The 81st Academy Awards took place last night. As I always like to have some sort of party, my mom and I gathered at her house to celebrate. We filled out out ballots prior to … I had a couple hard categories that took me a little bit to make a decision, and then counted [...]
Archive for the ‘actor: heath ledger’ Category
22 Jan
Two Hands
Rounding out my Heath Ledger filmography, Two Hands is about kids who is indebted to gangster and he finds himself running from the gang. It was a film made early in his career and really not that worth viewing in my opinion unless you’re a die hard Ledger fan.
22 Jan
Awards Part 6 – Academy Awards 2009
The nominations came in early this morning. Lots of differences from the Golden Globes, which usually sets the tone of what is expected. The Academy Awards will February 22, 2009, hosted by Hugh Jackman. BEST PICTURE* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon Milk The Reader Slumdog Millionaire BEST ACTOR Richard Jenkins – The Visitor [...]
15 Jan
Awards Season – Part 6 – BAFTAs
The British Academy of Film and Television announced their nominations today. My choices in RED. Winners will be announced February 8, 2009. BEST FILMTHE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Ceán ChaffinFROST/NIXON – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Brian Grazer, Ron HowardMILK – Dan Jinks, Bruce CohenTHE READER – Anthony Minghella, Sydney [...]
12 Jan
2009 Golden Globe Wrap Up
Last night was the 3 hour spectacular also known as the Golden Globe Awards. It is one of my favorites, next to the Academy Awards in February. I didn’t do as well as predicted in my nominations and winnings, but still it felt like a very great outcome. Kate Winslet came home with two Golden [...]
8 Jan
Awards Season – Part 1
UPDATED: Winners announced last night. See how I stacked up. Nominations are coming out all over the place. I’ve already missed the boat a couple times. The 2009 People’s Choice Awards has been accepting votes online for quite some time. When I checked today most of the voting was closed, but a few categories are [...]
11 Dec
Awards Season – Part 4 – 2008 Golden Globes
The nominations are in … you know the drill. 1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA 1. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTONWarner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures2. FROST/NIXONImagine Entertainment, Working Title, Studio Canal; Universal Pictures3. THE READERMirage Enterprises; The Weinstein Company4. REVOLUTIONARY ROADAn Evamere Entertainment BBC Films Neal Street [...]
9 Dec
Awards Season – Part 3 – 2009 Critics Choice Awards
Airs: January 8, 2009 on VH1 This is the awards show to watch and learn from, as many of the Oscar winners mirror those of this show. It’s a very good indication of what to be watching for when going to the movies over the next couple months. Since I haven’t seen many of the [...]
9 Dec
Awards Season – Part 2 – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
While this is not a live awards show, the results have been released. This is not one I usually follow, however, it is the first awards in which Health Ledger has won posthumously his first award as Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight. Here’s the complete list of winners: Film: Slumdog MillionaireDirector: Danny Boyle, Slumdog [...]
8 Aug
Some Kind of Wonderful, Swing Time, The Dark Knight
Some Kind of WonderfulAnother 80s movie with a teenage triangle staring Eric Stoltz, Lea Thompson and Mary Stuart Masterson. Stoltz plays Kevin, in love with Amanda Jones (Thompson), but his best friend Watts (Masterson) disapproves and harbors deep feelings for her lifelong friend. It was very entertaining. I liked it just as much as The [...]
