Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2009 Oscar pre-nomination discussion
 

Just watched "The Duchess" on BD via Netflix. Had this come out in the theaters in the last 4-6 weeks, it would have been higher on the awards radar. Especially for the performances by Knightley and Fiennes. Hopefully the set and costume design won't be forgotten. Nothing comes close in the latter.

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We usually get some surprises tomorrow. I don't have a film currently that I'm behind 100% this year, so I'm going to toss out some last minute surprise guesses. I hope things aren't completely by-the-numbers tomorrow morning.

Picture
Benjamin Button, Slumdog, Milk, Frost/Nixon. The Academy chooses Doubt, along with 4 acting nominations, or Gran Torino, showing major Clint love, thus knocking out The Dark Knight.

Director
Fincher, Boyle, Van Sant, Nolan locks. Darren Aronofsky knocks out Howard for the 5th spot.

Actor
Richard Jenkins bumps Brad Pitt. If that happens, the love for Benjamin Button may be wavering a tad.

In Bruges gets nominated for Original Screenplay.

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I swear to God if "Gran Torino" gets any nominations, I will blow up the Kodak Theater during the ceremonies.

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God I want to see Gran Torino get nominated, not only because I think its worthy, but because if Daytripper's venom for it.

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I would also like to see In Bruges get a nom. I'm also pulling for The Wrestler.

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Seriously....worthy of what? Best Picture? Actor? Screenplay? I want to know.


And bring your marshmellows.

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A Best Picture nomination. Probably not Best Actor.

EDIT: Not that I think it should win, but I could understand a nomination. I didn't like No Country at all last year, but whatever. I don't care enough to fuss about it :)

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Do you honestly think this film deserves a Best Picture nomination? And what other films do you think should get that honor? Me, in no particular order:

"The Dark Knight"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"In Bruges"
"Frost/Nixon"
"The Reader"
"Revotionary Road:
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"Milk"
"The Wrestler"
"The Fall"

ALL deserve a Best Picture nominaton over the garbage that is "Gran Torino"

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I wouldn't have said it if I didn't. You do realize just because you hated the movie doesn't mean everyone else did, right? Hell, look at everyone that hates Crash! :)

I haven't seen all of those listed, but my favs have been Dark Knight and Slumdog Millionaire and hope one of those win. And i'd love to see The Wrestler sneak in there, but I doubt that will happen. I liked Gran Torino a lot more then I did Milk, even though I don't have anything particularly bad to say about Milk.

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I'm totally with you, man. I seriously don't get what people are seeing with this movie.

Good list, by the way. I love The Fall. Here are a few more:

"Hunger"
"Waltz with Bashir"
"Let the Right One In"
"Wendy and Lucy"
"Doubt"
"Tell No One"
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
"The Visitor"
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

I'm not a big fan of Benjamin Button or Frost/Nixon, but I think they're decent enough and a hell of a lot better than Gran Torino. Any nomination for Gran Torino will be a joke. Period. I have your back here.

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THANK YOU! And Christ almighty, I like Eastwood. But this is his worst movie IMO. Not only acting, but directing. If it gets any major nominations, it'll be because of his body of work. And not because of this film. "A Perfect World" was such an amazing movie and got zero recognition.

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On the eve of the nominations, I thought I'd just post some complete lists so people can see which films are in the running, or near to nominations on precursor support, as I will from here on out stop keeping track of those that do not make the cut tomorrow morning.

