Shocking that Revolutionary Road is snubbed across the board.

Milk and Benjamin Button lead with nominations and The Dark Knight receives 6 nods!

BEST PICTURE

Nominees:
• Changeling
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Doubt
• Frost/Nixon
• Milk
• The Reader
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Wall-E
• The Wrestler


BEST ACTOR

Nominees:
• Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino
• Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
• Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
• Sean Penn - Milk
• Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

BEST ACTRESS

Nominees:
• Kate Beckinsale - Nothing But the Truth
• Cate Blanchett - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
• Angelina Jolie - Changeling
• Melissa Leo - Frozen River
• Meryl Streep - Doubt


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Nominees:
• Josh Brolin - Milk
• Robert Downey, Jr. - Tropic Thunder
• Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
• Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
• James Franco - Milk

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Nominees:
• Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Viola Davis - Doubt
• Vera Farmiga - Nothing But the Truth
• Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
• Kate Winslet - The Reader


BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

Nominees:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Doubt
• Milk
• Rachel Getting Married


BEST DIRECTOR

Nominees:
• Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
• David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
• Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight
• Gus Van Sant - Milk


BEST WRITER (Original or Adapted Screenplay)

Nominees:
• Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire
• Dustin Lance Black - Milk
• Peter Morgan - Frost/Nixon
• Eric Roth - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• John Patrick Shanley - Doubt


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Nominees:
• Bolt
• Kung Fu Panda
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
• Wall-E
• Waltz With Bashir


BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS (Under 21)

Nominees:
• Dakota Fanning - The Secret Life of Bees
• David Kross - The Reader
• Dev Petal - Slumdog Millionaire
• Brandon Walters - Australia


BEST ACTION MOVIE

Nominees:
• The Dark Knight
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• Iron Man
• Quantum of Solace
• Wanted


BEST COMEDY MOVIE

Nominees:
• Burn After Reading
• Forgetting Sarah Marshall
• Role Models
• Tropic Thunder
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona


BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Nominees:
• John Adams
• Recount
• Coco Chanel


BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Nominees:
• A Christmas Tale
• Gomorrah
• I’ve Loved You So Long
• Let the Right One In
• Mongol
• Waltz With Bashir


BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Nominees:
• I.O.U.S.A.
• Man On Wire
• Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
• Standard Operating Procedure
• Young At Heart


BEST SONG

Nominees:
• "Another Way to Die" (performed by Jack White and Alicia Keys, written by Jack White) - Quantum of Solace
• "Down to Earth" (performed by Peter Gabriel, written by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman) - Wall-E
• "I Thought I Lost You" (performed Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, written by Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele) - Bolt
• "Jaiho" (performed by A.R. Rahman, written by A.R. Rahman and Gulzar) - Slumdog Millionaire
• "The Wrestler" (performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen) - The Wrestler


BEST COMPOSER

Nominees:
• Alexandre Desplat - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Clint Eastwood - Changeling
• Danny Elfman - Milk
• Hans Zimmer/James Newton Howard - The Dark Knight
• A.R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire

Not sursprised by the RR diss. It's recieved good reviews but not passionate reviews, mostly everyone has sighted some flaws.

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Originally posted by Brilliance inmorbid:
Not sursprised by the RR diss. It's recieved good reviews but not passionate reviews, mostly everyone has sighted some flaws.

But so did Doubt and it got 6 nominations. I am sure that RR will bounce back.

And there is the Marisa Tomei mention I was waiting for! I knew she would start gain more attention, even with the Spirit snub!

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Originally posted by Troy:
And there is the Marisa Tomei mention I was waiting for! I knew she would start gain more attention, even with the Spirit snub!

Now lets hope they don't revoke for nod like the St. Louis Critics did.

And I'm totally in shock right now at all the RR snubs and Kate Beckinsale making it in over Winslet, Scott Thomas, and Hawkins.

I'm wondering if something happened to make RR ineligible for the BCFA. Hmm.

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Now lets hope they don't revoke for nod like the St. Louis Critics did.

LOL. Why did St. Louis revoke the nomination?? Not that it matters at all, but I didn't notice that!

Yeah, wow at the Revolutionary Road snubs...but I would like to say I called this backlash back in the summer.

And YES!!! for Kate Beckinsale getting into Best Actress. Well deserved. This will start to pick up her buzz.

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Originally posted by Troy:

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Now lets hope they don't revoke for nod like the St. Louis Critics did.

LOL. Why did St. Louis revoke the nomination?? Not that it matters at all, but I didn't notice that!

I have no idea. First the Golden Satellites revokes Viola's nod, now St. Louis does the same to Marissa. It's a mess.

Kate Beckinsale over Kristen Scott Thomas, Sally Hawkins, and Kate Winslet? Didn't see that one coming. They could have thrown a bone to Bill Irwin for "Rachel Getting Married" in supporting actor to make that field six nominees. That five could easily end being Oscar's final five. That's a great reception for "The Dark Knight" that I hope continues.

Go TDK! But I'm pretty shocked that RR got nothing.

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Originally posted by Brilliance inmorbid:
Not sursprised by the RR diss. It's recieved good reviews but not passionate reviews, mostly everyone has sighted some flaws.

But so did Doubt and it got 6 nominations. I am sure that RR will bounce back.

Yes, but there've been a couple raving reviews for "Doubt" and it already has a few mentions in a few critics top ten best of the year.In no way do I think "Doubt" is a BP contender. But it at least doesn't have the blah factor that RR seems to have been anointed with.

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Kate Beckinsale defintiely deserves the attention. Hopefully she sneaks into The Globes as well...

Its interesting how Emile Hirsch hasn't factored into any race yet for his excellent work in Milk yet both of his co-stars are getting recognized for performances that are not as strong in my opinion. I'm not surprised about Josh Brolin as hes been good in so many quality films the last 2 yrs that he was bound to get nominated for something. But James Franco who I like very much by the way but gets in for sorta a simple role in Milk. I think if u drop Vera Farmiga in supporting actress those very well could be the Oscar nods. Surprised that Angelina Jolie makes it in over Sally Hawkins for Best Actress and I'm starting to think I don't have to worry about Melissa Leo getting overlooked as she keeps showing up everywhere. Also not crazy about Richard Jenkins nod for The Visitor a film that I was not crazy about. But overall I think allot of oscar nominees got nods here and thankfully none of the Rachel getting Married Girls in supporting and Marisa Tomei who was excellent in the Wrestler finally shows up.

No Rosemarie DeWitt shocking! No Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road? No Michael Shannon? What a snub!

Go Wall-E for Best Picture!

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yep, as i expected. forget about kate winslet winning lead if it isnt for the reader. she'll (sadly) have to work in supporting for a in-your-face lead role. lead actress is meryl streep vs anne hathaway, and streep is indeed the frontrunner. supporting categories look great, and i think supporting actor is locked, with only downey jr as unsure. supporting actress cruz, winslet, henson and davis are locks, the final spot going to either RGM ladies or marisa tomei. this is becoming really exciting

So, could Beckinsale and Farmiga actually make it into the Oscar race?

Does anyone think Pitt and Jolie will be snubbed at this year's Oscars like they were last year? Jolie got Critics Choice, Globe and SAG nominations for A Mighty Heart and if she couldn't get an Oscar nod, I'll doubt she'll get one for Changeling.

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The total lack of nominations for "Revolutionary Road" surprises me! So as the snubs for Kristin Scott Thomas and Rosemarie DeWitt.

don't see this coming at all, but how much would be great after this snub to see Kate Winslet taking best actress for RR at LFCA or NYFCA? Let's hope..