Apologies if this has been answered somewhere else, or if this should be in the (barren) Critic's section, but does anyone know when the National Board of Review (usually one of the first) award winners come out?
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
Best Supporting Actress: Toni Collette (THE BLACK BALLOON)
Best Supporting Actor: Luke Ford (THE BLACK BALLOON)
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This group (which should be ignored at all costs and tends to reward those studios who give them the most respect - in other words, they can be influenced - names its winners in Dec and then hands out them at a phony dinner where expensive tables are sold to studios so they can make some money.
One reason they have so many winners and spread the wealth is they want everyone to be on the hook.
Originally posted by seanflynn: This group (which should be ignored at all costs and tends to reward those studios who give them the most respect - in other words, they can be influenced - names its winners in Dec and then hands out them at a phony dinner where expensive tables are sold to studios so they can make some money.
One reason they have so many winners and spread the wealth is they want everyone to be on the hook.
Jeez, all you had to do was list when the winners would be announced. I don't think it was necessary to rant about how "phony" the NBR is.
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Originally posted by seanflynn: This group (which should be ignored at all costs and tends to reward those studios who give them the most respect - in other words, they can be influenced - names its winners in Dec and then hands out them at a phony dinner where expensive tables are sold to studios so they can make some money.
One reason they have so many winners and spread the wealth is they want everyone to be on the hook.
I'm so-so when it comes to the National Board. When they name Bucket List one of the year's best, it's laughable. But when they recognize artists like Tim Burton last year, I start to respect the board more.
Like I said: so-so. Christopher Nolan for Best Director!
And Best Supporting Actor should go to Heath, but with NBR's whole "nominate two people for playing same role different ages," I'm guessing it'll go to the Slumdog boys or Ralph Fiennes and younger self in Reader.
My Oscar Predictions:
PICTURE: Milk or Dark Knight DIRECTOR: David Fincher, Curious Case of Benjamin Button ACTOR: Sean Penn, Milk or Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon ACTRESS: Meryl Streep, Doubt or Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, Dark Knight or Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kate Winslet, The Reader, or Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Milk ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire ANIMATED FEATURE: Wall.E BEST ORIGINAL SONG: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman, "Down to Earth" BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Thomas Newman, Wall.E
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Originally posted by seanflynn: This group (which should be ignored at all costs and tends to reward those studios who give them the most respect - in other words, they can be influenced - names its winners in Dec and then hands out them at a phony dinner where expensive tables are sold to studios so they can make some money.
One reason they have so many winners and spread the wealth is they want everyone to be on the hook.
Damn, another corrupt award ceremony organization.
FYC-
Best Actor in a Lead Role: Michael Fassbender, Hunger
EW's Dave Karger is predicting that best actor and best actress will go to Clint Eastwood and Kate Winslet, and here's his top 10 selections (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button being his pick for #1):
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Doubt Frost/Nixon Gran Torino Milk Rachel Getting Married The Reader Revolutionary Road Slumdog Millionaire The Visitor
Congratulations, Primetime Emmy Winners!
Comedy Series: 30 ROCK Drama Series: MAD MEN Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, 30 ROCK Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, BREAKING BAD Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Glenn Close, DAMAGES Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Glynn Turman, IN TREATMENT Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Željko Ivanek, DAMAGES Writing in a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program: THE COLBERT REPORT
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Originally posted by Atypical: EW's Dave Karger is predicting that best actor and best actress will go to Clint Eastwood and Kate Winslet, and here's his top 10 selections (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button being his pick for #1):
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Doubt Frost/Nixon Gran Torino Milk Rachel Getting Married The Reader Revolutionary Road Slumdog Millionaire The Visitor
Not surprised by Dark Knight exclusion. Really thought he'd predict Rourke for actor, though.
My Oscar Predictions:
PICTURE: Milk or Dark Knight DIRECTOR: David Fincher, Curious Case of Benjamin Button ACTOR: Sean Penn, Milk or Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon ACTRESS: Meryl Streep, Doubt or Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, Dark Knight or Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kate Winslet, The Reader, or Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Milk ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire ANIMATED FEATURE: Wall.E BEST ORIGINAL SONG: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman, "Down to Earth" BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Thomas Newman, Wall.E
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Originally posted by Atypical: EW's Dave Karger is predicting that best actor and best actress will go to Clint Eastwood and Kate Winslet, and here's his top 10 selections (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button being his pick for #1):
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Doubt Frost/Nixon Gran Torino Milk Rachel Getting Married The Reader Revolutionary Road Slumdog Millionaire The Visitor
Not surprised by Dark Knight exclusion. Really thought he'd predict Rourke for actor, though.