Picture
1. Slumdog Millionaire (NBR, WAFCA, AWFJ, NYFCO, BFCA, GG, SDFCS, PFCS, DFWFCA, FFCC, DFCA, OFCC, KCFCC, IFCA, NTFCA, BSFC**, SAG*, PGA*, ASC*, CAS*, DGA*, ADG*, ACE*, CDG*, AFCA**, SEFCA***, AAFC***, COFC***, CFCA*, BAFTA*, OFCS*, VFCC*)
2. The Dark Knight (AFCA, UFCA, AAFC, AFI**, LAFCA***, PGA*, ASC*, CAS*, DGA*, ADG*, ACE*, CDG*, IFMCA*, NBR*, BFCA*, CFCA*, OFCS*)
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (SLGFC, HFCA, AFI**, SAG*, PGA*, ASC*, DGA*, ADG*, ACE*, CDG*, IFMCA*, VES*, NBR*, BFCA*, GG*, CFCA*, BAFTA*, LFCC*, OFCS*)
4. Milk (NYFCC, SEFCA, SFFCC, VFCC, AFI**, SAG*, PGA*, DGA*, ADG*, ACE*, CDG*, DFWFCA***, NBR*, BFCA*, CFCA*, BAFTA*, LFCC*)
5. Wall-E (LAFCA, CFCA, COFC, OFCS, AFI**, BSFC**, ADG*, ACE*, IFMCA*, NBR*, BFCA*, LFCC*, VFCC*)

6. Frost/Nixon (LVFCS, AFI**, SAG*, DGA*, ADG*, ACE*, NBR*, BFCA*, GG*, BAFTA*, LFCC*)
7. The Wrestler (AFI**, ADG*, CDG*, NBR*, BFCA*, ISA*, LFCC*, OFCS*)
8. Changeling (ADG*, CDG* NBR*, BFCA*)
9. Iron Man (AFI**, ADG*, CDG*)
10. The Reader (ASC*, BFCA*, GG*, BAFTA*)
11. Doubt (SAG*, ADG*, BFCA*)
12. Mamma Mia! (ACE*, CDG*, GG*)
13. Revolutionary Road (ASC*, CDG*, GG*)
14. Gran Torino (AFI**, ADG*, NBR*)
15. Wendy and Lucy (TFCA, AFI**, ISA*)
16. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (GG, ACE*)
17. Burn After Reading (ADG*, NBR*, GG*)
18. Waltz With Bashir (NSFC)
19. Happy-Go-Lucky (NSFC***, GG*)
20. In Bruges (ACE*, GG*)
21. Frozen River (AFI**, ISA*)
22. Rachel Getting Married (UFCA***, ISA*)
23. Defiance (NBR*)
24. Ballast ( ISA*)


Director
1. Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire” (LAFCA, CFCA, BFCA, GG, WAFCA, AWFJ, NYFCO, SLGFC, SEFCA, SDFCS, PFCS, HFCA, DFWFCA, FFCC, AAFC, DFCA, OFCC, COFC, IFCA, NTFCA, DGA*, BAFTA*, LFCC*, OFCS*, VFCC*)
2. Gus Van Sant, “Milk” (SFFCC, BSFC**, NSFC***, SEFCA***, DGA*, BFCA*, CFCA*, LFCC*, VFCC*)
3. David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (NBR, VFCC, DGA*, BFCA*, GG*, CFCA*, BAFTA*, LFCC*, OFCS*)
4. Christopher Nolan, “The Dark Knight” (AFCA, OFCS, LAFCA***, DGA*, UFCA***, BFCA*, CFCA*)
5. Mike Leigh, “Happy-Go-Lucky” (NYFCC, NSFC)

6. Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon” (LVFCS, DGA*, BFCA*, GG*, BAFTA*)
7. Andrew Stanton, “Wall-E” (UFCA, COFC***, CFCA*, OFCS*)
8. Gus Van Sant, “Paranoid Park” (BSFC**, NSFC***)
9. Darren Aronofsky, “The Wrestler” (KCFCC, LFCC*, OFCS*)
10. Jonathan Demme, “Rachel Getting Married” (TFCA, ISA*)
11. Stephen Daldry, “The Reader” (GG*, BAFTA*)
12. Clint Eastwood, “Changeling” (LFCC*, BAFTA*)
13. Sam Mendes, “Revolutionary Road” (GG*)
14. Ramin Bahrami, “Chop Shop” (ISA*)
14. Lance Hammer, “Ballast” (ISA*)
14. Courtney Hunt, “Frozen River” (ISA*)
14. Thomas McCarthy, “The Visitor” (ISA*)

