Broadcast Film Critics Assoc. (Critics' Choice)

[rudeboy]

I'm mildly surprised that Frost/Nixon has done so well. I didn't think it would become a major player beyond Langella. Doesn't look like the decision to push Michael Sheen as a co-lead (quite laudable in this era of blatant fraud) is set to pay off, but the film looks like a contender.

This could well be a year where the populist hits break into the major categories. I still have my doubts over The Dark Knight's chances beyond techs and Ledger, but a Downey nomination is becoming a very strong possibility.

If Winslet's 'lead' film falls off the radar, would they risk switching her to lead for The Reader, where by all accounts she belongs, to give her a chance at a lead Oscar? She may have an easier job besting Ann Hathaway and Meryl Streep than in supporting, where Penelope Cruz could become a strong frontrunner.

And what to make of Clint. I'm sure some haters must have cited his NBR win as a fluke, but here he is again. Gran Torino may well be a film with a lot of haters, but he's looking very good for a best actor nomination, and if this is indeed his swansong as actor, how big are his chances of pulling off a win? If Clint and Heath are the acting winners, just how teary an Oscar ceremony could this be?



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[OscarGuy]

Does Sandra know you're cheating on her?

[VanHelsing]

rudeboy > Duh!

Tee > Puh-lease! Just let me enjoy the thought that Beckinsale/Farmiga can make it all the way to the Oscars, OK?!

Dammit! They should have added Alan Alda as the 6th nominee to the Supporting Actor category. THREE acting nominees will "force" the Oscar voters to check out this "brutally under-seen" film!

[VanHelsing]

SUPER DUPER YAY for Beckinsale & Farmiga.

Regardless, BFCC is quite an accurate precursor and I won't be surprised if their acting nominees match with the eventual Oscar nominees.

OMG!!! BECKINSALE!!!

[OscarGuy]

To answer Tee's comments from another thread, it seems that BFCA, ever since they became Critics' Choice, have become the media/star whores that the Golden Globes used to be. Even the Globes have managed to push towards respectability. Of course when you have cheerleaders like Tom O'Neil in your corner, you can't help but be the worst kind of group. The kind who doesn't vote on the quality of achievement, but what kind of soundbite it makes when it hits the Oscar red carpet. They have really begun to grate on my nerves lately and their "live" announcement is more proof (which they did last year, too), that they are trying to replace the Golden Globes as the preeminent Oscar love fest of the year...

[dreaMaker]

surprised there is absolutely no love for REVOLUTIONARY ROAD.

Yeah, that's very interesting. Not a single nomination.

[Mister Tee]

Only last night I heard these were being announced live, and, since I was up at 8:30, I watched. My main thought throughout was, ah, my wonderful whores...you take dictation as well as ever.

Push The Dark Knight hard? Check. Promote the Downey Jr. campaign? Check. Pretend Seymour Hoffman and Winslet are supporting? Check. Pick out the industry-approved veteran indie players (Leo and Jenkins)? Check.

The only guts play, from the point of view of a group that would rather disband than miss an important Oscar nomination, is the complete blackballing of Revolutionary Road. I'm not sure I'm in sync with dws on this -- apart from the obvious casting coup, I don't think the film represents the middle-brow Oscar bait before which this group generally genuflects. From all I hear, it's a tough, bruising film, thus less likely to appeal to the Gene Shalits of the world than something pretend-controversial like Doubt. Nevertheless, given that yesterday's New York Magazine cited Winslet's performance as the year's best, it's certainly a statement for this group to leave her (and Shannon, and DiCaprio) out without a word.

If Winslet is truly not part of the race this year, I have zero idea how the category will go. Anne Hathaway could even win the Oscar.

Other mildly resonant omissions: Scott Thomas for lead actress, and Dewitt for supporting.

And of course a big plus for Beckinsale/Farmiga. We'll see if it's a one-off.

Otherwise, this confirms industry buzz, that Milk, Slumdog and Benjamin Button are the core of this year's competition. Yes, I see all the nods for Dark Knight, and that MAY join them -- but I don't think this group, so studio-solicitous, is the acid test for its status.

