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Who/What Was Snubbed in the Oscar Nominations?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:30:03 PST

You can please some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but. . . well, you know the rest. Some people are probably quite satisfied with the list of nominees for this year's Academy Awards, but I know for a fact there is some grumbling going on about who and what was left off that list.

So tell me: Which omissions annoy you the most?

Should The Wrestler have gotten a Best Picture nod - or maybe Revolutionary Road? More nominations for Vicky Cristina Barcelona or Rachel Getting Married, maybe? Are you mad that there's no love for Leonardo DiCaprio or any of the stars of Slumdog Millionaire? If no nomination for The Dark Knight as Best Picture, perhaps a Best Director nod for Christopher Nolan was deserved? And did anyone foresee two nominations for songs from Slumdog Millionaire - and none for Bruce Springsteen's "The Wrestler"?

You can see the full list of nominees here. Check it out and tell us if you think there are glaring mistakes!

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Should The Dark Knight Have Gotten a Best Picture Nomination?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:33:32 PST

The nominees for this year's Best Picture Oscar are the following:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Frost/Nixon

Milk

The Reader

Slumdog Millionaire

In the months leading up to today's announcement, there was talk that The Dark Knight might actually nab a Best Picture nomination. Do you agree with the five movies selected for this category? Do you think The Dark Knight is deserving of a nod from the Academy? If so, which of the above movies would you bump in order to include it?

Photos courtesy of Warner Bros.

Announcing the 2009 Oscar Nominations!

BuzzSugar — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:35:10 PST

The 81st annual Academy Award nominations were announced this morning and many of the beloved favorites from the Golden Globes are back with Oscar nominations. There is certainly no lack of love in the Academy for (you might have guessed) Slumdog Millionaire, Milk, Doubt and most of all for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - including a Best Actor nomination for Brad Pitt!

The Dark Knight was passed up in the Best Picture category, though Heath Ledger is in fact up for the Best Supporting Actor award - as is Robert Downey Jr. for his role in Tropic Thunder! And Kate Winslet is nominated, this time only up for a Best Actress award for her work in The Reader. Revolutionary Road is recognized in one of the major categories with a nod to Michael Shannon for Best Supporting Actor (the announcement of which was met with some happy shrieks this morning).

Ready to see the rest of this year's Oscar nominees? Just

read more. 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 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 SUPPORTING ACTOR Josh Brolin, Milk Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road BEST ACTRESS Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married Angelina Jolie, Changeling Melissa Leo, Frozen River Meryl Streep, Doubt Kate Winslet, The Reader BEST ACTOR Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon Sean Penn, Milk Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler Richard Jenkins, The Visitor BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Dustin Lance Black, Milk Courtney Hunt, Frozen River Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky Marttin McDonagh, In Bruges Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, WALL-E BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire David Hare, The Reader Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon John Patrick Shanley, Doubt Eric Roth, Robin Swicord, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button BEST FOREIGN FILM The Baader-Meinhof Complex (Germany) The Class (France) Departures (Japan) Revanche (Austria) Waltz with Bashir (Israel) BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM Bolt Kung Fu Panda Wall-E BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION Changeling The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight The Duchess Revolutionary Road BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY Changeling Slumdog Millionaire The Reader The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN Australia The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Duchess Milk Revolutionary Road BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) Encounters at the End of the World The Garden Man on Wire Trouble the Water BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT The Conscience of Nhem En The Final Inch Smile Pinki The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306 BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Frost/Nixon Milk Slumdog Millionaire ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Hellboy II: The Golden Army BEST ORIGINAL SCORE The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Defiance Milk Slumdog Millionaire Wall-E BEST ORIGINAL SONG "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire "O Saya" from Slumdog Millionaire "Down to Earth" from Wall-E BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM La Maison en Petits Cubes Lavatory - Lovestory Oktapodi Presto This Way Up BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM Auf der Strecke (On the Line) Manon on the Asphalt New Boy The Pig Spielzeugland (Toyland) ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING The Dark Knight Iron Man Slumdog Millionaire Wall-E Wanted ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Slumdog Millionaire Wall-E Wanted ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Iron Man Source

Happy 45th Birthday Salma Hayek - See Her Hottest Photos!

PopSugar — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:22:29 PDT

Salma Hayek turns 45 today! It's hard to believe that Salma has been around Hollywood for nearly twenty years, starring in films like From Dusk Till Dawn and Bandidas and earning an Oscar nomination for Frida. She's also an accomplished producer, with the ultra-successful Ugly Betty series under her belt. Married to French fashion mogul Francois-Henri Pinault since 2009, they are the proud parents of four-year-old Valentina. Salma recently said of their jet-setting lives, "I never understood the point of being privileged if you don’t get to have the privileges." And it's clear they enjoy themselves around the world! Happy birthday to Salma, and click through to see some of her hottest photos.

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George Clooney Looks to Recent History For His Next Film Project

Shannon Vestal — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:23:38 PDT

Want a lesson in the recent financial crisis, as taught by a movie star? George Clooney will produce and possibly direct a film about the 2009 Wall Street bailout. The film is loosely based on a 2009 article from the Washington Post titled "The $700 Billion Man." The piece, written by Laura Blumenfeld, is about TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) architect Neel Kashkari and the bank bailout after the 2008 economic collapse. Clooney, who helmed the Oscar-nominated Good Night and Good Luck, is currently directing The Ides of March.