Actor
1. Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler” (CFCA, GG, WAFCA, WFCC, SDFCS, FFCC, UFCA, TFCA, DFCA, OFCC, KCFCC, COFC, IFCA, OFCS, BSFC**, LAFCA***, NSFC***, SAG*, SFFCC**, SEFCA***, BFCA*, BAFTA*, ISA*, LFCC*, VFCC*)
2. Sean Penn, “Milk” (LAFCA, NYFCC, NSFC, BFCA, AWFJ, NYFCO, SLGFC, SEFCA, PFCS, AFCA, HFCA, DFWFCA, VFCC, BSFC**, SAG*, SFFCC**, COFC***, GG*, CFCA*, BAFTA*, ISA*, LFCC*, OFCS*)
3. Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon” (LVFCS, AAFC, NTFCA, SAG*, BFCA*, GG*, CFCA*, BAFTA*, LFCC*, OFCS*, VFCC*)
4. Clint Eastwood, “Gran Torino” (NBR, BFCA*, CFCA*)
5. Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (SAG*, BFCA*, GG*, BAFTA*)

6. Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor” (SAG*, BFCA*, CFCA*, ISA*, OFCS*)
7. Colin Farrell, “In Bruges” (GG)
8. Javier Bardem, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (GG*, ISA*)
9. Dev Patel, “Slumdog Millionaire” (BAFTA*)
10. Leonardo DiCaprio, “Revolutionary Road” (GG*)
10. James Franco, “Pineapple Express” (GG*)
10. Brendan Gleeson, “In Bruges” (GG*)
10. Dustin Hoffman, “Last Chance Harvey” (GG*)
14. Josh Brolin, “W.” (LFCC*)
15. Jeremy Renner, “The Hurt Locker” (ISA*)
16. Benicio del Toro, “Che” (OFCS*)

Actress
1. Sally Hawkins, “Happy-Go-Lucky” (LAFCA, NYFCC, BSFC, NSFC, GG, NYFCO, SFFCC, OFCC, AWFJ**, CFCA*, VFCC*)
2. Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married” (NBR, CFCA, SEFCA, AFCA, HFCA, DFWFCA, BFCA**, SAG*, UFCA***, COFC***, GG*, ISA*, LFCC*)
3. Melissa Leo, “Frozen River” (WFCC, FFCC, UFCA, COFC, LAFCA***, NSFC***, SAG*, BFCA*, CFCA*, ISA*)
4. Meryl Streep, “Doubt” (WAFCA, PFCS, KCFCC, IFCA, NTFCA, BFCA**, SAG*, GG*, CFCA*, BAFTA*, LFCC*, VFCC*)
5. Kate Winslet, “Revolutionary Road” (GG, SLGFC, DFCA, SAG*, AWFJ**, LVFCS**, VFCC**, BAFTA*, LFCC*)

6. Angelina Jolie, “Changeling” (AAFC, SAG*, BFCA*, GG*, CFCA*, BAFTA*, LFCC*)
7. Kate Winslet, “The Reader” (SDFCS, AWFJ**, LVFCS**, SEFCA***, VFCC**, BAFTA*)
8. Michelle Williams, “Wendy and Lucy” (TFCA, OCS, ISA*)
9. Kristin Scott Thomas, “I’ve Loved You So Long” (GG*, BAFTA*)
9. Rebecca Hall, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (GG*)
9. Frances McDormand, “Burn After Reading” (GG*)
9. Meryl Streep, “Mamma Mia!” (GG*)
9. Emma Thompson, “Last Chance Harvey” (GG*)
14. Kate Beckinsale, “Nothing But The Truth” (BFCA*)
14. Cate Blanchett, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (BFCA*)
16. Summer Bashil, “Towelhead” (ISA*)
16. Tarra Riggs, “Ballast” (ISA*)

