Best picture: "The Dark Knight", "Frost/Nixon", "Slumdog Millionaire", "WALL-E", "The Wrestler"

Best director: Darren Aronofsky for "The Wrestler," Danny Boyle for "Slumdog Millionaire," Ron Howard for "Frost/Nixon," Christopher Nolan for "The Dark Knight" and Andrew Stanton for "WALL-E."

Best actor: Josh Brolin for "W.", Leonardo DiCaprio for "Revolutionary Road," Frank Langella for "Frost/Nixon," Sean Penn for "Milk" and Mickey Rourke for "The Wrestler."

Best actress: Anne Hathaway for "Rachel Getting Married," Sally Hawkins for "Happy-Go-Lucky," Melissa Leo for "Frozen River," Meryl Streep for "Doubt" and Kate Winslet for "Revolutionary Road."

Best supporting actor: Robert Downey Jr. for "Tropic Thunder," James Franco for "Milk," Heath Ledger for "The Dark Knight," Eddie Marsan for "Happy-Go-Lucky" and Michael Sheen for "Frost/Nixon."

Best supporting actress: Amy Adams for "Doubt," Elizabeth Banks for "W.," Penelope Cruz for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," Rosemarie DeWitt for "Rachel Getting Married" and Marisa Tomei for "The Wrestler."

Best ensemble: "Burn After Reading," "Frost/Nixon," "Rachel Getting Married," "Revolutionary Road" and "Tropic Thunder."

Best newcomer: Rosemarie DeWitt, actress, "Rachel Getting Married"; Rebecca Hall, actress, "Frost/Nixon" and "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"; Danny McBride, actor, "Pineapple Express"; Martin McDonough, writer/director, "In Bruges"; Dev Patel, actor, "Slumdog Millionaire"; Catinca Untaru, actress, "The Fall."

http://blog.mlive.com/projectmayhem/2008/12/detroit_fil...itics_society_a.html

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Michael Sheen in supporting; Adams, not Davis, for Doubt.

And again, no mention of Michael Shannon or BB.

I know this group really doesn't matter but WALL-E FTW!

Not a bad list of nominees. Cate Blanchett is grossly missing once again from these small awards groups.

Happy to see Josh Brolin up for Best Actor this time around..with Leo Dicaprio as well.


And....FINALLY...we see the splendid Kate Winslet up for Best Actress for "Revolutionary Road".

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Not a bad list of nominees. Cate Blanchett is grossly missing once again from these small awards groups.

My guess is probably they haven't seen The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, or not enough of them to nominate it since Taraji P. Henson didn't show up here either; she's been showing up at a few places.

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And again, no mention of Michael Shannon or BB.

Maybe all that buzz was wrong. I think it started at In Contention with Kris Tapley, but I could be mistaken about that. I know that was the first place I read about Shannon's buzz, but Tapley doesn't always have the best track record when it comes to the Oscars although I do find that his tastes match up the most out of the Oscar pundits that I'm familiar with. While I'm certainly not as much as an expert as he, I still couldn't believe that he thought Diane Lane had no chance to be nominated for Unfaithful until she kept picking up so many precursors then he finally if reluctantly changed his mind.

Anyhow, he better pick up a Globe nomination today if he wants to be nominated for an Oscar because he certainly can't rely on the critics to give him a boost. In fact, I'm thinking of replacing him out of my line-up with Eddie Marsan. Hawkins seems like she will likely be nominated now for Best Actress since she'll pick up the Globe nomination and probably win with little competition except Streep. Plus, she has all those other critic awards, so I think she's safe. I think that she'll likely bring Marsan with her too.

I hope so. He was just as good as Sally.

What a bunch of twats for snubbing Viola Davis!


And can someone PLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEE tell me what is award-worthy about Penelope Cruz's performance????

I am also happy for Marisa Tomei. She has turned into a fine actress over the years. I would like to see her Oscar nominated again soon.

Woo hoo! Scrolling down a pretty standard list of critics noms, imagine my surprise to see Catinca Untaru cited for Best Newcomer for "The Fall." Next stop, Oscar! ... Okay, maybe not.

That's great that this group remembered Eddie Marsan along with Sally Hawkins like that.

Winners:

Best Film: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Best Director: Danny Boyle, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Best Actor: Mickey Rourke, THE WRESTLER

Best Actress: Kate Winslet, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, THE DARK KNIGHT

Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei, THE WRESTLER

Best Ensemble: FROST/NIXON

Best Newcomer: Martin McDonagh, writer/director, IN BRUGES

Nice recognition for Martin McDonagh!

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YES!! Another win for Kate Winslet. Starting to look better for her. I am also VERY happy she beat out Streep.

YAY!

Kate Winslet...!!!