At The Movies With Peter Travers: Oscar Nominations Special
Earlier today, this year’s Oscar nominations were announced in Los Angeles. Was Peter Travers satisfied with the nods? Not exactly.
Does Brad Pitt give a Best Actor-worthy performance in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button — the film that received the most nods, with 13? What happened to The Dark Knight‘s Best Picture nomination? Could it be that Ricky Gervais’ advice to Kate Winslet was accurate (do a Holocaust movie, nab an Oscar nomination)?
So what were the Academy’s biggest mistakes? Nominating Winslet for The Reader rather than Revolutionary Road. Denying Bruce Springsteen a nomination for his end-credits song from The Wrestler.
Why’s Travers so worked up? Keep reading to check out the nominations for the major categories, and click above to watch his breakdown of the biggest films and the most crushing disappointments of nomination day:”
Best Picture
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Frost/Nixon
- Milk
- The Reader
- Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actress
- Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
- Meryl Streep, Doubt
- Kate Winslet, The Reader
- Angelina Jolie, Changeling
- Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Best Actor
- Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
- Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
- Sean Penn, Milk
- Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Supporting Actress
- Amy Adams, Doubt
- Viola Davis, Doubt
- Penelope Cruz, Vicky Christina Barcelona
- Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Best Supporting Actor
- Josh Brolin, Milk
- Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
- Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
- Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
Best Director
- David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
- Gus Van Sant, Milk
- Stephen Daldry, The Reader
- Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Song
- Peter Gabriel, Down To Earth, WALL-E
- A.R. Rahman, Jai Ho, Slumdog Millionaire
- M.I.A. and A.R. Rahman, “O Saya,” Slumdog Millionaire
Best Score
- Alexandre Desplat , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- James Newton Howard, Defiance
- Danny Elfman, Milk
- A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
- Thomas Newman, WALL-E
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