Blargh, it has been Too Hot To Blog. It’s been between 30-45C every day for a dang week now. Train tracks have been warping, fruit bats have been dropping out of the trees in the botanic gardens in their thousands, and I’ve been hot and cranky. The internet suffers as a result!
While I was attempting to live inside my fridge’s freezer compartment, I was too far away from the computer to keyboard-bash you all when the Oscar nominations were announced. Never mind, let’s get upset about them now!
Best Motion Picture of the Year
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Frost/Nixon
- Milk
- The Reader
- Slumdog Millionaire
I really want Frost/Nixon to win this, but it won’t. Slumdog Millionaire will, and I will be forced to kill myself in despair.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Richard Jenkins for The Visitor
- Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon
- Sean Penn for Milk
- Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler
Hey, look at that, Richard Jenkins! That’s awesome and really deserving, I didn’t think the Academy would remember him seeing as The Visitor came out at the start of 2008. Course, he won’t win it (Mickey’s got it covered), but it’s nice nonetheless.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married
- Angelina Jolie for Changeling
- Melissa Leo for Frozen River
- Meryl Streep for Doubt
- Kate Winslet for The Reader
I figure either Meryl or Kate has it easily covered (and oh I hope Kate gets it, the woman’s overdue for an Oscar by about 10 years).
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Josh Brolin for Milk
- Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder
- Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt
- Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
- Michael Shannon for Revolutionary Road
It’s Heath’s, no question, and probably a good thing seeing as apart from Hoffman I’m kind of going “What?” at the other noms (Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder? Really? I mean, I love the man, but really?!).
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Amy Adams for Doubt
- Penelope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Viola Davis for Doubt
- Taraji P. Henson for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler
I am ridiculously biased here because I WANT PENELOPE CRUZ TO WIN THIS SO BAD! She strolled into that movie halfway through and completely dominated the rest of the proceedings, resulting in me actually somewhat enjoying a Woody Allen film (a miracle in and of itself). And she was robbed when she lost the Best Actress Oscar a few years back for Volver, so come on Academy, be awesome.
Best Achievement in Directing
- Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
- Stephen Daldry for The Reader
- David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon
- Gus Van Sant for Milk
Oh Gus, I dearly want you to win, because your work is marvellous and gorgeous. Unfortunately, Danny Boyle is most probably going to make off with it and I will be forced to kill myself AGAIN (I am clear on the difficulties that this situation presents).
Aaaaand I can’t be bothered going through the other categories that nobody cares about.
