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February 2, 2009
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DGA winners always do well at the Academy Awards, mainly because the voting pool is made up of a lot of the same members.
In fact, only six times in the guild awards' 60-year history has the winner failed to take home the directing Oscar. Slumdog is up for 10 Oscars, second only to Button, which is nominated in 14 different categories.
We don’t know about you, but we’d like to see the underdog win. It’s reminiscent of Juno, and Little Miss Sunshine in the sense that it’s the little indie that could. The other films it’s up against are all great, but Slumdog is just our favorite! Who is your pick to win?
January 26, 2009
Who else made the top 10? Check out the list below:
1. Paul Blart: Mall Cop: $21.5 million
2. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans: $20.7 million
3. Gran Torino: $16 million
4. Hotel for Dogs: $12.3 million
5. Slumdog Millionaire: $10.5 million
6. My Bloody Valentine 3D: $10 million
7. Inkheart: $7.7 million
8. Bride Wars: $7 million
9. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: $6 million
10. Notorious: $5.7 million
January 23, 2009
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With the Oscar nominations announced this week, many are wondering if Slumdog will continue on with their winning streak. The movie did bring in 10 nominations, but it has some serious competition going against The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which received 13 nominations.
The Academy Awards have a reputation for delivering major surprises when it comes to its winners. The nominations list is proof in itself, as it left out many actors that were being heavily tipped to be nominated.
One actor that was noticeably absent from the nominations list was Leonardo DiCaprio, who didn’t get any recognition for his performance in Revolutionary Road.
When Hollyscoop caught up with Leo at the Palm Springs Film Festival in regards to a possible Oscar nominations he said, "We'll see what happens. We do these movies and we work as hard as we can and it's left up to everyone else."
His co-star Kate Winslet didn't receive recognition for her role in 'Revolutionary Road' either, but she did receive a "Best Actress" nomination for her role in The Reader.
Regardless of who will sweep the awards this year, the cast and crew of Slumdog Millionaire was happy just to be recognized. When Hollyscoop caught up with Frieda Pinto at the 2009 Palm Springs Film Festival, we asked her thoughts on a possible Oscar nomination for Slumdog Millionaire, to which she said:
“It’s a really funny questions because, what’s happening right now is so big and I cannot follow that, so I don’t even want to talk about the Oscars. When that happens its even more nerve wrecking.”
In regards to the cast she said, “Everyone is really excited and fingers crossed.” Check out our exclusive interview with the star below.
January 22, 2009
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The movie received 13 Oscar nominations this morning including: Best Actor (Brad Pitt), Best Supporting Actress (Taraji Henson), Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Directing (David Fincher), Film Editing, Makeup, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score and of course Best Picture.
The movie is one short of the current record of fourteen nomination held by two films, All About Eve (1950) and Titanic (1997).
It's the first nomination for Taraji Henson and David Fincher. Other best-picture nominees are "Frost/Nixon," "Milk," "The Reader" and "Slumdog Millionaire."
The 81st Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theater at Hollywood and Highland Center, and televised live on ABC.
January 19, 2009
Iron Man is nominated in the following categories: visual effects in a visual effects-driven movie, best single visual effect of the year, outstanding animated character in a live-action movie, outstanding models and miniatures in a feature, and outstanding special effects in a movie.
The biggest nomination for Iron Man is in the category of Best Single Visual Effect of the Year. They’re up against Cloverfield, The Day The Earth Stood Still, and Indiana Jones for the honors.
What we think sets Iron Man apart from these other movies is that it was an amazing movie on top of the fact that it was visually pleasing. Films like Indiana Jones were entertaining only because of the effects, while the actual plot wasn’t good.
But Iron Man does have a little competition in the category of Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-driven movie. It’s up against The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Hellboy II, and Cloverfield.
For the full list of VES Award nominees, click here. The awards will be given out February 21st.
January 15, 2009
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Jolie is up against Kate Winslet in the best actress category, along with Meryl Streep and Kristin Scott Thomas.
Brad it also up for best actor along side Dev Patel Patel for Slumdog Millionaire, Sean Penn for Milk, Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon and Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler.
The awards will be held a few weeks ahead of the Oscars on Feb. 8 at the Royal Opera House in London.
January 12, 2009
The movie came in first bringing in $29 million dollars. Here are the top 10 movies from the January 9-11:
Gran Torino: $29 million
Bride Wars: $21 million
The Unborn: $21 million
Marley & Me: $11 million
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: $9.4 million
Bedtime Stories: $8.5 million
Valkyrie: $6.6 million
Yes Man: $6.1 million
Not Easily Broken: $5.6 million
Seven Pounds: $3.9 million
January 8, 2009
The nominees for best adapted screenplay look pretty familiar! In the running are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Doubt, Slumdog Millionaire, The Dark Knight, and Frost/Nixon.
As is this case with the Producers Guild, the Writers Guild picks often foreshadow who will be nominated for the Academy Awards. This is because many Writers Guild members are also Academy members. We definitely think the list will look similar.
All of the movies in the adapted screenplay category are top notch. We’ll have to wait until January 22nd to hear who’s in the running for this year’s Oscar! Shortly after, catch the Writers Guild Awards on February 7th.
January 5, 2009
Their five choices for film of the year are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Frost/Nixon, Milk, and Slumdog Millionaire.
The reason these five films are ones to keep your eye on, or go see in the theater, is because many of the PGA members are also Academy members, who vote on the Oscars.
It’ll be interesting to see who wins the PGA award on the 24th, because it may be a foreshadowing of what’s to come on February 22nd, which is Oscar Sunday. Which film is your favorite to win? For the full list of nominees, click here.
January 5, 2009
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Families clearly ruled the theaters this weekend because 'Bedtime Stories' came in second at $20 million.
Rounding out the top three was Brad Pitt's 'Curious Case of Benjamin Button', which brought in $18 million dollars. Here are the top 10 movies from the January 2-4 weekend:
Marley & Me: $24 million
Bedtime Stories: $20 million
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: $18 million
Valkyrie: $14 million
Yes Man: $13 million
Seven Pounds: $10 million
The Tale of Despereaux: $7 million
Doubt: $5 million
The Day the Earth Stood Still: $4.8 million
Slumdog Millionaire: $4.7 million
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