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Post by Aaron E. Dangerously on Jan 4, 2009 14:18:25 GMT -5
Which 5 will get nominations for Best Picture at the Academy Awards this year?
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jan 4, 2009 14:25:04 GMT -5
I'll go with...
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
and Doubt or Milk
A Best Film nomination for The Wrestler may just be out of reach.
I think Frank Langella or Clint Eastwood will win best Actor.
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Post by Cyno on Jan 4, 2009 14:28:18 GMT -5
My predictions:
The Dark Knight
Doubt
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Wrestler
I wouldn't be surprised if The Wrestler or The Dark Knight is replaced by Milk or Gran Torino as the former's your token Oscarbait (though Doubt already fills that niche) and the latter is a Clint Eastwood movie, who the Academy always has a hard-on for. I'd love to see WALL*E nominated, and it's probably a lock for Best Animated Film, but the Academy hasn't nominated an animated film for Best Picture since Beauty & The Beast and I can't see them breaking tradition this year.
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Post by Aaron E. Dangerously on Jan 4, 2009 14:57:11 GMT -5
I'm surprised at how many people consider The Dark Knight as a serious contender. I'm not saying it's out of the question, it's just that it hasn't fared super-well on the awards circuit thus far. It's done ok, just not great.
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Post by Rube on Jan 4, 2009 14:59:45 GMT -5
Frost/Nixon should win.
It'd be a joke if Dark Knight is even nominated.
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Post by Dean-o on Jan 4, 2009 15:05:58 GMT -5
Frost/Nixon should win. It'd be a joke if Dark Knight is even nominated. Agreed. |
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Jan 4, 2009 15:28:54 GMT -5
Frost/Nixon should win. It'd be a joke if Dark Knight is even nominated. A joke? A bit much...an Oscar joke would be like if they nominated All The President's Men, Network and Taxi Driver, and then gave Best Picture to Rocky....waitaminnit..... |
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Jan 4, 2009 15:35:30 GMT -5
Dart Knight was easily the best film I saw this year. I'd like to see Milk and Frost/Nixon but you have to admit those two have Oscar Bait written all over 'em.
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Post by sloride on Jan 4, 2009 15:41:49 GMT -5
The Dark Knight? Seriously, it was a good movie and I loved it but contender for Best Picture, I dont think so. Films I say will get Best Picture Nom are Curse of Benjamin Button, The Reader, Slumdog Millionaire, Revolutionary Road and Frost/Nixon.
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Post by YellowJacketY2J on Jan 4, 2009 15:46:11 GMT -5
The five that will make it:
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Gran Torino
Doubt
The Reader
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Post by sryans on Jan 4, 2009 16:30:15 GMT -5
The Dark Knight is has a better rating than almost all of these movies on RottenTomatoes, and considering the Academy may want to appeal to the mainstream again, it's not out of the question. I'm a big movie buff and it was one of my top 5 favorite movies of the year.
Gran Torino is sub-par and I have no clue why it's getting Oscar buzz.
No way is Button one of the top 5 films of the year.
If Doubt gets nominated, it won't win.
Penn should win best Actor
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Post by 4real on Jan 4, 2009 16:39:40 GMT -5
The Dark Knight
Benjamin Button
The Wrestler
Slumdog Millionaire
Changeling
I know Dark Knight probably won't get the nod but Id like to think it was one of the top 5 (certainly my favourite) films of last year, so it has to be nominated.
If Forrest Gump and Titanic can clean up why not Dark Knight?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2009 17:59:51 GMT -5
The Producers Guild announced the nominees for the Producers Guild Awards:
Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2009 19:50:28 GMT -5
It'll probably go too:
-The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
-The Wrestler
-Milk
-*Slumdog Millionaire (if they allow foreign films)
-Frost/Nixon
-The Dark Knight (Just for the ratings like Juno of last year)
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jan 5, 2009 19:52:56 GMT -5
It'll probably go too: -*Slumdog Millionaire (if they allow foreign films) -Frost/Nixon Slumdog Millionaire is British. So is Frost/Nixon. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2009 20:00:20 GMT -5
It'll probably go too: -*Slumdog Millionaire (if they allow foreign films) -Frost/Nixon Slumdog Millionaire is British. So is Frost/Nixon. In that case then Gran Torino and Wall E. |
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Jan 5, 2009 20:06:43 GMT -5
Gran Torino was pretty funny, and the ending made sense.
I didn't tear up like I did at the ending of seven pounds though.
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Post by Silent Brad on Jan 5, 2009 20:08:30 GMT -5
Dark Knight
The Wrestler
Slumdog Millionaire
Gran Torino
Benjamin Button
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jan 5, 2009 20:28:56 GMT -5
Frost/Nixon
The Wrestler
Milk
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Revolutionary Road
There's no way The Dark Knight is getting a best picture nod. Despite what hardcore fans of the movie want to believe, it is not a groundbreaking cinematic masterpiece. It's just a really well-made action/suspense movie. Nothing more and nothing less.
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Post by El Hijo del Havoc on Jan 5, 2009 20:37:42 GMT -5
My picks:
Frost/Nixon
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Slumdog Millionaires
Milk
The Wrestler (or WALL-E)
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