Supporting Actor
1. Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight” (LAFCA, BSFC, CFCA, BFCA, GG, WAFCA, AWFJ, SLGFC, SEFCA, SFFCC, SDFCS, PFCS, AFCA, HFCA, DFWFCA, LVFCS, FFCC, UFCA, TFCA, AAFC, DFCA, OFCC, KCFCC, COFC, VFCC, IFCA, NTFCA, OFCS, NSFC***, SAG*, BAFTA*, LFCC*)
2. Josh Brolin, “Milk” (NBR, NYFCC, NYFCO, SAG*, BFCA*, CFCA*, VFCC*)
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubt” (SAG*, COFC***, BFCA*, GG*, CFCA*, BAFTA*, OFCS*, VFCC*)
4. Robert Downey, Jr., “Tropic Thunder” (SAG*, SEFCA***, BFCA*, GG*, CFCA*, BAFTA*, OFCS*)
5. Eddie Marsan, “Happy-Go-Lucky” (NSFC, LAFCA***, COFC***, OFCS*)

6. Dev Patel, “Slumdog Millionaire” (SAG*)
7. James Franco, “Milk” (BFCA*, ISA*)
8. Michael Shannon, “Revolutionary Road” (CFCA*, OFCS*)
9. Brendan Gleeson, “In Bruges” (BAFTA*)
9. Brad Pitt, “Burn After Reading” (BAFTA*)
11. Tom Cruise, “Tropic Thunder” (GG*)
12. Ralph Fiennes, “The Duchess” (GG*)
13. Bill Irwin, “Rachel Getting Married” (CFCA*)
14. Anthony Mackie, “The Hurt Locker” (ISA*)
14. Charlie McDermott, “Frozen River” (ISA*)
14. Jim Myron Ross, “Ballast” (ISA*)
14. Haaz Sleiman, “The Visitor” (ISA*)

Supporting Actress
1. Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (NBR, NYFCC, BSFC, NYFCO, SEFCA, KCFCC, IFCA, LAFCA**, SAG*, BFCA*, GG*, CFCA*, BAFTA*, ISA*, LFCC*, OFCS*)
2. Marisa Tomei, “The Wrestler” (SFFCC, SDFCS, PFCS, LVFCS, FFCC, DFCA, OFCC, COFC, OFCS, BFCA*, GG*, BAFTA*, VFCC*)
3. Viola Davis, “Doubt” (SLGFC, HFCA, DFWFCA, AAFC, LAFCA***, NSFC***, SAG*, SEFCA***, BFCA*, GG*, CFCA*, OFCS*, VFCC*)
4. Kate Winslet, “The Reader” (CFCA, BFCA, GG, SAG*, LFCC*, OFCS*)
5. Rosemarie Dewitt, “Rachel Getting Married” (WAFCA, UFCA, TFCA, VFCC, ISA*, CFCA*)

6. Amy Adams, “Doubt” (NTFCA, SAG*, GG*, CFCA*, BAFTA*, OFCS*)
7. Taraji P. Henson, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (AFCA, SAG*, BFCA*)
8. Hanna Schygula, “The Edge Of Heaven” (NSFC)
9. Penelope Cruz, “Elegy” (LAFCA**)
10. Freida Pinto, “Slumdog Millionaire” (BAFTA*)
10. Tilda Swinton, “Burn After Reading” (BAFTA*)
12. Vera Farmiga, “Nothing But The Truth” (BFCA*)
13. Misty Upham, “Frozen River” (COFC***, ISA*)
14. Rosie Perez, “The Take” (ISA*)
14. Debra Winger, “Rachel Getting Married” (ISA*)

Screenplay, Adapted
1. Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire” (CFCA, BFCA, GG, WAFCA, SEFCA, SDFCS, PFCS, HFCA, FFCC, OFCC, KCFCC, COFC, WGA*, NBR**, USC*, BAFTA*, LFCC*, OFCS*)
2. Peter Morgan, “Frost/Nixon” (AWFJ, SLGFC, SFFCC, LVFCS, WGA*, COFC***, BFCA*, GG*, CFCA*, BAFTA*, LFCC*, OFCS*)
3. Eric Roth, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (NBR**, WGA*, SEFCA***, BFCA*, GG*, CFCA*, USC*, BAFTA*, LFCC*, OFCS*)
4. Johnathan Nolan & Christopher Nolan, “The Dark Knight” (AFCA, WGA*, CFCA*, OFCS*)
5. John Patrick Shanley, “Doubt” (WGA*, BFCA*, GG*, CFCA*)