[rolotomasi99]

if the oscars had a similar line-up i certainly would not complain.

surprised there is absolutely no love for REVOLUTIONARY ROAD.

happy GRAN TORINO only received a single acting nominaton.



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[dreaMaker]

No song from ''High School Musical''!
Yay!

[OscarGuy]

Here are the nominees:

BEST PICTURE

Nominees:
• Changeling
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Doubt
• Frost/Nixon
• Milk
• The Reader
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Wall-E
• The Wrestler


BEST ACTOR

Nominees:
• Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino
• Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
• Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
• Sean Penn - Milk
• Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

BEST ACTRESS

Nominees:
• Kate Beckinsale - Nothing But the Truth
• Cate Blanchett - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
• Angelina Jolie - Changeling
• Melissa Leo - Frozen River
• Meryl Streep - Doubt


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Nominees:
• Josh Brolin - Milk
• Robert Downey, Jr. - Tropic Thunder
• Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
• Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
• James Franco - Milk

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Nominees:
• Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Viola Davis - Doubt
• Vera Farmiga - Nothing But the Truth
• Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
• Kate Winslet - The Reader


BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

Nominees:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Doubt
• Milk
• Rachel Getting Married


BEST DIRECTOR

Nominees:
• Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
• David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
• Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight
• Gus Van Sant - Milk


BEST WRITER (Original or Adapted Screenplay)

Nominees:
• Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire
• Dustin Lance Black - Milk
• Peter Morgan - Frost/Nixon
• Eric Roth - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• John Patrick Shanley - Doubt


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Nominees:
• Bolt
• Kung Fu Panda
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
• Wall-E
• Waltz With Bashir


BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS (Under 21)

Nominees:
• Dakota Fanning - The Secret Life of Bees
• David Kross - The Reader
• Dev Petal - Slumdog Millionaire
• Brandon Walters - Australia


BEST ACTION MOVIE

Nominees:
• The Dark Knight
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• Iron Man
• Quantum of Solace
• Wanted


BEST COMEDY MOVIE

Nominees:
• Burn After Reading
• Forgetting Sarah Marshall
• Role Models
• Tropic Thunder
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona


BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Nominees:
• John Adams
• Recount
• Coco Chanel


BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Nominees:
• A Christmas Tale
• Gomorrah
• I’ve Loved You So Long
• Let the Right One In
• Mongol
• Waltz With Bashir


BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Nominees:
• I.O.U.S.A.
• Man On Wire
• Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
• Standard Operating Procedure
• Young At Heart


BEST SONG

Nominees:
• "Another Way to Die" (performed by Jack White and Alicia Keys, written by Jack White) - Quantum of Solace
• "Down to Earth" (performed by Peter Gabriel, written by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman) - Wall-E
• "I Thought I Lost You" (performed Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, written by Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele) - Bolt
• "Jaiho" (performed by Sukhwinder Singh, written by A.R. Rahman and Gulzar) - Slumdog Millionaire
• "The Wrestler" (performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen) - The Wrestler


BEST COMPOSER

Nominees:
• Alexandre Desplat - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Clint Eastwood - Changeling
• Danny Elfman - Milk
• Hans Zimmer/James Newton Howard - The Dark Knight
• A.R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire

[dws1982]

So if the two most mainstream "critics" groups don't go at all for Revolutionary Road, which looked like the most obvious, critic-friendly Oscar bait of the year, then I'm wondering if it has much chance anywhere else.

[rudeboy]

BEST ACTRESS

• Kate Beckinsale - Nothing But the Truth

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Vera Farmiga - Nothing But the Truth

VanHelsing must be creaming himself.

[dreaMaker]

OMG, yes, i actually now read ''last minute PREDICTIONS''
LOL


Anyway, nice picks

[anonymous1980]

Interesting, Sam Mendes again failed to receive a best director nomination.

Those are not the actual nominations. They're my PREDICTIONS.

[dreaMaker]

Interesting, Sam Mendes again failed to receive a best director nomination.