OSCAR PREDICTIONS....

[G*e*C*k*O]

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"; "Milk"; "The Dark Knight"; and "Slumdog Millionaire" are nominated for the Costume Designers Guild awards..."Frost/Nixon" -- not...

[G*e*C*k*O]

UPDATE -- Prediction: Best Picture Nominees...(Guild Nominations, so far...)
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" -- ACE, ADG, DGA, WGA, ASC, PGA, SAG...plus, Oscars shortlisted -- Makeup, Visual Effects
..."The Dark Knight" -- ACE, ADG, DGA, CAS, WGA, ASC, PGA...plus, Oscars shortlisted -- Makeup, Visual Effects
..."Frost/Nixon" -- ACE, ADG, DGA, WGA, PGA, SAG
..."Milk" -- ACE, ADG, DGA, WGA. PGA, SAG
..."Slumdog Millionaire" -- ACE, ADG, DGA, CAS, WGA, ASC, PGA, SAG...plus, Oscars shortlisted -- Original Song

Just in case...the alternates...
..."Doubt" -- ADG, WGA, SAG
..."WALL-E" -- ACE, ADG, CAS, PGA for Animated Film...plus, Oscars shortlisted -- Original Song, Animated Feature Film

[G*e*C*k*O]

OT: Wow, the Hollywood Foreign Press is showing so much love for "Slumdog Millionaire", it is 4 out of 4...I wonder if it's going to be too much for the Guilds and Academy to handle...also, KATE WINSLET IS A DOUBLE WINNER FOR LEAD ACTRESS AND SUPPORTING ACTRESS...I wonder if this will translate into a win for Kate on Oscar night, assuming she gets nominated for "The Reader" and/or "The Revolutionary Road"...

[G*e*C*k*O]

Prediction: Best Picture Nominees...(Guild Nominations, so far...)
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (DGA, WGA, ASC, PGA, SAG)
..."The Dark Knight" (DGA, CAS, WGA, ASC, PGA)
..."Frost/Nixon" (DGA, WGA, PGA, SAG)
..."Milk" (DGA, WGA, PGA, SAG)
..."Slumdog Millionaire" (DGA, CAS, WGA, ASC, PGA, SAG)

Add the ADG (the Art Directors Guild) nominations to all 5 films...

[G*e*C*k*O]

Movie details...

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount Pictures & Warner Bros. Pictures)
...WEBSITE: http://www.benjaminbutton.com/
...RELEASE DATE: December 25, 2008
...MPAA RATING: PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking
...RUNNING TIME: 166 minutes
...DIRECTED BY: David Fincher
...SCREENPLAY BY: Eric Roth
...CAST: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas and Tilda Swinton

THE DARK KNIGHT (Warner Bros. Pictures)
...WEBSITE: http://thedarkknight.warnerbros.com/
...RELEASE DATE: July 18, 2008
...MPAA RATING: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace
...RUNNING TIME: 152 minutes
...DIRECTED BY: Christopher Nolan
...SCREENPLAY BY: Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan
...CAST: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman

FROST/NIXON (Universal Pictures)
...WEBSITE: http://frostnixon.net/
...RELEASE DATE: December 05, 2008
...MPAA RATING: R for some language
...RUNNING TIME: 122 minutes
...DIRECTED BY: Ron Howard
...SCREENPLAY BY: Peter Morgan
...CAST: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew MacFadyen, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell

MILK (Focus Features)
...WEBSITE: http://filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/milk/
...RELEASE DATE: November 26, 2008
...MPAA RATING: R for language, some sexual content and brief violence
...RUNNING TIME: 128 minutes
...DIRECTED BY: Gus Van Sant
...SCREENPLAY BY: Dustin Lance Black
...CAST: Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna and James Franco

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
...WEBSITE: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/slumdogmillionaire/
...RELEASE DATE: November 12, 2008
...MPAA RATING: R for some violence, disturbing images and language
...RUNNING TIME: 120 minutes
...DIRECTED BY: Danny Boyle
...SCREENPLAY BY: Simon Beaufoy
...CAST: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Kahn

[G*e*C*k*O]

Prediction: Best Picture Nominees...(Guild Nominations, so far...)
..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (DGA, WGA, ASC, PGA, SAG)
..."The Dark Knight" (DGA, CAS, WGA, ASC, PGA)
..."Frost/Nixon" (DGA, WGA, PGA, SAG)
..."Milk" (DGA, WGA, PGA, SAG)
..."Slumdog Millionaire" (DGA, CAS, WGA, ASC, PGA, SAG)

[gino_boy]

"Ploning" is the Philippines' official entry to the 2009 Oscar awards' best foreign language film category...beating out "Caregiver"; "Tribu"; "Endo"; "Pisay"; and "Serbis"...

I dont think it will be included sa top 5 official entry for foreign language film next year. If Jose Rizal and Pagdadalaga ni *****o Oliveros didn't make it before, what more pa ung Ploning...

pero siyempre as a Filipino, sana makapasok...