6. David Hare, “The Reader” (GG*, USC*, BAFTA*, LFCC*)
7. John Ajvide Lindqvist, “Let The Right One In” (OFCS)
8. Justin Haythe, “Revolutionary Road” (USC*, BAFTA*)
9. Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby, “Iron Man” (USC*)

Screenplay, Original
1. Dustin Lance Black, “Milk” (BSFC, SEFCA, SFFCC, DFWFCA, WGA*, BFCA*, CFCA*, BAFTA*, OFCS*)
2. Jenny Lumet, “Rachel Gettng Married” (NYFCC, WAFCA, WFCC, UFCA, TFCA, CFCA*)
3. Andrew Stanton, “Wall-E” (CFCA, AWFJ, COFC, OFCS)
4. Robert D. Siegel, “The Wrestler” (OFCC, KCFCC, WGA*, SEFCA***, UFCA***, OFCS*)
5. Mike Leigh, “Happy-Go-Lucky” (LAFCA, NSFC)

6. Charlie Kaufman, “Synecdoche, New York” (AFCA, LAFCA***, CFCA*, ISA*, OFCS*)
7. Martin McDonagh, “In Bruges” (PFCS, CFCA*, BAFTA*, LFCC*, OFCS*)
8. Thomas McCarthy, “The Visitor” (SDFCS, WGA*)
9. Nick Schenk, “Gran Torino” (NBR)
10. Woody Allen, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (WGA*, ISA*)
11. Arnaud Desplechin & Emmanuel Bourdieu, “A Christmas Tale” (NSFC***)
12. Courtney Hunt, “Frozen River” (COFC***)
13. Philippe Claudel, “I’ve Loved You So Long” (BAFTA*)
13. Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, “Burn After Reading” (BAFTA*)
13. J. Michael Straczynski, “Changeling” (BAFTA*)
16. Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck, “Sugar” (ISA*)
16. Christopher Zalla, “Sangre de Mi Sangre” (ISA*)

Animated
1. Wall-E (NBR, NYFCC, BSFC, BFCA, WAFCA, NYFCO, CFCA, GG, SLGFC, SEFCA, SDFCS, PFCS, AFCA, HFCA, DFWFCA, LVFCS, FFCC, UFCA, TFCA, OFCC, KCFCC, COFC, IFCA, NTFCA, OFCS, AA*, PGA*, BAFTA*)
2. Kung-Fu Panda (AA*, PGA*, SEFCA***, UFCA***, COFC***, BFCA*, GG*, CFCA*, OFCS*)
3. Waltz With Bashir (LAFCA, AA*, BFCA*, CFCA*, BAFTA*, OFCS*)

4. Bolt (AA*, PGA*, BFCA*, GG*, CFCA*, OFCS*)
5. $9.99 (AA*)
6. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (BFCA*)
7. Tale of Desperaux (CFCA*)
8. Horton Hears A Who! (OFCS*)

Documentary
1. Man On Wire (NBR, LAFCA, NYFCC, BSFC, CFCA, NSFC, BFCA, WAFCA, NYFCO, SLGFC, SEFCA, SDFCS, PFCS, AFCA, HFCA, DFWFCA, LVFCS, FFCC, UFCA, TFCA, OFCC, KCFCC, COFC, OFCS, PGA*, AWFJ**, ISA*)
2. Trouble The Water (NSFC***, PGA*, AWFJ**)
3. Standard Operating Procedure (PGA*, BFCA*, CFCA*)
4. Young At Heart (NTFCA, SEFCA***, BFCA*)
5. My Winnipeg (SFFCC, OFCS*)

