I'M BACK!

Wow! I was sick for a whole week! So I better get started! Here's what's up. I hope you all tuned into the Golden Globe awards last sunday because I did!

Kate Winslet picked up 2 awards! Best supporting Actress- The Reader and Best Lead Actress- Revolutionary Road. Slumdog Millionaire took home 4 Globes. Best Original Score, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and............. Best Drama Picture! It deserves all of those! Also Sally Hawkins won her first ever Golden Globe for best Actress in a Comedy Movie. Those are just some High-Points. To check out a full list of winners, please go to www.awardscircuit.com.

The BAFTA Nominations are up! Woohoo! There are some surprises.


Best Film (The Reader, is getting more best picture love! Could it pull through and get an Oscar Nom?)
Nominees:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Milk (2008)
The Reader (2008)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film of the Year (No surprises here except Hunger!)
Nominees:
Hunger (2008/I)
In Bruges (2008)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Man on Wire (2008)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Best Actor (I really liked the nomination for Dev Patel. Deserved it)
Nominees:
Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon (2008)
Dev Patel for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Sean Penn for Milk (2008)
Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (2008)
Best Actress ( Now here is the category that begins the Changeling love. As you go down the list you will see PLENTy of Changeling Noms.)
Nominees:
Angelina Jolie for Changeling (2008)
Kristin Scott Thomas for Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008)
Meryl Streep for Doubt (2008)
Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008)
Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road (2008)
Best Supporting Actor (Heath Ledger. 'Nuff said.)
Nominees:
Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder (2008)
Brendan Gleeson for In Bruges (2008)
Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt (2008)
Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008)
Brad Pitt for Burn After Reading (2008)
Best Supporting Actress (I was incredibly surprised with Tilda Swinton Nomination)
Nominees:
Amy Adams for Doubt (2008)
Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Freida Pinto for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Tilda Swinton for Burn After Reading (2008)
Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler (2008)
David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction (Changeling. Heehee)
Nominees:
Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Stephen Daldry for The Reader (2008)
Clint Eastwood for Changeling (2008)
David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon (2008)
Best Screenplay (Original) (More burn After Reading love!)
Nominees:
Burn After Reading (2008): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Changeling (2008): J. Michael Straczynski
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008): Philippe Claudel
In Bruges (2008): Martin McDonagh
Milk (2008): Dustin Lance Black
Best Screenplay (Adapted) (Slumdog Millionaire will probably win this.)
Nominees:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Roth
Frost/Nixon (2008): Peter Morgan
The Reader (2008): David Hare
Revolutionary Road (2008): Justin Haythe
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Simon Beaufoy
Best Cinematography (More changeling! And a little Wally Pfister. Surprising)
Nominees:
Changeling (2008): Tom Stern
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Claudio Miranda
The Dark Knight (2008): Wally Pfister
The Reader (2008): Chris Menges, Roger Deakins
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Anthony Dod Mantle
Best Editing (Changeling, again? Why no Best Picture Nomination?)
Nominees:
Changeling (2008): Joel Cox, Gary Roach
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
The Dark Knight (2008): Lee Smith
Frost/Nixon (2008): Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
In Bruges (2008): Jon Gregory
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Chris Dickens
Best Production Design (As you notice, The Dark Knight is getting away with alot of Techies)
Nominees:
Changeling (2008): James J. Murakami, Gary Fettis
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo
The Dark Knight (2008): Nathan Crowley, Peter Lando
Revolutionary Road (2008): Kristi Zea, Debra Schutt
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Mark Digby, Michelle Day
Best Costume Design (Rev Road. I like it)
Nominees:
Changeling (2008): Deborah Hopper
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Jacqueline West
The Dark Knight (2008): Lindy Hemming
The Duchess (2008): Michael O'Connor
Revolutionary Road (2008): Albert Wolsky
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music (Mamma Mia! Is a surprise)
Nominees:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Alexandre Desplat
The Dark Knight (2008): James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer
Mamma Mia! (2008): Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman
WALL·E (2008): Thomas Newman
Best Make Up/Hair (OMG! NO CHANGELING!)
Nominees:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Duchess (2008)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Milk (2008)
Best Sound (Phew, theres some Changeling)
Nominees:
Changeling (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
WALL·E (2008)
Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects ( I like movie like Benjamin where it's not primarily Special Effects. But when there are, it's amazing.)
Nominees:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Iron Man (2008)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Best Film not in the English Language (PERSEPOLIS? That was an Oscar contender last year!)
Nominees:
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
Gomorra (2008)
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008)
Persepolis (2007)
Vals Im Bashir (2008)
Best Animated Feature Film (PERSEPOLIS!? AGAIN!)
Nominees:
Persepolis (2007)
WALL·E (2008)
Vals Im Bashir (2008)
Orange Rising Star Award (Michael? cool.)
Nominees:
Michael Cera
Noel Clarke
Michael Fassbender
Rebecca Hall
Toby Kebbell
Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer (Go Garth.)
Nominees:
Simon Chinn for Man on Wire (2008)(Producer)
Judy Craymer for Mamma Mia! (2008)(Producer)
Garth Jennings for Son of Rambow (2007)(Writer)
Steve McQueen for Hunger (2008/I)(Director/Writer)
Sol Papadopoulos, Roy Boulter for Of Time and the City (2008)(Producers)
Best Short Animation
Nominees:
Codswallop (2008)
Varmints
Wallace and Gromit in 'A Matter of Loaf and Death' (2008) (TV)
Best Short Film
Nominees:
Kingsland #1: The Dreamer (2008)
Love You More (2008)
Ralph (2008)
September (2008)
Voyage d'affaires (2008)

Hope you enjoyed my clever commentary.

Well, Sundance is coming up soon. I will keep you guys updated.

Well, i'll be back later with my Movie review! SEE YA LATER!