Oscar 2009 Candidates Already?
Damn, we don't even know if we will have an Oscar 2008
Variety's Kris Tapley has gone ahead and speculated which ten films may be the lead contenders for the 2009 Oscars even though we haven't received word on the nominees for the upcoming 2008 Oscars (announcement coming January 22).
It is obviously just an early list of speculation, but as Tapley says, "It's not a science. But it is fun." The choices are also fairly obvious, but for those of you that like to look beyond the anticipation of Indiana Jones IV and The Dark Knight hopefully you will find this list interesting.
Enjoy, and as Tapley says, "Here's hoping 2008 is as cinematically satisfying as 2007 was."
- The Argentine/Guerilla (Focus Features)
- Australia (20th Century Fox)
- Body of Lies (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Changeling (Universal Pictures)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount Pictures)
- Defiance (Paramount Vantage Pictures)
- Frost/Nixon (Universal Pictures)
- The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (The Weinstein Company)
- The Reader (The Weinstein Company)
- Revolutionary Road (DreamWorks SKG)
For a look at our 2008 Oscar predictions click here.
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I hope WALL-E ends up on the Best Picture Nod. If it doesn’t I will not watch the oscars.
I also like to see the Dark Knight end up on the category, but I’m not giving it too much support because it is the most overrated movie in history. Still, I love that movie.
What is it about animated movies to discriminate? Finding Nemo should have receive a Best Picture nod long ago. It had great storytelling.
WALL-E is waay better than Shrek. It may not be funnier, but Shrek is what it is, a majorily comedy, while WALL-E focused more on a unique storyline. Plus WALL-E costed 180,000,000 to make. So many people worked so hard on it.
If WALL-E doesn’t show up on the Best Picture category, I will never watch the Oscars again. Mark my words.
Finding Nemo didn't get a Best Picture nod for the same reason WALL-E will not be, because they have a Best Animated Picture category.
This list will be edited soon There is going to a huge chop at the top 3 where slumdog millionaire will elbow the others out..
I liked Wall-e a lot. It is one of the best of the year. I hope it gets nominated. It could even win. I think Milk and Frost/Nixon will be nominated too.
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What about "The Duchess" very good movie
Slumdog Millionaire all the way. Though Benjamin Button also stands a good chance, but Slumdog must MUST win!
@caroline: Is that a promise? I hope so because "Wall-E" is not going to & should not even be considered for a Best Pic nomination at this year's Oscars you crazy lady. Enjoy never watching the Academy Awards ever again.
@kid247:
Yes, that is a promise. The Academy Awards would never be enjoyable if it is so discriminating.
WALL-E is not getting all the hype it deserves
I hope WALL-E ends up on the Best Picture Nod. If it doesn't, I will not watch the oscars. Unlike Ratatouille and the Incredibles, WALL-E had a wonderful allegorial story. If those movies did have allegory, then, because I didn't find it, then the allegories are not as conspicious as in WALL-E.
If you complained that WALL-E was preachy, that shows how ignorant you are. Good movies are also here to give lessons out, not just to entertain. We can't expect entertainment all the time. WALL-E shows reality. To not accept the movie's message, is not accepting reality. To not accept reality means that you cannot survive in this world.
WALL-E costed 180,000,000 to make, just as much as the Dark Knight. So many people worked so hard on it. Ben Burtt did amazing voice design, Stanton wrote his most daring script, the computer graphics were realistic (with the exception of the human characters), Newman did a beautiful themed score (WHY DID HE NOT GET A NOD FOR BEST MUSIC AT THE ANNIES?!), etc.,etc.
WALL-E is not one of the bloated romance films like the great, but overrated Titanic. Titanic did nothing but circled around Jack and Rose romance. There were many things going on beside WALL-E's and EVE's romance- There was a lethargic society, a polluted Earth, and machines discovering life. And WALL-E romance with EVE affected humanity. It not one of those romances that circles entirely around the couple, it a romance where they circled around the world.
WALL-E is certainly better than Kung Fu Panda. Kung Fu Panda only took 130 million to make. Kung Fu Panda is certainly funnier, but comedy is not enough to define a good movie. Kung Fu Panda had a excellent storyline, but it is what it is, it was only meant to make children laugh and enjoy it. Kung Fu Panda is not of the universal. Young children will love the cuteness of WALL-E, and teens and adults will love the allegorical story.
Dreamworks may be funnier, but Pixar succeeds in mixed comedy with out-of-this world storylines. Storylines matter more than comedy.
If you think comedy defines how good a movie is, you are one of those inconsiderate people who give no damn toward the hard effort.
What use is an Annie Award to WALL-E? WALL-E is no animated movie, it's a romance made by animation. Saying that WALL-E is an animated movie is discriminating.
If WALL-E doesn't show up on the Best Picture category, I will never watch the Oscars again. Mark my words.
I will also boycott the Oscars if the Dark Knight doesn't show up in the Best Picture nomination. Like WALL-E it has an allegorial story.
So please, consider my words.
i wish that the jonas brothers wins!!go jonas!!!!
we love you!!!!
cyril
Contenders 2011 golden globes/ oscars
Hillary Swank-Bette Anne Waters (Lead)
Minnie Driver-Bette Anne Waters (Supp.)
Julia Roberts- Eat, Pray, Love (Lead)
Jennifer Love Hewitt- Café (Lead)
Keri Russel –Extraordinary Measures (Lead)
Nicole Kidman-Rabbit Hole/ The Danish Girl (Lead/ Supp.)
Gwenthyn Paltrow- The Danish Girl (Lead)
Amy Adams-The Fighter(Lead)
Melisa Leo-The Fighter(Supp)
Mark Whalberg-The Fighter (Lead)
John Cusack –Shanghai(Lead)
Annete Benning-Mother & Child(Lead)
Naomi Watts-Mother & Child(Supp)
The Kate Logan Affair-Alexis Bledel(Lead)