TV_Paige Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Oscars 2009 Set for February 22 Oscar Nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 22 at 5:38 a.m. PST from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater BEVERLY HILLS, California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV_Paige Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 Hugh Jackman To Host 81st Oscar Telecast 81st Academy Awards Host Hugh Jackman BEVERLY HILLS, California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV_Paige Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 81st Annual Academy Awards 81st Annual Academy Awards 81st Annual Academy Awards (winners will appear highlighted in red) Best Motion Picture "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jersey721 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I thought the Academy had changed the rule to limit original song nominations to only one per film. Did I imagine this or has anyone else heard this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayo Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 No, I don't think there is a limitation on # of songs-at least going by recent years. In years past there have been multiple songs nominated from the same movie. I personally think The Dark Knight should have been nominated for best picture and best director. It wouldn't have won but it deserved a nomination. I saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and think the movie is highly overrated. It was ok- but it needed some major editing work. It seemed like it was trying too hard to be an "Oscar" movie and too much of a Forrest Gump-style theme. It was ok, just not great. Slumdog Millionaire, on the other hand, deserves all the accolades it's received and I hope it wins best picture. The lead actress in Happy Go Lucky should have been nominated as well-she was fantastic. What a travesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jersey721 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I thought I heard it after last year's awards. Enchanted had like 3 songs nominated. Obviously since 2 songs are nominated this year from Slumdog Millionnaire, the rule has not changed. But I could swear I heard talk about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayo Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Hmm...maybe they limited to two now? Dunno, but would be interesting to find out. I think they should limit it to one per movie myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucky Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 How does something win the Golden Globe an not even get nominated for the Oscar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jersey721 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Two totally different groups of people do the nominating and voting. The Golden Globes are given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Oscars by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Hollywood Foreign Press consists of journalists who cover the American film industry for publications outside the US. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences consist of members of every category of film making. So basically, two different groups . . . . . . two different tastes and opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV_Paige Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 'Rare' Posthumous Oscar Noms The late producers of 'The Reader,' Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella LOS ANGELES, California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV_Paige Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 Producers Promise A 'New' Oscarfest by Sandy Cohen, AP Entertainment Writer Co-Producers of the '81st Annual Academy Awards' Laurence Mark (left) and Bill Condon (right) CULVER CITY, California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV_Paige Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 81st Annual Academy Award Winners 81st Annual Academy Award Winners 81st Annual Academy Award Winners Best Motion Picture "Slumdog Millionaire" Producer: Christian Colson Studio: Fox Searchlight Best Director Danny Boyle Film: "Slumdog Millionaire" Best Leading Actor Sean Penn ~ "Milk" Best Leading Actress Kate Winslet ~ "The Reader" Best Supporting Actor Heath Ledger ~ "The Dark Knight" Best Supporting Actress Penelope Cruz ~ "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" Best Animated Feature Film "Wall-E" Director: Andrew Stanton Studio: Walt Disney/Pixar Best Foreign Language Film "Departures" (Japan) Best Original Screenplay "Milk" Written by: Dustin Lance Black Best Adapted Screenplay "Slumdog Millionaire" Screenplay by: Simon Beauf Best Documentary Feature "Man on Wire" Directors: James Marsh and Simon Chinn Best Documentary Short Subject "Smile Pinki" Director: Megan Mylan Achievement in Art Direction "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo Achievement in Film Makeup "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Makeup Artist: Greg Cannom Best Original Score "Slumdog Millionaire" Composer: A.R. Rahman Best Original Song Song: "Jai Ho" Film: "Slumdog Millionaire" Music and Lyric by: A.R. Rahman and Gulzar Achievement in Film Editing "Slumdog Millionaire" Film Editor: Chris Dickens Best Cinematography "Slumdog Millionaire" Cinematographer: Anthony Dod Mantle Best Costume Design "The Duchess" Costume Designer: Michael O'Connor Achievement in Sound Editing "The Dark Knight" Sound Editing by: Richard King Achievement in Sound Mixing "Slumdog Millionaire" Sound Mixing by: Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty Best Animated Short Film "La Maison en Petits Cubes" Director: Kunio Kato Studio: A Robot Communications Production Best Live Action Short Film "Spielzeugland" ("Toyland") Director: Jochen Alexander Freydank Studio: A Mephisto Film Production Achievement in Visual Effects "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Visual Effects by: Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Jerry Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King123 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Im glad Kate won.. i like her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayo Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 The only disappointing surprise was Sean Penn over Mickey Rourke. I liked how they had 5 past winners in the main categories introduce the nominees. I LOVE Hugh Jackman- pure hotness- but I hated the singing montage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeCiMom Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Took my Dad to Bday dinner last night and my hubby recorded the awards for us. And, then my TiVo stopped JUST as they were about to announce the Best Actress!!! Hope I can find some utubes of Winslet and Penn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyami Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I watch the Oscars for the fashions!LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeCiMom Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 That reminds me... the biggest shock of the night for me was Alicia Keys. OMG was she stunning, I didn't even recognize her until she has said a few lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkie Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 The only disappointment for me was Heath Ledger winning for Dark Knight...... sorry if you all disagree..... but he only got the award because he overdosed and died..... and it ticks me off!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayo Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 pinkie- I think he would've won whether he was dead or alive because he BECAME the Joker. Much better than any of the other choices by far, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkie Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Well, we'll never know..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erinjs Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I was so happy about Heath and Kate winning. And I loved the format this year! Great show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King123 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Oh yeah, Heath! I was very happy he won.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfRealityTV Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 The Academy awards are way to political... Penn ws right.... Buncha commies... Did they drag Heath's corpse on stage to accept the award?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerSnaps Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 And the award goes to: Penn, who thinks the majority people actually gives a crap about what he has to say. If it wasn't for the many gays in hollywood who provided him the opportunity to stand on yet another soap box, Frank Langella probably would have taken that oscar home. While I agree with gays that they should be able to marry and not be condemned for their chosen lifestyles, anything associated with Penn makes me want to reach out and smack him off the head. Hate that guy!!! And the award goes to: Sophia Loren who tried her darnest to make us still believe she is the Italian goddess she once was....she fell way too short with the overdone, burnt skin coloring and the ruffled curtain costume. And the award goes to: Jolie and Pitt who think they are so important in the whole scheme of things. Get over yourselves, you're not all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfRealityTV Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Frank Langella probably would have taken that oscar home. And rightfully should have.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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