Oscar Nominations: Best Picture


Although now I am too poor to see very many movies, last year I did manage to see all of the Oscar nominees for Best Motion Picture of the Year:
  • “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), A Kennedy/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
  • “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
  • “Milk” (Focus Features), A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production, Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
  • “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production, Nominees to be determined
  • “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production, Christian Colson, Producer
My reviews of each of these fine films appear on this blog. Click the movies or film tag to view all reviews. I usually have a favorite, but all of these movies are excellent choices. I think Slumdog Millionaire or The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is the likely winner. If I were casting a vote, I would select The Reader. So place your bets.
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  1. LibertineJanuary 24, 2009 at 1:14 AM

    I've not seen any of these movies, but I'll probably to try to eventually see The Reader, as I've read the book and thought it was pretty good.

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