Thursday, December 18, 2008

Best of 2008 Critics Round Up 12/18 [Oscar Watch]



Starting with the Chicago Film Critics Association delivering lots of love to Wall-E, Slumdog Millionaire & Let the Right One In.

P.S. I'm beginning to think Heath & Mickey may be a lock to win come February 22nd, with best actress and supporting actress totally up the air. We'll see how it shapes up as we get close to the day.

PICTURE: "Wall•E"

DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"

ACTOR: Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

ACTRESS: Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: "Wall•E" (Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: "Slumdog Millionaire" (Simon Beaufoy)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: "Let the Right One In"

DOCUMENTARY: "Man On Wire"

ANIMATED FEATURE: "Wall•E"

CINEMATOGRAPHY: "The Dark Knight" (Wally Pfister)

ORIGINAL SCORE: "Wall•E" (Thomas Newman)

MOST PROMISING PERFORMER: Dev Patel, "Slumdog Millionaire"

MOST PROMISING DIRECTOR: Tomas Alfredson, "Let the Right One
In"

London Film Critics Nominees, Florida & Las Vegas Critics after the jump


Happy to see The Wrestler nominated, but the inclusion of Wall-E furthers its momentum and suggests that Dark Knight may not make it to the big five after all. Also here we see Heath Ledger taking on Sean Penn & Mickey Rourke in the Best Actor category for the first time. Should be interesting to see how that plays out.

FILM OF THE YEAR
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"Wall-E"
"The Wrestler"

THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD: BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
"Hunger"
"In Bruges"
"Man on Wire"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
"Gomorrah"
"I’ve Loved You So Long"
"The Orphanage"
"Persepolis"
"Waltz With Bashir"

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Darren Aronofsky - "The Wrestler"
Danny Boyle - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Clint Eastwood - "Changeling"
David Fincher - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Gus Van Sant - "Milk"

BRITISH DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Danny Boyle - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Terence Davies - "Of Time and the City"
Mike Leigh - "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Steve McQueen - "Hunger"
Christopher Nolan - "The Dark Knight"

ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Josh Brolin - "W."
Frank Langella - "Frost/Nixon"
Heath Ledger - "The Dark Knight"
Sean Penn - "Milk"
Mickey Rourke - "The Wrestler"

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Penelope Cruz - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Anne Hathaway - "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie - "Changeling"
Meryl Streep - "Doubt"
Kate Winslet - "The Reader" and "Revolutionary Road"

BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Michael Fassbender - "Hunger"
Ralph Fiennes - "The Duchess"
Ben Kingsley - "Elegy"
Dev Patel - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Michael Sheen - "Frost/Nixon"

BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Rebecca Hall - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Sally Hawkins - "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Kristin Scott Thomas - "I’ve Loved You So Long"
Tilda Swinton - "Julia"
Kate Winslet - The Reader"and Revolutionary Road (Paramount)

BRITISH ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Liam Cunningham - "Hunger"
Toby Jones - "Frost/Nixon" and "W."
Eddie Marsan - "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Peter O'Toole - "Dean Spanley"
Mark Strong - "Body of Lies"

BRITISH ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Hayley Atwell - The Duchess"
Kristin Scott Thomas - Easy Virtue"
Tilda Swinton - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Emma Thompson - Brideshead Revisited"
Alexis Zegerman - Happy-Go-Lucky"

SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Simon Beaufoy - "Slumdog Millionaire"
David Hare - "The Reader"
Martin McDonagh - "In Bruges"
Peter Morgan - "Frost/Nixon"
Eric Roth - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

THE NSPCC AWARD: YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Asa Butterfield - "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas"
Georgia Groome - "Angus, Thongs and "Perfect Snogging"
Bill Milner - "Son of Rambow"
Dev Patel - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Will Poulter - "Son of Rambow"
Thomas Turgoose - "Somers Town"and "Eden Lake"

BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILMMAKER
Joanna Hogg - writer-director: "Unrelated"
Martin McDonagh - writer-director: "In Bruges"
Steve McQueen - writer-director: "Hunger"
James Watkins - writer-director: "Eden Lake"
Rupert Wyatt - director: "The Escapist"

DILYS POWELL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA
Judi Dench

Florida Film Critics Circle

Best Picture - Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director - Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor - Mickey Rourke
Best Actress - Melissa Leo
Breakout of the Year - Martin McDonagh

Las Vegas Film Critics Society

Picture:
“Frost/Nixon

Actor:
Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”

Actress:
Kate Winslet, “Revolutionary Road,” “The Reader”

Supporting Actor:
Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”

Supporting Actress:
Marisa Tomei, “The Wrestler”

Director:
Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon”

Screenplay (Original or Adapted) :
Peter Morgan, “Frost/Nixon”

Cinematography:
Claudio Miranda, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

Film Editing:
Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill, “Frost/Nixon”

Score:
James Newton Howard, “Defiance”

Song:
“Another Way to Die,” “Quantum of Solace”

Family Film:
“The Spiderwick Chronicles”

Documentary:
“Man on Wire”

Animated Film:
“Wall-E”

Foreign Film:
“Mongol” (Russia)

Costume Design:
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

Art Direction:
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

Visual Effects:
“Iron Man”

Youth in Film:
David Kross, “The Reader”

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