And the nominees are…

5 comments January 22nd, 2009

I haven’t had a chance to analyze them in any great detail, but I did notice a couple of surprises: No Best Picture nomination for THE DARK KNIGHT, no nominations for Clint Eastwood, and Kate Winslet gets her Best Actress nomination for THE READER, not REVOLUTIONARY ROAD.

As far as my predictions from yesterday go, I was 2 for 5 in Best Picture, 5 for 5 in Best Actor (though I accidentally guessed six, so that category gets an asterisk, 3 for 5 in Best Actress (I had Winslet, but for the wrong movie), 4 for 5 in Best Supporting Actor, 4 for 5 in Best Supporting Actress, and 3 for 5 in Best Director.

The annual Beat the Movie Man contest starts Sunday, so keep an eye out for the Joker-themed illustration. It won’t be hard to spot.

Here’s a partial list of nominees. Get the full results here.

1. Best Picture: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, FROST/NIXON, MILK, THE READER, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

2. Best Actor: Richard Jenkins for THE VISITOR, Frank Langella for FROST/NIXON, Sean Penn for MILK, Brad Pitt for THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, Mickey Rourke for THE WRESTLER

3. Best Actress: Anne Hathway for RACHEL GETTING MARRIED, Angelina Jolie for CHANGELING, Melissa Leo for FROZEN RIVER, Meryl Streep for DOUBT, Kate Winslet for THE READER

4. Best Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin for MILK, Robert Downey Jr. for TROPIC THUNDER, Philip Seymour Hoffman for DOUBT, Heath Ledger for THE DARK KNIGHT, Michael Shannon for REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

5. Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams for DOUBT, Penelope Cruz for VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA, Viola Davis for DOUBT,  Taraji P. Henson for THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, Marisa Tomei for THE WRESTER

6. Director: David Fincher for THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, Ron Howard for FROST/NIXON, Gus Van Sant for MILK, Stephen Daldry for THE READER, Danny Boyle for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE