Monday, January 5, 2009

Awards Watch: PGA, Online Critics Nominations

Two disparate groups announced their nominations for their respective kudos-fests today. First up, the Producers Guild of America named what could be the final five come Oscar time: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Frost/Nixon, Slumdog Millionaire and Milk. The latter is already a winner with the PGA, having already been awarded the prestigious Stanley Kramer Award from the group, which is bestowed upon films "taking on provocative social issues". The awards will be handed out January 24.

The nominations for the Online Film Critics Society Awards have finally leaked online (ironically, they are not listed on the group's own website as of yet), with WALL-E and The Wrestler joining Benjamin Button, Dark Knight and Slumdog in their Best Picture line-up. Not sure why they even bothered with nominations though, as their awards will be announced this Thursday, January 8.

See the comments section below for a quick look at all the PGA's film nominees and as many of the OFCS nominees as has been revealed at the time of this posting.

1 comment:

Kirby Holt said...

Producers Guild of America Awards:

Picture:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire

Animated Film:
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

Documentary:
Man on Wire
Standard Operating Procedure
Trouble the Water

The Stanley Kramer Award:
Milk

Online Film Critics Society:

Best Picture:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
The Wrestler

Best Actor:
Benicio Del Toro in Che
Richard Jenkins in The Visitor
Frank Langella in Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn in Milk
Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler

Best Actress:
Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married
Sally Hawkins in Happy-Go-Lucky
Meryl Streep in Doubt
Michelle Williams in Wendy and Lucy
Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road

Best Supporting Actor:
Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight
Eddie Marsan in Happy-Go-Lucky
Michael Shannon in Revolutionary Road

Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams in Doubt
Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis in Doubt
Marisa Tomei in The Wrestler
Kate Winslet in The Reader

Best Director:
Darren Aronofsky for The Wrestler
Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan for The Dark Knight
Andrew Stanton for WALL-E

Best Screenplay - Original:
In Bruges
Milk
Synecdoche, New York
WALL-E
The Wrestler

Best Screenplay - Adapted
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Let the Right One In
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Cinematography:
unknown

Best Editing:
unknown

Best Original Score:
unknown

Best Documentary:
Dear Zachary: a letter to a son about his father
Encounters at the End of the World
I.O.U.S.A.
Man on Wire
My Winnipeg

Best Foreign Language Film:
A Christmas Tale
The Counterfeiters
I’ve Loved You So Long
Let the Right One In
Waltz with Bashir

Best Breakthrough Performance:
unknown

Best Breakthrough Filmmaker:
unknown

Best Animated Feature:
Bolt
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E
Waltz with Bashir