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Comment by Moeez on February 24, 2009 at 1:23pm

Yeah, the Dark Knight was snubbed right from when nominations began, but I'm more surprised by WALTZ WITH BASHIR not winning Best Foreign Film...:(

Comment by Rolland on February 24, 2009 at 11:59am

I didn't think Heath's family accepting his award was moving at all. They just read from a piece of paper in a very unemotional tone..

Comment by ColinZero on February 24, 2009 at 8:15am

I think Ken-K actually makes an incredibly valid point. In retrospect the fact that the academy would throw a ton of post-production oscars plus best director and picture at Slumdog and yet not nominate any of the actors involved just seems bizarre. While I'm happy to see Danny Boyle get best director but it's a complete and utter snub that Christopher Nolan was not thrown in. And while I'm sure Kate Winslet was great in the Reader, I've yet to actually hear of, well....anybody...who's cared about or seen this movie other than the Academy.

Comment by larry on February 24, 2009 at 7:53am

the oscars are as boring as watching tree-sap ooze out of a tree''.as for the dark knight making a billion?????? hell to the yeah'' the writers really need to step up their game to assure the next batman installment is as phenomanol as this batman was''. catwoman, riddler, penguin, mad-hatter, who-ever they use as the next villian needs to be an all out kick ass force to be reckoned with to go up against batman.black-mask,ventriloquist & scarface make sense,due to the crime organization theme, as does catwoman and even riddler,who can be an emplyee at wayne industries and go nuts,complety, unlike the comical way in batman forever''.make this riddler a sadistic,murderous nut-job who'll plant a bomb right underneath you and dare you to solve his puzzles before the whole place goes kablewy''.cant wait tillthe next movie,,batman is the man''.

Comment by Biosaber on February 23, 2009 at 5:26pm

good points and i agree

Comment by Ken-K on February 23, 2009 at 8:52am

I guess Kate Winslet carried The Reader completely on her shoulders, 'cause I'm still baffled by how the movie got nominated for Best Picture over The Dark Knight. If we're looking at it from a standpoint of the film industry and film press choosing nominees, or at least having considerable input, The Reader was hardly impressive as far as most were concerned. Whereas the Dark Knight garnered far more critical praise across the board. I'm not saying it was THE best film of the year, but they could have nominated it. And furthermore, Nolan should have been nominated, because his direction was superb, and a massive undertaking. Very few directors could have done it as well, if not better than him.

But seeing as Slumdog Millionaire was the obvious darling of the night, I have to say, what's up with the Academy not nominating ANY cast members? I just feel like it's a bit of a gip to the actors involved. It's basically the Academy saying that the actors had no part in making the film what it was.

Comment by Palmer on February 23, 2009 at 7:50am

Did you guys skip #5?

Comment by Hero on February 23, 2009 at 7:22am

I expected Benjamin Button to win Best Picture, but Slumdog got it, from the Best Picture list I've only seen Benjamin Button and Slumdog, and I give both films 10/10, although I like Slumdog a little better because... I don't know the ending had me smiling, Benjamin Button was amazing, but for some reason I feel like it's similar to Big Fish ( Great Movie ), but still a darn good movie.

Comment by Mike on February 23, 2009 at 6:47am

Nixon Frost should have gotten something

Comment by Daedalus Ciarán on February 23, 2009 at 4:43am

I like that $1,000,000,000 is still a relatively small number:)

This is my first time time seeing the winners and yeah, they're pretty predictable winners. There's no surprises what-so-ever. Just a couple of let downs.