Sunday, January 25, 2009

Academy of Motion Pictures 81st Annual Oscar Nominations

On Thursday morning of last week the Oscar Nominations were announced! In case you missed it here are the highlights - I've created a link to each area below so take advantage and find out about each nominee. Kent and I have seen all but one of the movies in the best picture category. We have not seen - The Reader - we are going today.

Mickey Rourke in "The Wrestler" (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role:



Robert Downey Jr. in "Tropic Thunder" (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Doubt" (Miramax)
Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
Michael Shannon in "Revolutionary Road" (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)

Performance by an actress in a leading role:




Performance by an actress in a supporting role:


Achievement in directing:




"
Milk" (Focus Features) Gus Van Sant
"The Reader" (The Weinstein Company) Stephen Daldry
"
Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight) Danny Boyle

Best motion picture of the year:


Of all the movies listed above in any category I've seen all but eight. I still want to catch Revolutionary Road, Rachael Getting Married, The Changeling, Frozen River, The Reader, and Vicky Christina Barcelona.

Have a good one -

Jim

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