The 81st Academy Awards: 2009 Oscars
Ok, so I was wrong. The Dark Knight didn't even get nominated for Best Picture ahead of the 81st Annual Academy Awards. And I made the rash prediction that it would win the award. How humiliating!Yet, not all is lost for us Batman frenzied fans of the shadowy caped hero! The remarkable production did receive 8 nominations for this year's Oscars. Including the expected "Best Supporting Actor" nomination for Heath Ledger as he wowed audiences with his outrageous performance as The Joker. Although, many have argued it should've been classified as a lead role. The full list of nominations for The Dark Knight, the second highest earning film of all-time, are listed below. I have also bracketed what I believe will be the biggest competition the film will have for each award.
The Dark Knight’s Oscar Nominations
(Biggest competition listed in brackets):
-Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
-Achievement in Art Direction
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-Achievement in Cinematography
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-Achievement in Makeup
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-Achievement in Sound Editing
(Wall-E)
-Achievement in Sound Mixing
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(The Curious Case For Benjamin Button)
As you can see, it will be no easy task for The Dark Knight to walk away with any of these awards, as the competition is stiff to say the least! I often had trouble deciding which of the nominated films would be the toughest competition.
Come the 22nd of February 2009, see we shall. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button could well re-write the history books. Already notching up 13 (yes, 13!) nominations! It won't be easy to beat this masterful cinematic artwork.
Considering my blog has produced a couple of predictions of late (Barack Obama and the Dark Knight) and considering I have a 50% record; why not have another bash?
My predictions for the following 2009 Oscars are:
Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight.
Meryl Streep for Doubt.
Taraji Henson for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
-Animated Feature Film:
Wall-E.
-Art Direction:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (This one's going to be close!)
-Cinematography:
The Dark Knight
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
-Directing:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight (Another close one, here!)
-Foreign Language Film:
Waltz With Bashir.
-Make-Up:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
-Music (Song):
Wall-E.
-Best Picture:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
-Animated Short Film:
Presto
The Dark Knight.
-Sound Mixing:
The Dark Knight.
(Eish, these last two were tough calls!)
-Visual Effects:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
-Adapted Screenplay Writing:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
-Original Screenplay Writing:
Wall-E.
So there you have it! My predictions for the biggest awards ceremony of the year! Don't be surprised if I get a few wrong. But rest assured I will be taking some credit for any correct predictions. And if I get all my predictions right... Well, you come up with a fitting gift! :-)
Until next time...
3 comments
"Although, it seems the Dark Knight has a slight edge over the lonely robot in the categories where they share nominations."
Really? You think so even in Sound Mixing and Sound Editing? I highly doubt it. Ben Burtt is Ben Burtt, and in TDK you could hardly hear what people were saying over the music sometimes even on the DVD (this is usually a phenomenon limited to theaters with bad sound systems, so imagine my surprise when it was still bad on the DVD). I'd say WALL-E is a shoe-in for those both unless Wanted walks away with one of them.
Hey Midgard,
look, to be honest, I haven't watched either of the 2 films on DVD yet. (Even though I have the 2-disc special edition Dark Knight in my lounge :-D ) I watched the Dark Knight on iMax 3 times, with some of the most explosive sound known to theatre. Whilst Wall-E was a rather forgettable experience, as I watched the animated feature in a pretty run down theatre with very poor sound. So this could well have influenced my opinion!
I will have to watch both on DVD, and I will then re-evaluate my opinion. But your opinion is appreciated. I haven't seen Wanted on DVD yet, either. But I have a funny feeling Wall-E and The Dark Knight both have an edge over it.
How about some of your predictions?
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