Thursday, February 5, 2009

If I Had a Ballot

Everyone calls it that. So am I going to.

I include all of the main awards (from Best Picture to Best Screenplay) and the technicals (from Best Art Direction to Best Visual Effects). And then I have two categories I would like to see the AMPAS include. They are signified by being the final two categories listed.

I'm going to model this after the posting by my good friend Actionman (not because I'm stealing everything from him; he just thinks of darn good things to do), by having the nominees in order of best best to least best.

Motion Picture of the Year:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
WALL-E
Slumdog Millionaire
The Fall

Achievement in Directing:

David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Tarsem, The Fall
Ben Stiller, Tropic Thunder

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:

Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man
Seth Rogen, Pineapple Express

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:

Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Cate Blanchett, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Kate Beckinsale, Snow Angels
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Dark Knight
Olivia Thirlby, Snow Angels

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:

Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Aaron Eckhart, The Dark Knight
James Franco, Pineapple Express
Gary Oldman, The Dark Knight
Bobb'E J. Thompson, Role Models

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:

Jane Lynch, Role Models
Tilda Swinton, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Amy Sedaris, Snow Angels
Cate Blanchett, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Amber Heard, Pineapple Express

Animated Motion Picture:

WALL-E
Bolt
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!

Achievement in Screenwriting:

The Dark Knight
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Slumdog Millionaire
Tropic Thunder
Pineapple Express

Achievement in Art Direction:

The Fall
Tropic Thunder
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Cloverfield
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Achievement in Cinematography:

The Fall
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Snow Angels
Changeling

Achievement in Costume Design:

The Fall
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Changeling

Achievement in Film Editing:

Slumdog Millionaire
The Dark Knight
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
WALL-E
Cloverfield

Achievement in Makeup:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Dark Knight

Achievement in Musical Score:

The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
WALL-E
Changeling

Achievement in Sound:

WALL-E
The Dark Knight
Cloverfield
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire

Achievement in Visual Effects:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Iron Man
Wanted
Cloverfield
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Ensemble in a Motion Picture:

Tropic Thunder
The Dark Knight
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Performance by an Actor/Actress in an Extended Cameo:

Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
Eric Roberts, The Dark Knight
Danny McBride, Pineapple Express

Until next year!

4 comments:

ShatterLight said...

You amuse me, dear. If it wasn't there before, "Nerd" is now officially plastered on your forehead.

Actionman said...

Thanks for the shout-out and link! And great picks overall. In a just world, these would be in contention for the major awards. Very solid.

Cypher said...

@ShatterLight: It's always been plastered on his forehead. Ok, more like branded with an iron at 580 degrees. And who are you again?

Joel said...

She's a friend up here at TUFW. She's Crazy Becky.