Please don't think I expect things to continue in this fashion. I am just taking what I can get now and running to the bank with it. I love Wall·E and the fact that one of the respectable organizations (The Los Angeles Film Critics Association) have given it the title of the Best Film of 2008 makes me ecstatic. In fact I was very pleased with the LAFCA list overall. Heath Ledger got his due, Synedoche, New York got best Art Direction and Benjamin Button got runner up on the soundtrack. Not all my personal fav picks were there but it was a lot better than New York's picks.
The New York Film Critics Circle was a sad, very uninteresting thing to see. All safe picks. The politically correct choices if you will as it was Milk and Happy go Lucky running away with practically everything. Heath Ledger didn't get Best Supporting Actor, and Benjamin Button was nowhere to be seen. (It is important to note that Revolutionary Road was snubbed in both lists entirely.) The only thing I truly liked from New York's list was Wall·E for best animated film, only because if they chose otherwise nobody would take them seriously. What else would you choose? Bolt?
The Critics Choice Awards nominations are out as well. My choice is nominated in every category so I am happy but I am not going to do a full rundown here because it's pointless. Basically nothing has changed as everything that has the tiniest bit of buzz was nominated for every category. These aren't nominations- its a list of films that are considered Oscar bait (again except for Revolutionary Road, which again goes without a single nomination.). There are 10 nominations for Best Picture. 10! I am sorry I can't take this group seriously, they obviously can;t make up their minds or don't want to offend anybody. No drama here- I am moving on.
Golden Globe nominations come out at 5 AM tomorrow so I will be posting my reactions to that list tomorrow but for now I will do what everyone else is doing: PREDICTIONS!
Best Picture Drama:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Milk
Frost/ Nixon
Doubt
The Dark Knight
Best Picture Comedy or Musical
Wall·E
Slumdog Millionaire
Happy Go Lucky
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Tropic Thunder
Best Actor Drama
Sean Penn- Milk
Frank Langella- Frost Nixon
Micky Rourke- The Wrestler
Clint Eastwood- Gran Torino
Brad Pitt- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Actor Comedy or Musical
Dustin Hoffman- Last Chance Harvey
Javier Bardem- Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Dev Patel- Slumdog Millionaire
Brad Pitt- Burn After Reading
Adrien Brody- Cadillac Records
Best Actress Drama
Kate Winslet- Revolutionary Road
Meryl Streep- Doubt
Cate Blanchett- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Angelina Jolie- Changeling
Anne Hathaway- Rachel Getting Married
Best Actress Comedy or Musical
Meryl Streep- Mamma Mia
Sally Hawkins- Happy Go Lucky
Emma Thompson- Last Chance Harvey
Beyonce- Cadillac Records
Francis McDormand- Burn After Reading
Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger- The Dark Knight
Robert Downey Jr.- Tropic Thunder
Phillip Seymour Hoffman- Doubt
Josh Brolin- Milk
Michael Sheen- Frost/ Nixon
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz- Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Kate Winslet- The Reader
Tarija P. Henson- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Rosemarie DeWitt- Rachel Getting Married
Viola Davis- Doubt
Best Director
David Fincher-The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Danny Boyle- Slumdog Millionaire
Christopher Nolan- The Dark Knight
Ron Howard- Frost/ Nixon
Gus Van Sant- Milk
Best Screenplay
Slumdog Millionaire
Revolutionary Road
Rachel Getting Married
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Milk
Best Animated Feature
Wall·E
Kung Fu Panda
Waltz With Bashir
The Tale of Despereaux
Best Original Score
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", music by Alexandre Desplat
"Milk", music by Danny Elfman
"The Duchess", music by Rachel Portman
"Wall-E", music by Thomas Newman
"Slumdog Millionaire", music by A.R. Rahman
Best Original Song
"Down to Earth" by Thomas Newman and Peter Gabriel
"O...Saya" by A.R. Rahman and MIA
"The Wrestler" by Bruce Springsteen
"Barking at the Moon"- Jenny Lewis
"Right to Dream"- Mariah Carey and Willie Nelson
In 7 hours we will find out...onward!
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