2. Bloggers and critics are beginning to speculate on the hard eight...hard seven....hard something when it comes to the final best picture circle. It really isn't as hard as one might think, most films are out of the race by now. Awards ceremonies tend to be all prestige and critical consideration, so they really aren't very difficult to "get right." Lots of films crashed and burned (either $$$ wise or critical reception wise), so those are out. That's a whole bunch of them.
The Hard 9 - In:
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Gran Torino
Revolutionary Road
Doubt
Milk
Frost/Nixon
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Slumdog Millionaire
Australia is outsies, for a whole bunch of reasons. The Dark Knight is one people are leaving off because it seems to be the dark horse right now, and they're probably right. I never thought The Dark Knight would get anywhere near Best Picture, and I hope I remain correct. The rest is just going to be a crap-shoot right now, but Gran Torino doesn't seem highly likely.
Benjamin Button and Revolutionary Road seem to be the only two locked in for a nomination. Slumdog Millionaire is getting to that point.
3. To borrow from Awards Daily, here are the Satellite Award Nominees, as off-kilter as they may be.
Best Motion Picture, Drama
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“Revolutionary Road”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk”
“Frozen River”
Best Director
Thomas McCarthy, “The Visitor”
Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon”
Gus Van Sant, “Milk”
Christopher Nolan, “The Dark Knight”
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Stephen Daldry, “The Reader”
Best Actress In A Motion Picture, Drama
Melissa Leo, “Frozen River”
Angelina Jolie, “Changeling”
Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married”
Kristin Scott Thomas, “I’ve Loved You So Long”
Meryl Streep, “Doubt”
Kate Winslet, “The Reader”
Best Actor In A Motion Picture, Drama
Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”
Mark Ruffalo, “What Doesn’t Kill You”
Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor”
Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Revolutionary Road”
Sean Penn, “Milk”
Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
“Happy-Go-Lucky”
“Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”
“Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
“Tropic Thunder”
“In Bruges”
“Choke”
Best Actress In A Motion Picture, Comedy Or Musical
Sally Hawkins, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Meryl Streep, “Mamma Mia!”
Lisa Kudrow, “Kabluey”
Kat Dennings, “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”
Catherine Deneuve, “A Christmas Tale”
Debra Messing, “Nothing Like the Holidays”
Best Actor In A Motion Picture, Comedy Or Musical
Ricky Gervais, “Ghost Town”
Sam Rockwell, “Choke”
Josh Brolin, “W.”
Michael Cera, “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”
Brendan Gleeson, “In Bruges”
Mark Ruffalo, “The Brothers Bloom”
Best Actress In A Supporting Role
Rosemarie DeWitt, “Rachel Getting Married”
Penelope Cruz, “Elegy”
Anjelica Huston, “Choke”
Sophie Okonedo, “The Secret Life of Bees”
Emma Thompson, “Brideshead Revisited”
Viola Davis, “Doubt”
Beyonce Knowles, “Cadillac Records”
Best Actor In A Supporting Role
Michael Shannon, “Revolutionary Road”
Robert Downey, Jr., “Tropic Thunder”
Rade Sherbedgia, “Fugitive Pieces”
James Franco, “Milk”
Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubt”
Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language Film
“Let the Right One In,” Sweden
“The Class,” France
“Sangre de mi Sangre,” Mexico
“Reprise,” Norway
“Gomorrah,” Italy
“Caramel,” Lebanon/France
Best Motion Picture, Animated Or Mixed Media
“The Tale of Despereaux”
“Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!”
“WALL-E”
“Bolt”
“Waltz With Bashir”
“The Sky Crawlers”
Best Motion Picture, Documentary
“Man on Wire”
“Pray the Devil Back to Hell”
“Encounters at the End of the World”
“Religulous”
“Anita O’Day - The Life of a Jazz Singer”
“Waltz With Bashir”
Best Screenplay, Original
Philip Roth, “Elegy”
Thomas McCarthy, “The Visitor”
Eric Roth and Robin Swicord, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Courtney Hunt, “Frozen River”
Baz Luhrmann, Stuart Beattie, Ronald Harwood and Richard Flanagan, “Australia”
Dustin Lance Black, “Milk”
Best Screenplay, Adapted
John Patrick Shanley, “Doubt”
Peter Morgan, “Frost/Nixon”
David Hare, “The Reader”
Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Justin Haythe, “Revolutionary Road”
Best Original Score
David Arnold, “Quantum of Solace”
Thomas Newman, “WALL-E”
John Powell, “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!”
A.R. Rahman, “Slumdog Millionaire”
David Hirschfelder, “Australia”
Danny Elfman, “Milk”
Best Original Song
“Another Way to Die,” “Quantum of Solace”
“If the World,” “Body of Lies”
“Down to Earth,” “WALL-E”
“By the Boab Tree,” “Australia”
“Jai Ho,” “Slumdog Millionaire”
“The Wrestler,” “The Wrestler”
Best Cinematography
Jess Hall, “Brideshead Revisited”
Gyula Pados, “The Duchess”
Mandy Walker, “Australia”
Tim Orr, “Snow Angels”
Tom Stern, “Changeling”
Claudio Miranda, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Best Visual Effects
“Quantum of Solace”
“Iron Man”
“The Dark Knight”
“The Day the Earth Stood Still”
“Australia”
Best Film Editing
“Quantum of Solace”
“Iron Man”
“The Dark Knight”
“Australia”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“Frost/Nixon”
Best Sound (Mixing & Editing)
“Quantum of Solace”
“Iron Man”
“The Dark Knight”
“Australia”
“WALL-E”
“The Day the Earth Stood Still”
Best Art Direction & Production Design
“Australia”
“Brideshead Revisited”
“The Duchess”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“City of Ember”
“Revolutionary Road”
Best Costume Design
“The Duchess”
“Brideshead Revisited”
“Australia”
“Sex And The City”
“City of Ember”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Auteur Award
Baz Luhrmann
TOP 10 FILMS OF 2008 - [ listed alphabetically ]
BALLAST
CHANGELING
DOUBT
THE DARK KNIGHT
FROST/NIXON
FROZEN RIVER
MILK
THE READER
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
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