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[anonymous1980]

My pre-precursor awards predictions:

BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount/Warner Bros.) Cean Chaffin, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, producers.
The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Charles Roven, producers.
Milk (Focus Features) Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks and Michael London, producers.
Revolutionary Road (BBC Films/Dreamworks) Scott Rudin, Sam Mendes and John Hart, producers.
Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight) Christian Coulson, producer.

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Kristin Scott-Thomas, I've Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
James Franco, Milk
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Kate Winslet, The Reader

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING - ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Dustin Lance Black, Milk
Jenny Lumet, Rachel Getting Married
Woody Allen, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter and John Reardon, WALL-E
Robert D. Siegel, The Wrestler

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING - ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, The Dark Knight
David Hare, The Reader
Justin Haythe, Revolutionary Road
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mandy Walker, Australia
Claudio Miranda, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight
Chris Menges, The Reader
Roger Deakins, Revolutionary Road

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Lee Smith, The Dark Knight
Steven Rosenblum, Defiance
Elliot Graham, Milk
Chris Dickens, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
Catherine Martin (art direction), Australia
James J. Murakami (art direction) & Gary Fettis (set decoration), Changeling
Roger Ford (art direction) & Kerrie Brown (set decoration), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Donald Graham Burt (art direction) & Victor J. Zolfo (set decoration), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Nathan Crowley (art direction) & Peter Lando (set decoration), The Dark Knight

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE
David Hirschfelder, Australia
Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Danny Elfman, Milk
Thomas Newman, Revolutionary Road
Thomas Newman, WALL-E

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG
"Barking at the Moon", Bolt, Jenny Lewis (music & lyrics)
"Down to Earth", WALL-E, Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman (music) & Peter Gabriel (lyrics)
"Jai Ho", Slumdog Millionaire, A.R. Rahman (music & lyrics)
"A Night to Remember", High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Robbie Gerard and Matthew Neevil (music & lyrics)
"The Wrestler", The Wrestler, Bruce Springsteen (music & lyrics)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
Catherine Martin, Australia
Deborah Hopper, Changeling
Jacqueline West, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Sandy Powell, The Other Bolelyn Girl
Albert Wolsky, Revolutionary Road

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
The Dark Knight
Defiance
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
WALL-E

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
WALL-E

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Tropic Thunder
W.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E
Waltz with Bashir

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Class (France)
Gomorra (Italy)
Maria Larsson's Everlasting Moment (Sweden)
Revanche (Austria)
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Blessed is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh
Man On Wire
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Standard Operating Procedure
Trouble the Water



Edited By anonymous on 1227761570

[Zahveed]

The Dark Knight's screenplay isn't what makes the film what it is. On paper it could read very differently and relies heavily on character acting and action sequences to bring it to fruition whereas most other nominated screenplays more often focus on character development and plot. I'm not attacking the intelligence of the screenplay though, just offering a reason why most people would leave it off of their list.

[jack]

If The Dark Knight is nominated for Picture and Director I can see it with an Adapted Screenplay nod as well. Remember Gladiator? Everyone was happy to predict it for the top two awards, but more often than not left it off for Original Screenplay, and it ended up with a nomination.

[MovieWes]

Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director
Stephen Daldry- The Reader
David Fincher- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan- The Dark Knight
John Patrick Shanley- Doubt
Gus Van Sant- Milk

Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio- Revolutionary Road
Clint Eastwood- Gran Torino
Frank Langella- Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn- Milk
Mickey Rourke- The Wrestler

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ann Hathaway- Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie- Changeling
Meryl Streep- Doubt
Kate Winslet- The Reader

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey, Jr.- Tropic Thunder
James Franco- Milk
Phillip Seymour Hoffman- Doubt
Heath Ledger- The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon- Revolutionary Road

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams- Doubt
Viola Davis- Doubt
Penelope Cruz- Vicky Christina Barcelona
Taraji P. Henson- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Rosemary DeWitt- Rachel Getting Married

Best Original Screenplay
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
Synecdoche, New York
WALL-E
The Wrestler

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Animated Feature
Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears A Who!
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

Best Film Editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Wrestler

Best Cinematography
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
The Dark Knight
Revolutionary Road

Best Art Direction
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
The Reader
Revolutionary Road

Best Costume Design
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

Best Makeup
Che
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best Sound Mixing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
WALL-E

Best Sound Editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
WALL-E
Wanted

Best Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Iron Man
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Best Original Score
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Alexandre Desplat
Doubt- Howard Shore
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull- John Williams (I'm pretty sure that Williams's only entry this year won't be denied a nomination...that is unless it's ruled ineligible. The previous three films were also nominated)
Revolutionary Road- Thomas Newman
WALL-E- Thomas Newman



Edited By MovieWes on 1227741525

[MovieWes]

With a score of 52% on Rotten Tomatoes, I think that we can officially cross Australia from the Best Picture slate. Probably Best Actress too, unless Nicole Kidman pulls a Cate Blanchett a la Elizabeth: The Golden Age.

On the other hand, maybe it's time to start adding Frost/Nixon to the line-up. With 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, it's looking to be Ron Howard's best-reviewed film since Apollo 13.



