Oscars 2009: Best Picture Nominees

[CoupDeGrace888]

The Dark Knight should have been best picture.

People deserve to have their faith rewarded!

[gamenerd323]

Gran Torino is awesome! All clint Eastwood movies are just so good!

[Princess9961]

I'm surprised they didn't nominate WALL-E or The Dark Knight, both films were just as good

[kondurperusix]

benjamin button and the reader are the best!

[K0n0ne]

is there a beyond the trailer movie review on the dark knight?

[BeyondTheTrailer]

No, but my first show RevYOU did cover it! Just search for "RevYOU The Dark Knight".

- Grace

[paint9er]

Slumdog and Button were both very great films, i wanted to see Milk, and Frost/Nixon and Reader I feel no interest to view

[grievous1]

They were misunderstood Frost Nixon didn't cause an upset in the best picture category the Reader did

[MarvelDCComicsHero]

MY PICKS:

Best Picture: The Dark KNight

Best Actor: Frank Langella or Mickey Rourke

Best Actress: Meryl Streep

Best Director: Chris Nolan

Best Screenplay: Slumdog

Best Supporting Actor: HEath Ledger

Best Supporting ACtress: Viola Davis

[fishnet4media]

slumdog millionaire was touching

[sonicfan74]

slumdog is the worst best pictuer winer of the past 10 years

[a31094]

no thats crash

[sonicfan74]

crash is a great film people dont like it because it touches on a a touchy subject matter.now in youur opinion crash is the worst and thats fine but for me slumdog has nothing to it it has no depth to it nothing to take from it nothing that blows me away or anything like that its good but thats about it

[a31094]

ok thats your opinion

[fishnet4media]

exactly

[fishnet4media]

fuck u

[sonicfan74]

what? you say exactly which means its my opinion then you say fuck u i dont undetstand what you mean. slumdog was not rouching to me it was fake teenage love nothing more i thought benjimen button and walle were both more romantic and touching. for me slumdog moved to fast and did give me enough time to make a bound with these people.thats my opinion its evey bit as valied as yours

[Neropatti]

Congrats on guessing the winner!!!

[jmlticao]

for me, the best picture should have been won by the reader, sorry slumdog fans but i think, everything's done great with the reader. kate's really convincing and kross did pretty well of course fiennes great

[smokly27]

It shows the reality of the slums. but thats not all of india. most of the population of india is middle-class and that is somewhere between slumdog and all those rich indian movies. it shows one aspect and thats all it should be viewed as... no one movie can sum up such a huge country and its varied cultures

[quiet4us2]

it only won because of libtard hollyweird trying to still kiss the ass of terrorist countries. that's the only reason. and it won't work. this idiot in office will surely cost many more American lives just like that moron bill cliton. so 4 u fools that voted for osama jobiden laden....your day is comming.

[oOKitty86Oo]

lol I agree

[wesleysolmon]

rumors are saying it won because of the actimng that it got out of the children

[venkrishstalin]

slumdog is d best among d best.....it deserves 2 win ....though it potrays the reality of slums of my country.....but still tats the truth......so far everyone made movie on rich indians......our culture....our heritage....but Danny approached in a different way...which led him to a path of victory...which includes many BAFTA's ,GOLDEN GLOBE's...etc.....& most precious of them all 8 OSCARS.....

[fattynutella]

Frieda Pinto is not from Britain. She is from Mumbai. She studied in Mumbai as well.

[baidurya001]

the top 3-

Milk-the best of the 3...9.5/10

slumdog-potrayed india in a very realistic but negative way...8/10

benjamin button-its good...but i hated when the old woman spoke...i couldn't make out what she was saying and most of the time it was boring...5/10

[scar50]

slumdog was gay and boring as hell, I cant belive it won over the dark knight in there categories. The academy can be fuckin idiots sometime.

[venkrishstalin]

have u even seen slumdog....just bcoz d movie potrays the truth....its boring 4 ya.....u gotta b fucking kiding me...