6. I.O.U.S.A (BFCA*, CFCA*, OFCS*)
7. Waltz With Bashir (LAFCA***)
8. American Teen (COFC***, CFCA*)
9. Dear Zachary (CFCA*, OFCS*)
10. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (BFCA*)
11. Encounters at the End of the World (ISA*, OFCS*)
12. The Betrayal (ISA*)
12. The Order of Myths (ISA*)
12. Up The Yangtze (ISA*)

Foreign Film
1. Israel, “Waltz With Bashir” (BFCA, GG, UFCA***, BAFTA*, LFCC*, OFCS*)
2. France, “The Class” (LAFCA***, ISA*)
3. Germany, “The Baader Meinhof Complex” (GG*, BAFTA*)
4. Sweden, “Everlasting Moments” (GG*)

5. Austria, “Revanche”
5. Canada, “The Necessitites of Life”
5. Japan, “Departures”
5. Mexico, “Tear This Heart Out”
5. Turkey, “3 Monkeys”

Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2009 Oscar pre-nomination discussion
 

part deux

Music (Score)
1. A. R. Rahman, “Slumdog Millionaire” (LAFCA, NYFCO, BFCA, GG, SDFCS, COFC***, CFCA*, BAFTA*)
2. Alexandre Desplat, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (PFCS, COFC, LAFCA***, IFMCA*, BFCA*, GG*, CFCA*, BAFTA*)
3. Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard, “The Dark Knight” (AFCA, OFCS, IFMCA*, BFCA*, CFCA*, BAFTA*)
4. Thomas Newman, “Wall-E” (CFCA, IFMCA*, BAFTA*)
5. James Newton Howard, “Defiance” (LVFCS, GG*)

6. John Williams, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” (IFMCA*)
6. Danny Elfman, “Standard Operating Procedure” (IFMCA*)
8. Clint Eastwood, “Changeling” (BFCA*, GG*)
9. Terence Blanchard, “Miracle At St. Anna” (HFCA)
10. Danny Elfman, “Milk” (BFCA*, CFCA*)
11. Benny Andersson, “Mamma Mia!” (BAFTA*)
12. Hans Zimmer, “Frost/Nixon” (GG*)

Music (Song)
1. The Wrestler, “The Wrestler” (BFCA, GG, PFCS)
2. Wall-E, “Down to Earth” (HFCA, BFCA*, GG*)
3. Quantum of Solace, “Another Way To Die” (LVFCS, BFCA*)
4. Bolt, “I Thought I Lost You” (BFCA*, GG*)
5. Gran Torino, “Gran Torino” (GG*)
5. Cadillac Recoards, “Once In A Lifetime” (GG*)

6. Slumdog Millionaire, “Jaiho” (BFCA*)

Editing
1. Slumdog Millionaire (BSFC, SDFCS, PFCS, OFCS, ACE*, BAFTA*)
2. Frost/Nixon (LVFCS, ACE*, BAFTA*)
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (AWFJ, ACE*, BAFTA*)
4. The Dark Knight (ACE*, BAFTA*)
4. In Bruges (ACE*, BAFTA*)

6. Mamma Mia (ACE*)
6. Milk (ACE*)
6. Tropic Thunder (ACE*)
6. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (ACE*)
6. Wall-E (ACE*)
11. Changeling (BAFTA*)

Sound Mixing
1. The Dark Knight (CAS*, BAFTA*)
1. Quantum of Solace (CAS*, BAFTA*)
1. Slumdog Millionaire (CAS*, BAFTA*)
1. Wall-E (CAS*, BAFTA*)
5. Iron Man (CAS*)

6. Changeling (BAFTA*)

Sound Editing
1. The Dark Knight (BAFTA*)
1. Quantum of Solace (BAFTA*)
1. Slumdog Millionaire (BAFTA*)
1. Wall-E (BAFTA*)
1. Changeling (BAFTA*)

Visual Effects
1. The Dark Knight (SLGFC, PFCS, BAFTA*)
2. Iron Man (LVFCS, VES*, BAFTA*)
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (VES*, BAFTA*)

4. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (VES*)
5. Australia
5. Journey to the Center of the Earth
5. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Cinematography
1. Anthony Dod Mantle, “Slumdog Millionaire” (NYFCC, NSFC, NYFCO, SDFCS, ASC*, LAFCA***, COFC***, CFCA*, BAFTA*)
2. Wally Pfister, “The Dark Knight” (CFCA, SFFCC, DFWFCA, FFCC, COFC, OFCS, ASC*, BAFTA*)
3. Claudio Miranda, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (PFCS, HFCA, LVFCS, NTFCA, ASC*, CFCA*, BAFTA*)
4. Christopher Doyle, “Paranoid Park” (BSFC)
5. Chris Menges & Roger Deakins, “The Reader” (ASC*, BAFTA*)

6. Colin Watkinson, “The Fall” (AFCA, CFCA*)
7. Mandy Walker, “Australia” (SLGFC, CFCA*)
8. Roger Deakins, “Revolutionary Road” (ASC*)
9. Pin Bing Lee, “The Flight of the Red Balloon” (NSFC***)
10. Tom Stern, “Changeling” (BAFTA*)
11. Maryse Alberti, “The Wrestler” (ISA*)
11. Lol Crowley, “Ballast” (ISA*)
11. James Laxton, “Medicine for Melancholy” (ISA*)
11. Harris Savides, “Milk” (ISA*)
11. Michael Simmonds, “Chop Stop” (ISA*)

Art Direction
1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (ADG*, WAFCA, SDFCS, LVFCS, BAFTA*)
2. The Dark Knight (ADG*, PFCS, LAFCA***, BAFTA*)
3. Synecdoche, New York (LAFCA)
4. Changeling (ADG*, BAFTA*)
4. Slumdog Millionaire (ADG*, BAFTA*)

6. Burn After Reading (ADG*)
6. Doubt (ADG*)
6. Frost/Nixon (ADG*)
6. Gran Torino (ADG*)
6. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (ADG*)
6. Iron Man (ADG*)
6. Milk (ADG*)
6. Quantum of Solace (ADG*)
6. The Spiderwick Chronicles (ADG*)
6. Wall-E (ADG*)
6. The Wrestler (ADG*)

Costume Design
1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (LVFCS, CDG*, BAFTA*)
2. The Duchess (PFCS, CDG*, BAFTA*)
3. Changeling (CDG*, BAFTA*)
3. The Dark Knight (CDG*, BAFTA*)
3. Revolutionary Road (CDG*, BAFTA*)

6. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Capsian (CDG*)
6. Iron Man (CDG*)
6. Mamma Mia! (CDG*)
6. Milk (CDG*)
6. The Mummy: Tomp of the Dragon Emperor (CDG*)
6. Sex and the City (CDG*)
6. Slumdog Millionaire (CDG*)
6. The Wrestler (CDG*)

Makeup
1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (BAFTA*)
1. The Dark Knight (BAFTA*)

1. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
1. The Reader
1. Synecdoche, New York
1. Tropic Thunder
1. The Wrestler

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Thirteen Nominations
The Dark Knight - Picture, Director, S. Actor, Screenplay, Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects, Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup

Eleven Nominations
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Picture, Director, Actor, Screenplay, Score, Editing, Visual Effects, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup

Nine Nominations
Slumdog Millionaire - Picture, Director, Screenplay, Score, Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction

Seven Nominations
Wall-E - Picture, Screenplay, Animated, Score, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Song

Six Nominations
Milk - Picture, Director, Actor, S. Actor, Screenplay, Makeup

Four Nominations
Doubt - Actress, S. Actor, S. Actress, Screenplay
Happy-Go-Lucky - Director, Actress, S. Actor, Screenplay
The Wrestler - Actor, S. Actress, Screenplay, Song

Three Nominations
Changeling - Sound Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design
Frost/Nixon - Actor, Screenplay, Editing
Rachel Getting Married - Actress, S. Actress, Screenplay