Edited By MovieWes on 1227738069

[barrybrooks8]

BEST PICTURE

The Wrestler
Rachel Getting Married
Milk
Gran Torino
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BEST DIRECTOR

Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Edward Zwick, Defiance
Baz Luhrmann, Australia
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Bryan Singer, Valkyrie


BEST ACTOR

Benicio Del Toro, Che/Argentine/Guerilla
Hugh Jackman, Australia
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Sean Penn, Milk
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

BEST ACTRESS

Kristin Scott Thomas, I've Loved You So Long
Angelina Jolie, The Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Renee Zellweger, Appaloosa
Dakota Fanning, The Secret Life of Bees

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Brad Pitt, Burn After Reading
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
David Wenham, Australia
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Road
John Malkovich, Burn After Reading

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Elsa Zylberstein, I've Loved You So Long
Viola Davis, Doubt
Vera Farmiga, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Hiam Abbass, The Visitor
Queen Latifah, The Secret Life of Bees

I changed up my nominees for the big categories for November. Remember the dream I had about The Secret Life of Bees? I had a new dream, and in this one...no Penn, and a nod for...well, you'll see.

BEST PICTURE

Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Milk
Revolutionary Road

BEST DIRECTOR

Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler
Jonathan Demme, Rachel Getting Married
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
Oliver Stone, W (ahhhhhhhhhh!)

BEST ACTOR

Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey (Penn's replacement)
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

BEST ACTRESS

Angeline Jolie, Changeling
Nicole Kidman, Australia
Keira Knightley, The Duchess
Kristin Scott-Thomas, I've Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep, Doubt

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Josh Brolin, Milk
Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
John Malkovich, Changeling
Liev Schrieber, Defiance

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Amy Ryan, Changeling
Misty Upham, Frozen River


Winners: Curious Case, Shanley, Leo, Scott-Thomas, Ledger, and Cruz

[Penelope]

What's the official word on the directing credit for Slumdog Millionaire? Just Danny Boyle, or do both he and Loveleen Tandan receive credit?

[Eric]

What the hell, I'll do this even though the last few days have brought some serious Chicken Little-inspiring reviews for some of these contenders.

PICTURE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL•E

DIRECTOR
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

LEAD ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Kristin Scott-Thomas, I've Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, The Reader

LEAD ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro, one of the two parts of Che
Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz, Vicki Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Rosario Dawson, Seven Pounds
Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
Elsa Zylberstein, I've Loved You So Long

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Bill Irwin, Rachel Getting Married
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Eric Roth
Rachel Getting Married, Jenny Lumet
Synechdoche, New York, Charlie Kauffman
Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen
WALL•E, Andrew Stanton

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Eric Roth
Doubt, John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon, Peter Morgan
The Reader, David Hare
Slumdog Millionaire, Simon Beaufoy

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Australia, Mandy Walker
Blindness, Cesar Charlone
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Claudio Miranda
The Dark Knight, Wally Pfister
Milk, Harris Savides

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Encounters at the End of the World
Man on Wire
Standard Operating Procedure
They Killed Sister Dorothy
Trouble the Water



Edited By Eric on 1226984304

[VanHelsing]

And here are my September predictions, only for the acting categories...

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jamie Bell -- Defiance {"Asael Bielski"}
Robert Downey Jr. -- The Soloist {"Steve Lopez"}
James Franco -- Milk {"Scott Smith"}
Heath Ledger -- The Dark Knight {"The Joker"}
Michael Sheen -- Frost/Nixon {"David Frost"}

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Josh Brolin -- W. {"George W. Bush"}
Clint Eastwood -- Gran Torino {"Walt Kowalski"}
Hugh Jackman -- Australia {"The Drover"}
Frank Langella -- Frost/Nixon {"Richard Nixon"}
Brad Pitt -- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button {"Benjamin Button"}

My November predictions, only for the male acting categories first...

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Alan Alda -- Nothing But the Truth {"Alan Burnside"}
Josh Brolin -- Milk {"Dan White"}
James Franco -- Milk {"Scott Smith"}
Philip Seymour Hoffman -- Doubt {"Father Brendan Flynn"}
Heath Ledger -- The Dark Knight {"The Joker"}

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Clint Eastwood -- Gran Torino {"Walt Kowalski"}
Frank Langella -- Frost/Nixon {"Richard Nixon"}
Sean Penn -- Milk {"Harvey Milk"}
Brad Pitt -- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button {"Benjamin Button"}
Mickey Rourke -- The Wrestler {"Randy 'The Ram' Robinson"}

Spot the differences? :p

[dreaMaker]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0976051/news#ni0585866

Here are some news...

[OscarGuy]

I'll do it now, Zahveed...for specific reasons.

And can someone find me a confirmation of The Road shifting to 2009? I can't even find a release date anywhere...

[dreaMaker]

Oh. Too many movies with similar titles...

Yeah.. We'll soon start to say ''Revolutionary Reader''

[Zahveed]

Question: When is another thread for predictions usually created?

[OscarGuy]

Oh. Too many movies with similar titles...

[dreaMaker]

But the last I read The Road is still a 2008 movie. Scott Rudin dropped as producer and Harvey got his way to release it at the end of the year.

Scott Rudin dropped out of The Reader, not The Road