[khadeeja76]

I just watched the curious case of Benjamin Buttons it was amazing..the actors were great...loved it

[fredo69]

FUCK STUPID ASS DARK KNIGHT!!!!

[jimmers205]

The Reader - sucks, why is it nominated?i don't know.

Curious Case of Benjamin Button - everyone walked out of this movie saying "did you see the special effects, HE LOOKED OLD!" translation: it sucks and won't win

Slumdog Millionaire - stunning. the most triumphant and energetic movie to come along in years. it deserves to win.

Milk - could very well snub Slumdog.

Frost/Nixon - haven't seen it, so i cant say.

[madison9292]

Very well stated. :D

[jimmers205]

though if it were up to me, The Reader and Curious Case would be replaced with The Dark Knight and The Wrestler

[billlawry64]

Slumdog or milk deserve to win

[kersten5191]

yay for Slumdog!

[kimchiseoul]

slumdog will win!

[kondurperufour]

Gran torino deserved nomination for best picture,fuck the fagot milk ,and fucking nixon !!

[stuartdrummond]

You homophobic moron. Fuck you.

[kondurperufour]

I'm not homophobic,but neither love gays,milk is an overrated movie,harvey milk is only popular in usa,the rest of the world gives a shit about him

[mykalroze]

I finally saw Slumdog Millionaire, and it's OK. It's nowhere near as good as critics and others make it out to be. It's rather repetitive, locked into a question-flashback framework throughout the whole movie. It's predictable and while it has some moving moments, it's rather superficial. The movie could have used some toning down, it could have been more powerful that way. It feels like a movie by an outsider, which is what Slumdog is. It's an interesting idea, but lacks the subtlety it needed.

[fishingchips16]

i've only seen benjamin button so... go benjamin!

[kondurperufour]

really??? but the actors in the trailer looks indian

[pacerocks1]

GO SLUMDOG!

[SpacemanRam]

The Dark Knight and Slumdog Millionaire were my favorite movies from 08....

Well, at least one of them got the accolades it deserves.

[kondurperufour]

The reader looks good

[kondurperufour]

what is the plot of slumdog?? looks like another corny bollywood movie

[kondurperufour]

is fucking bollywood you dumbass

[kondurperufour]

wtf?? bollywood movies are so corny!!!!!

[kondurperufour]

Benjamin buton is much better than forrest gump,slumdog ??? hahhhaahahahah bollywood movies are so corny!!!

[Zahinn]

I dont think it actually matters if a film wins Best Picture or not...I mean look at Shawshank Redemption..It lost to Forest Grumps, yet it hold the number 1 spot of the top 250 films in IMBD ...

Look at the Godfather films, they weren't nominated for 8 or 13 Oscars...yet they are considered one of the best films today. ...

I feel the same way about The Dark Knight. Its a sin that it wasn't nominated. ..

I already know Slumdog is going to win -_- Although I prefer Benjamin Buttons.

[Silverblade57]

The Reader is a good film. you should watch it Grace. Did you see it yet?

[BeyondTheTrailer]

I have NOT seen it! It's good, huh?

[pacerocks1]

i loved it

[dooickouski]

the only movie in here that I've seen in Bejamen Button

[SpiderJon07]

i am so awestruck that the Dark Knight didn't make Best Picture

[MrBubonicChronic]

did "requiem for a dream" ever win any awards? that movie blew my mind away.

[BeyondTheTrailer]

Ellen Burstyn got the most recognition for Requiem For A Dream, including an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

[kondurperufour]

Gran torino deserved nomination for best picture,fuck the fagot milk ,and fucking nixon

[mykalroze]

Even though you're rather brash in your post here, you're right. Gran Torino is one powerful movie that stays with you. I've seen it twice, the last time a couple weeks ago, and I still can't stop thinking about it. I plan on seeing it again. I saw Slumdog, and it's OK. It's not as deep as it should be and grows repetitive, and the ending is predictable. Gran Torino is both sad and redemptive. The acting of the Asian-Am actors might not be the best, but it's a movie greater than its parts.

