Thursday, January 15, 2009

BAFTA Noms...Excuse Me While I Puke

The BAFTA noms came out today and eh......ahhhhhhhhhhh......ehhhh? Slumdog Millionaire is everwhere with 11 nods, even in the acting categories, which every agrees is not their best asset. It was as if collectively the group went, "I love this movie so let me nominate it for everything, so everyone knows I love it! I LOVE SLUMDOG! YEAH!!!" Happy-Go-Lucky was completely snubbed. No Eddie Marsan, no Mike Leigh, no Sally Hawkins. You're a British film group, shouldn't you be honoring the best of British cinema. Happy was a respected film by a highly regarded British auteur and features what many consider to be one of the best performances of the year, and you completely ignore it. Mamma Mia! got an Outstanding British Film nomination over Happy-Go-Lucky! How? That movie was bad! AHHHHHH!
I'm done. Here are the noms:

Best Film:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Outstanding British Film:
Hunger
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Man on Wire
Slumdog Millionaire

Director:
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire

Stephen Daldry - The Reader
Clint Eastwood - Changeling
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon

Original Screenplay:
Burn After Reading
Changeling
I've Loved You So Long
In Bruges
Milk

Adapted Screenplay:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

Leading Actor:
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Leading Actress:
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Kristin Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road

Supporting Actor:
Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder
Brendan Gleeson - In Bruges
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Heath Ledger - The Dark Kngith
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Freida Pinto - Slumdog Millionaire
Tilda Swinton - Burn After Reading
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler

Music:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Mamma Mia!
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E

Cinematography:
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Editing:
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
In Bruges
Slumdog Millionaire

Production Design:
Changeling
The Curious Case of benjamin Button
The Dark Kngith
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

Costume Design:
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

Sound:
Changeling
The Dark Kngith
Quantum of Solace
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E

Special Visual Effects:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace

Make Up & Hair:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Frost/Nixon
Milk

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