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12/28 Oscarweb Round-up

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:37 am · December 28th, 2008

Viggo Mortensen in Appaloosa • Joe Morgenstern wraps up the year. [Wall Street Journal]

• Michael Lerman on the most misunderstood films of 2008. [Spout Blog]

• Jeffrey Wells tries to draw some parallels between the year’s Best Picture hopefuls and the presidential contenders of 2008. [Hollywood Elsewhere]

• James Rocchi podcasts it up with yours truly on year-end top 10s, the season’s critical kudos and some lighter fare on a Boxing Day edition of The Rocchi Review. [Cinematical]

• Rachel Abramowitz corners the “Valkyrie” trio. [Los Angeles Times]

• Jenny Miller, meanwhile, spends some time with Tom Cruise and Bryan Singer. [Premiere]

• Leonard Klady charts the year’s best with a rare “Appaloosa” inclusion. [Movie City News]

• Speaking of top 10s, Paige Newman considers a few of the year’s lists with a much appreciated shout-out to In Contention. [MSNBC]

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2009 OSCAR NOMINEES
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UPDATED: 2/2/2010

Motion Picture
Directing
- James Cameron
  “Avatar”
- Kathryn Bigelow
  “The Hurt Locker”
- Quentin Tarantino
  “Inglourious Basterds”
- Lee Daniels
  "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
- Jason Reitman
  “Up in the Air”
Actor in a
Leading Role
- Jeff Bridges
  “Crazy Heart”
- George Clooney
  “Up in the Air”
- Colin Firth
  “A Single Man”
- Morgan Freeman
  “Invictus”
- Jeremy Renner
  “The Hurt Locker”
Actress in a
Leading Role
- Sandra Bullock
  “The Blind Side”
- Helen Mirren
  "The Last Station"
- Carey Mulligan
  “An Education”
- Gabourey Sidibe
  "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
- Meryl Streep
  “Julie & Julia”
Actor in a
Supporting Role
- Matt Damon
  “Invictus”
- Woody Harrelson
  “The Messenger”
- Christopher Plummer
  “The Last Station”
- Stanley Tucci
  “The Lovely Bones”
- Christoph Waltz
  “Inglourious Basterds”
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Actress in a
Supporting Role
- Penelope Cruz
  “Nine”
- Vera Farmiga
  “Up in the Air”
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
  “Crazy Heart”
- Anna Kendrick
  “Up in the Air”
- Mo'Nique
  "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
Writing
(Adapted Screenplay)
Writing
(Original Screenplay)
Art Direction
Cinematography
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Costume Design
Film Editing
Makeup
Music
(Original Score)
Music
(Original Song)
Sound Editing
Sound Mixing
Visual Effects
Animated Feature Film
Foreign Language Film
- Argentina
  “The Secret in Their Eyes”
- France
  “A Prophet”
- Germany
  “The White Ribbon”
- Israel
  “Ajami”
- Peru
  “The Milk of Sorrow”
Documentary Feature
Documentary Short
Short Film
(Animated)
Short Film
(Live Action)
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