Oscars on Sunday February 22, 2009

Best Costume Nominee: The Duchess

Best Actor Nominee: Mickey Rourke

Best Picture Nominee: Slumdog Millionaire
The 81st annual Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at The Kodak Theater. International film star and Tony winner, Hugh Jackman will host.

Below is a full list of nominees:

ACTOR, LEADING
Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor”
Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon”
Sean Penn in “Milk”
Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case
of Benjamin Button”
Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler”
BEST PICTURE
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk”
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
ACTOR, SUPPORTING
Josh Brolin in “Milk”
Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder”
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt”
Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight”
Michael Shannon in
“Revolutionary Road”
SHORT FILM, ANIMATED
“La Maison en Petits Cubes”
“Lavatory - Lovestory”
“Oktapodi”
“Presto”
“This Way Up”
ACTRESS, LEADING
Anne Hathaway in
“Rachel Getting Married”
Angelina Jolie in “Changeling”
Melissa Leo in “Frozen River”
Meryl Streep in “Doubt”
Kate Winslet in “The Reader”
SHORT FILM, LIVE ACTION
“Auf der Strecke (On the Line)”
“Manon on the Asphalt”
“New Boy”
“The Pig”
“Spielzeugland (Toyland)”
ACTRESS, SUPPORTING
Amy Adams in “Doubt”
Penélope Cruz in
“Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Viola Davis in “Doubt”
Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case
of Benjamin Button”
Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler”
SOUND EDITING
“The Dark Knight”
“Iron Man”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“WALL-E”
“Wanted”
ANIMATED FEATURE
“Bolt”
“Kung-Fu Panda”
“WALL-E”
SOUND MIXING
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“WALL-E”
“Wanted”
ART DIRECTION
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“The Duchess”
“Revolutionary Road”
VISUAL EFFECTS
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Iron Man”
CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Doubt”
“Frost/Nixon”
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
COSTUME DESIGN
“Australia”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Duchess”
“Milk”
“Revolutionary Road”
SCREENPLAY, ORIGINAL
“Frozen River”
“Happy-Go-Lucky”
“In Bruges”
“Milk”
“WALL-E”
DIRECTING
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk”
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)”
“Encounters at the End of the World”
“The Garden”
“Man on Wire”
“Trouble the Water”
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
“The Conscience of Nhem En”
“The Final Inch”
“Smile Pinki”
“The Witness - From the Balcony of
Room 306”
FILM EDITING
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“The Baader Meinhof Complex”
“The Class”
“Departures”
“Revanche”
“Waltz with Bashir”
MAKEUP
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
ORIGINAL SCORE
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Defiance”
“Milk”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“WALL-E”
ORIGINAL SONG
“Down to Earth” from “WALL-E”
“Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire”
“O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire

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SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE WINS BIG AT GOLDEN GLOBES

The big winners at tonight's Golden Globe Awards were Heath Ledger who won a posthumous award for the role as The Joker , Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler and Kate Winslet who won two statuettes for The Reader and Revolutionary Road. Indian film “Slumdog Millionaire” became the little picture that could at last night’s Golden Globes Awards. It went four for four, winning best picture drama, director, screenplay and musical score.

In the television category, “30 Rock” won Best TV Series (Musical or Comedy) and Best Actress and Actor in a Comedy for Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin, while New York-set “Mad Men” won best TV Drama.

Double nominee Kate Winslet became a double winner after five previous nominations.

“Excuse me, I have a habit of not winning things,” a breathless Winslet said her first time onstage, for Best Supporting Actress for “The Reader.” Returning to collect Best Actress (Drama) for “Revolutionary Road,” Winslet wailed, “Oh, god, here’s the other one!”


Rourke, said during his win for The Wrestler, “It’s been a very long road back for me,” Rourke said. “Several years ago I was almost out of this business.”

Legandary film director Woody Allen’s “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” won Best Picture (Musical or Comedy.)

Bruce Springsteen won Best Song, for his theme to “The Wrestler.”

“Slumdog” was top dog, winning Best Picture (Drama), Director, Screenplay and Best Original Score.

Musical or Comedy Best Actor went to Colin Farrell for “In Bruges.” and Best Actress to Sally Hawkins for “Happy-Go-Lucky.”

“Wall-E” won Best Animated Film. “Waltz With Bashir” won Best Foreign-Language Film.
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Will Smith Named 2008's Top Money Making Movie Star

International superstar Will Smith, star of "Hancock" and "Seven Pounds," was voted the star who generated the most box office revenue for theaters in an annual survey by Quigley Publishing Co.

Smith's superhero summer blockbuster, "Hancock," grossed $228 million. "Seven Pounds," currently in theaters, has grossed $39 million in its first two weeks of release.

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Johnny Depp Graces Entertainment Weekly

Johnny Depp is on the cover of Entertainment Weekly's first look at 2009 preview.

Johnny will play legendary bank robber John Dillenger in the upcoming summer release, Public Enemies. Look the movie in theaters July 1st and look for the issue of Entertainment Weekly on newstands this week.

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