The 81st Academy Awards: Hosted by Hugh Jackman

ABC .com ^ | 2/22/09

[lewisglad]

Best Picture 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' 'Frost/Nixon' 'Milk' 'The Reader' 'Slumdog Millionaire'

Best Director Danny Boyle 'Slumdog Millionaire' Stephen Daldry 'The Reader' David Fincher 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' Ron Howard 'Frost/Nixon' Gus Van Sant 'Milk'

Best Actor Richard Jenkins 'The Visitor' Frank Langella 'Frost/Nixon' Sean Penn 'Milk' Brad Pitt 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' Mickey Rourke 'The Wrestler'

Best Actress Anne Hathaway 'Rachel Getting Married' Angelina Jolie 'Changeling' Melissa Leo 'Frozen River' Meryl Streep 'Doubt' Kate Winslet 'The Reader'

Best Supporting Actor Josh Brolin 'Milk' Robert Downey Jr. 'Tropic Thunder' Philip Seymour Hoffman 'Doubt' Heath Ledger 'The Dark Knight' Michael Shannon 'Revolutionary Road'

Best Supporting Actress Amy Adams 'Doubt' Penelope Cruz 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' Viola Davis 'Doubt' Taraji P. Henson 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' Marisa Tomei 'The Wrestler'

Best Animated Feature Film 'Bolt' 'Kung Fu Panda' 'Wall-E' Best Foreign Film 'The Baader Meinhof Complex' Germany 'The Class'France 'Departures'Japan 'Revanche' Austria 'Waltz With Bashir' Israel

Best Original Screenplay 'Milk' Dustin Lance Black 'Frozen River' Courtney Hunt 'Happy Go Lucky' Mike Leigh 'In Bruges' Martin McDonagh 'Wall-E' Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Pete Docter

Best Adapted Screenplay 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' Eric Roth, Robin Swicord 'Doubt' John Patrick Shanley 'Frost/ Nixon' Peter Morgan 'The Reader' David Hare 'Slumdog Millionaire' Simon Beaufoy

Best Documentary Feature 'The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)' 'Encounters at the End of the World' 'The Garden' 'Man on Wire' 'Trouble the Water' Best Original Score 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' 'Defiance' 'Milk' 'Slumdog Millionaire' 'WALL-E'

Best Original Song 'Down to Earth'

'WALL-E' 'Jai Ho'

'Slumdog Millionaire' 'O Saya'

'Slumdog Millionaire' Best Film Editing 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall 'The Dark Knight' Lee Smith 'Frost/Nixon' Mike Hill, Dan Hanley 'Milk' Elliot Graham 'Slumdog Millionaire' Chris Dickens

[Tax-chick]

I think we’ll watch “Patton” on DVD, but I’m looking forward to seeing pictures of the clothes when I have time in the next day or two.

[lewisglad]

I think Penn will win as a lazy Hollywierd ‘protest’ against Prop 8. Too bad, because Mickey Rourke deserves it

[mass55th]

"Wow.....only Movie on this list I have seen was the Batman Dark Knight flick."

I haven't seen any of them. In fact, I just watched "There Will Be Blood" last week when it finally came to TV. I'm about a year behind.

[LuciaMia]

It’s a treasured American tradition-bitching about the Oscars. Cause, boy, there’s always plenty to bitch about.
But the one thing I had to laugh at this year, were critics complaining about the obscureness of the Best Movie nominees. “How many people have seen these?” they whine.
Let your thoughts waft back to other years, when the critical whine was all about
Hollywood blockbusters being the Oscar darllings, instead of all those more deserving obscure, artsy films.

[freedumb2003]

It’s already happened.

Some of the actors and actresses are wearing white ribbons in support AGAINST Prop 8.

I would LOVE it if they bring up destroying the planet — almost all the celebs have been coming in limos, including and especially Hummer and Expedition styles.

[PaleoBob]

It’s great to hear that Clooney is out there in Darfur saving lives and resolving the conflict. Maybe he could stay on another 40 years or so—?? (If he needs a rowboat, maybe Sean Penn could send him that contraption he sunk in New Orleans.)

[linn37]

I’m rooting for Mickey to beat out Sean Penn. Other then that not even an evening of eyeballing Jackman could entice me to watch that drivel.

But I will watch this thread so I can trash the evening wear!

[mass55th]

"The 'Lion King' for me. "

The last Indiana Jones movie for me.

[Squantos]

300 was 07 movie I think ?!?!?

Academy awards aren’t about skill’s , good stories or performances anymore they are a political tool of liberal losers. I have already spent more time than I should on the subject matter.....:o)

[lewisglad]

Mickey Rourke crying about his dogs on Barbara Wa-Wa. "WHERE WERE THE DOGS?"

This is better than the actual Oscars

[lewisglad]

Mickey is quite stylish with his open collar and Don Johnson scarf :) (with his hand down his trousers)

[Cringing Negativism Network]

The what?

Hosted by who?

(really, why do any FReepers even care?...)

Hollywood long ago became occupied by hostile gay liberals.

If you are tempted to watch a movie (why would anyone be anymore?) don’t.

Send your $10 to FR instead.

[gwilhelm56]

**Some of the actors and actresses are wearing white ribbons in support**

I used to wear a BLACK RIBBON like those ... when asked, I to told them it was my “I DON”T GIVE AN EFF about NUTTIN”

[lewisglad]

The should go back to bribing the celebs 100k to come to the ceremony. Some of them i’m sure didn’t report it as income to the IRS.

[rabidralph]

Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr. 'Tropic Thunder'

Oh the irony.

[eleni121]

I guess it's that time again--I turn it over to Lord Alfred:

I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle

[ReagansShinyHair]

I refer to him as Huge Ack-man. No talent stiff, not even good for a laugh as is the Huge Manatee...

From what I've heard he's actually a decent guy, and faithful to his wife. A rarity in Hollywood.

[gwilhelm56]

Now, instead, they have “”GIFT BASKETS”!! IRS is still trying to figure HOW to stick them as INCOME... but they running in to all kinds of trouble.

[Drew68]

(really, why do any FReepers even care?...)

Hollywood long ago became occupied by hostile gay liberals.

If you are tempted to watch a movie (why would anyone be anymore?) don’t.

Duly noted.

Thank you for your concern.

[lewisglad]

Miley Cyrus looks nice.