A Slumdog Orgy: The BFCA Winners

The BFCA awards were on last night, and I tuned in and out. They're really a boring awards show. For all the criticism the Oscars get for their overlong ceremony and unnecessary tributes and performances, at least they're exciting. The only really excitement came with the Best Actress category, where there was a tie between Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep. I wish Streep had actually been there, as you know she would have given a great speach about having tied with her former Devil Wears Prada co-star. Anne Hathaway probably gave the best speach of the night. You just felt so happy for her. As for the rest of the awards, the BFCA went gaga over Slumdog Millionaire, bestowing it five of its honors. Apparently that's their prediction for the Best Picture prize at the Oscars, since predicting Oscar noms and wins appears to be their only purpose. With all the noms and wins, can people now stop refering to Slumdog as the underdog and the little film that could. It's the frontrunner; it's an awards juggernaut. The only film that has a serious chance at beating it is The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Maybe The Dark Knight is an underdog for the prize, but I still doubt the Academy would go for a superhero film.

The Winners:
Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Director: Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Actor: Sean Penn - Milk
Actress: Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married & Meryl Streep - Doubt (tie)
Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet - The Reader
Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
Score: Slumdog Millionaire
Song: "The Wrestler" - The Wrestler
Ensemble: Milk
Younger Actor: Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
Action Film: The Dark Knight
Comedy Film: Tropic Thunder
Animated Film: WALL-E
Foregin-language Film: Waltz with Bashir
Documentary: Man on Wire