[G*e*C*k*O]

"Ploning" is the Philippines' official entry to the 2009 Oscar awards' best foreign language film category...beating out "Caregiver"; "Tribu"; "Endo"; "Pisay"; and "Serbis"...

[badmike]

major winners (partial) as of this time:
 Marion Cotillard (Actress) Tilda Swinton (supporting Actress) and Javier Bardem (supporting actor)..

Ratatouille won best animated film 

[G*e*C*k*O]

Predix

Best Picture -- No Country for Old Men
Director -- Coens, NCOM
Actor -- Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Actress -- Christie, Away From Her
S. Actor -- Bardem, NCOM
S. Actress -- This is a tough one, Amy Ryan has the MOST pre-oscars awards, while, Ruby Dee was awarded by her peers at the SAG awards...nevertheless, I decided to go with Blanchett, I'm Not Here
Animated -- Ratatouille
Screenplay (Adapted and Original) -- NCOM and Juno

My Full Oscar Predix is here...http://phildo-merchants.blogspot.com/2008/02/80th-academy-awards-predix.html

[_misbehavin_]

i want ellen page to win. i love juno 

[badmike]

The 80th Annual Academy Awards Official Nominees:

Motion Picture of the Year : Atonement; Juno; Michael Clayton; No Country For Old Men; There Will Be Blood.

Actor in a leading role : George Clooney (Michael Clayton); Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood); Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street); Tommy Lee Jones (In The Valley Of Elah); Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises).

Actor in a supporting role : Casey Affleck (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford); Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men); Philip Seymour Hoffman (Charlie Wilson's War); Hal Holbrook (Into the Wild); Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton).

Actress in a leading role : Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth: The Golden Age); Julie Christie (Away From Her); Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose); Laura Linney (The Savages); Ellen Page (Juno).

Actress in a supporting role : Cate Blanchett (I'm Not Here); Ruby Dee (American Gangster);  Saoirse Ronan (Atonement); Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone); Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton).

Animated Feature Film : Persepolis ; Ratatouille ; Surf's Up.

[badmike]

malakas laban ni Ms. jolie for best actress this year..

ngek! di sya kasali 

[G*e*C*k*O]

Angelina Jolie for A Mighty Heart! A nomination will be cool. 

oops, she's out..."atonement" is in...

[G*e*C*k*O]

NOMINATION PREDIX: NOMINATIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED JAN 22, U.S. TIME, BY AMPAS...

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
..."Into the Wild" (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment)
..."Juno" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
..."Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
..."No Country for Old Men" (Miramax Films and Paramount Vantage)
..."There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax Films)
ALTERNATE: "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Miramax Films and Pathe Renn Production)

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
..."The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Miramax Films and Pathe Renn Production) -- Julian Schnabel
..."Into the Wild" (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment) -- Sean Penn
..."Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros. Pictures) -- Tony Gilroy
..."No Country for Old Men" (Miramax Films and Paramount Vantage) -- Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
..."There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax Films) -- Paul Thomas Anderson
ALTERNATE: "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (DreamWorks Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures) -- Tim Burton

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
...George Clooney in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
...Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax Films)
...Johnny Depp in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (DreamWorks Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures)
...Emile Hirsch in "Into the Wild" (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment)
...Viggo Mortensen in "Eastern Promises" (Focus Features)
ALTERNATE: Ryan Gosling in "Lars and the Real Girl" (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment)

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
...Julie Christie in "Away from Her" (The Film Farm and Foundry Films)
...Marion Cotillard in "La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse)
...Angelina Jolie in "A Mighty Heart" (Paramount Vantage)
...Keira Knightley in "Atonement" (Focus Features)
...Ellen Page in "Juno" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
ALTERNATE: Cate Blanchett in "Elizabeth: The Golden AGe" (Universal Pictures)

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
...Casey Affleck in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
...Javier Bardem in "No Country for Old Men" (Miramax Films and Paramount Vantage)
...Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Charlie Wilson's War" (Universal Pictures)
...Hal Holbrook in "Into the Wild" (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment)
...Tom Wilkinson in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
ALTERNATE: Tommy Lee Jones in "No Country for Old Men" (Miramax Films and Paramount Vantage)

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
...Cate Blanchett in "I'm Not There" (The Weinstein CompanY)
...Ruby Dee in "American Gangster" (Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment)
...Catherine Keener in "Into the Wild" (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment)
...Amy Ryan in "Gone Baby Gone" (Miramax Films)
...Tilda Swinton in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
ALTERNATE: Saoirse Ronan in "Atonement" (Focus Features)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
..."The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Miramax Films and Pathe Renn Production)
..."Into the Wild" (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment)
..."No Country for Old Men" (Miramax Films and Paramount Vantage)
..."There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax Films)
..."Zodiac" (Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures)
ALTERNATE: "Atonement" (Focus Features)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
..."Juno" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
..."Knocked Up" (Universal Pictures)
..."Lars and the Real Girl" (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment)
..."Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
..."The Savages" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
ALTERNATE: "Ratatouille" (Walt Disney Pictures)