And so the awards season begins.

[connielane]

Best Picture - Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director - Danny Boyle (for Slumdog Millionaire)
Best Actor - Sean Penn (for Milk)
Best Actress - Meryl Streep (for Doubt) and Anne Hathaway (for Rachel Getting Married)
Best Supporting Actress - Kate Winslet (for The Reader)
Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger (for The Dark Knight)
Best Acting Ensemble - the cast of Milk
Best Writer - Simon Beaufoy (for Slumdog Millionaire)
Best Animated Feature - WALL-E
Best Young Actor/Actress - Dev Patel (for Slumdog Millionaire)
Best Comedy Movie - Tropic Thunder
Best Foreign Language Film - Waltz With Bashir
Best Picture Made for Television - John Adams
Best Action Movie - The Dark Knight
Best Song - "The Wrestler" (from The Wrestler)
Best Documentary Feature - Man on Wire
Best Composer - A.R. Rahman (for Slumdog Millionaire)

Comments

[peachespig.livejournal.com]

Looks like I should see Slumdog Millionaire, huh? (And why did I write "Slughog" the first time?)

I really, really don't get the "supporting" vs. non-supporting thing. Did Heath Ledger really have less screen time than Christian Bale? Is there any official rule for what constitutes a "supporting" role, or is it just "the Academy (or Broadcast Film Critics Association, or whoever) know it when they see it"?

I mean, I am glad that, say, Heath can be honored for his role even if the performance is eclipsed by Sean Penn's. I'm just trying to understand the categories.

[connielane.livejournal.com]

I'm working on an answer to the supporting/lead thing, but it's going to be another post, because it's something I find interesting (in fact, I'm considering a series on "Oscar politics").

Yes, I think you'd love "Slughog." :P

[penny-sieve.livejournal.com]

Being a fan of A. R. Rahman since the early 90's, I'm just glad that the rest of the world is getting hear and acknowledge his genus skills :D

[connielane.livejournal.com]

I first became aware of him with 2002's Lagaan, and I've listened to that soundtrack more times than I can count. I'm glad he's getting that long-deserved recognition, too.

[penny-sieve.livejournal.com]

This is the first song that he composed for an Indian (Tamil) movie in 1992! I've been ♥ ever since.