[hisunand]

slumdog deserves the oscar for best picture,screenplay,music and editing

[SCREAMfanatic123]

go slumdog millionare!!!

i loved benjamin button and the dark knight, but i thought slumdog millionare was really original and enjoyable

[MOVIELORD38]

The dark knight

[Vanildojr]

Yeah, Slumdog Millionaire must win!

[dooickouski]

whats with the supercomputerized voice?

[an3033]

I think its wall-e from the movie wall-e

[BeyondTheTrailer]

haha - yes, Wall-E has been kind enough to lend his voice for these Oscar specials. :)

[hashingtonwoliday]

ur hot and ur voice is too for some weird reason

[OfficialDeejayW]

I wish The Dark Knight was nominated for Best Picture!

[BeyondTheTrailer]

Me too!

[OfficialDeejayW]

The Dark Knight really wasn't nominated for any big awards... besides Best Supporting Actor, but everyone knew Heath would be nominated. I sure hope he wins! The Dark Knight was nominated for a lot of sound and editing and effect awards though.

[edssdd]

benjamin button FTW!!!

[KIGENTS]

I agree with Grace.. Slumdog millionare..

[craigjkb]

slumdog millionaire ??? is any good ?

stay away from the reader i still want my money back from that .

[kerric123456]

grace, how many times can u vote?

[BeyondTheTrailer]

Alas, you can only vote once. We're trying to keep the vote as realistic as possible.

[MB207869]

Frost/Nixon

[portalplayer]

FYI, Harvey Milk wasn't assassinated because of his beliefs or for being gay.

[BeyondTheTrailer]

No, but he was assassinated for his belief in equal rights for gay people.

[lukeyboy553]

slumdog millionaire

[funudafilms]

Slumdog Millionaire FTW!!!! That movie was soooo much better than the others. I would be incredibly angry if any others were to win best picture.

[mykalroze]

I'm only remotely interested in seeing Slumdog Millionaire, but have had numerous opportunities to see it, but changed my mind each time. As for the others, they seem like the quite often slow, dragging, self-important movies the Academy members crave.

[21GeeOff21]

you should go see it

it wasnt really a movie i would normally go out and watch

but

i thought it was really good

[mykalroze]

Maybe I'll give it a shot next weekend. I don't like seeing movies with big crowds because usually the more people you have with you, the more likely there's going to be texters and other rude idiots who can't just sit and watch a movie. WHY do people text? Why? Despite there being signs on the door and messages on the screen before the movie starts saying, no texting, no using cell phones during the movie?? If those f'ing texts are so important, don't go to the movie! damn!

[mykalroze]

With my rant out of the way, I'll write about Slumdog. :) I've heard mixed things about Slumdog. Few movies, if any, live up to the hype. Even, say, Dark Knight didn't live up to it. So, anyway, three weeks ago or so, I was in front of the movie theater, there was a line with about five people in it, and with about 5 minutes to go before showtime, I went up to the kiosk, and it didn't work ! I looked at the line, and knew it would take too long. So I left. Is it big-screen worthy, or a rental?

[21GeeOff21]

id say if you have some extra cash and time go see it in theaters but thats just how i do stuff the only thing i ever feel i have to go to the theaters for are action movies anyway otherwise i feel i can get the same effect on a home screen you know like comedies are still funny even if the screen is smaller but slumdog does have a few short action sequences/chases if you want to wait it out though id just save it for a rental

[mykalroze]

I'll see some dramas at the movies -- I saw Gran Torino twice, for example. Sometimes a drama can feel more powerful on the big screen, but, yes, most of the time, they're best for action movies. Dark Knight was incredible in IMAX, and even great on the "small" big screens. I've found that dramas that want to highlight feelings of loneliness play well in movie theaters. I agree with you on comedies. I figure Slumdog will be around awhile, so I might go see it next month.