I'm not surprised either. The NBR are very into prestige pictures with a literary bent and popcorn pictures have a hard time making their list even if the reviews are very good. Best picture winner "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" didn't even make their top ten list. I considered removing "The Dark Knight" from my list but am keeping it. Dave Karger has "The Visitor" in his top ten but I placed it in the Independent Film Top Ten so I still had a space for "The Dark Knight".
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Here we go guys: ----------------------------------------------- WINNERS LIST:
Best Film: Slumdog Millionaire Best Director: David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Best Actor: Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino Best Actress: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married Best Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin, Milk Best Supporting Actress: Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona Best Foreign Language Film: Mongol Best Documentary: Man on Wire Best Animated Feature: Wall-E Best Ensemble Cast: Doubt Breakthrough Performance by an Actor: Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire Breakthrough Performance by an Actress: Viola Davis, Doubt Best Directorial Debut: Courtney Hunt, Frozen River Best Original Screenplay: Nick Schenk, Gran Torino Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire and Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Spotlight Award: Melissa Leo, Frozen River and Richard Jenkins, The Visitor The BVLGARI Award for NBR Freedom of Expression: Trumbo
Top Ten Films:
Burn After Reading Changeling The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Defiance Frost/Nixon Gran Torino Milk Wall-E The Wrestler
Top Five Foreign Language Films:
Edge of Heaven Let the Right One In Roman de Guerre A Secret Waltz with Bashir
Top Five Documentary Films:
American Teen The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) Dear Zachary Encounters at the End of the World Roman Polanski: Wanted & Desired
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Congratulations, Primetime Emmy Winners!
Comedy Series: 30 ROCK Drama Series: MAD MEN Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, 30 ROCK Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, BREAKING BAD Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Glenn Close, DAMAGES Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Glynn Turman, IN TREATMENT Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Željko Ivanek, DAMAGES Writing in a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program: THE COLBERT REPORT
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Originally posted by Atypical: Here we go guys: ----------------------------------------------- Best Film: Slumdog Millionaire Best Director: David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Best Actor: Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino Best Actress: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married Best Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin, Milk Best Supporting Actress: Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona Best Foreign Language Film: Mongol Best Documentary: Man on Wire Best Animated Feature: Wall-E Best Ensemble Cast: Doubt Breakthrough Performance by an Actor: Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire Breakthrough Performance by an Actress: Viola Davis, Doubt Best Directorial Debut: Courtney Hunt, Frozen River Best Original Screenplay: Nick Schenk, Gran Torino Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire and Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Spotlight Award: Melissa Leo, Frozen River and Richard Jenkins, The Visitor The BVLGARI Award for NBR Freedom of Expression: Trumbo
Top Ten Films: Burn After Reading Changeling The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Defiance Frost/Nixon Gran Torino Milk Wall-E The Wrestler
Top Five Foreign Language Films: Edge of Heaven Let the Right One In Roman de Guerre A Secret Waltz with Bashir
Top Five Documentary Films: American Teen The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) Dear Zachary Encounters at the End of the World Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Man, I was way off this year.
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The site's been corrected now, and "Mongol" won Best Foreign Language film instead of "Roman de Gare."
Congratulations, Primetime Emmy Winners!
Comedy Series: 30 ROCK Drama Series: MAD MEN Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, 30 ROCK Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, BREAKING BAD Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Glenn Close, DAMAGES Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Glynn Turman, IN TREATMENT Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Željko Ivanek, DAMAGES Writing in a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program: THE COLBERT REPORT
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Here's the top 10 independent films: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top Independent Films (in alphabetical order):
Frozen River In Bruges In Search of a Midnight Kiss Mr. Foe Rachel Getting Married Snow Angels Son of Rambow Wendy & Lucy Vicky Cristina Barcelona The Visitor
Congratulations, Primetime Emmy Winners!
Comedy Series: 30 ROCK Drama Series: MAD MEN Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, 30 ROCK Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, BREAKING BAD Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Glenn Close, DAMAGES Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Glynn Turman, IN TREATMENT Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Željko Ivanek, DAMAGES Writing in a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program: THE COLBERT REPORT
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Originally posted by seanflynn: They do all their lists that way.
It is beyond silly, but allows them to add more titles and sell more tables to their dinner.
That's news to me. I thought their best picture was always #1 on their list. If they've always had eleven films on their list I was not aware of it until this year.
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They've been doing this for a year or two. As I said, just part of their racket to get as many different studios as possible on the hook for buying tables.
Originally posted by seanflynn: They've been doing this for a year or two. As I said, just part of their racket to get as many different studios as possible on the hook for buying tables.
I do agree it is a racket but based on that why did they ignore heavy-hitters this year like "Revolutionary Road", "Doubt", "The Reader", etc? I always thought they were in the prestige business but their list this year does not look like that.
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