Academy Award Nominees Posted

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akuma587 said:

It will be close, I admit, but I don't see the strong evidence that you do that Slumdog is the frontrunner.  I'd be more inclined to agree if I saw some or you were more specific on what you were basing that assumption on.

 

 

Here's Benjamin Button's awards from Wiki. If it's incomplete, feel free to fill something in.

Top ten lists

The film appeared on many critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2008.^[36]

1st - Michael Sragow, The Baltimore Sun[36] 1st - Ben Lyons, At the Movies 3rd - Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal[36] 3rd - Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter[36] 5th - Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter[36] 5th - Lou Lumenick, New York Post[36]

6th - James Berardinelli, ReelViews[36] 6th - Kyle Smith, New York Post[36] 6th - Richard Corliss, TIME magazine[36] 8th - Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter[36] 9th - Rene Rodriguez, The Miami Herald[36]

Awards and honors

2009 Academy AwardsTBA February 22, 2009

• Nominated: Best Picture
• Nominated: Best Director: David Fincher
• Nominated: Best Actor: Brad Pitt
• Nominated: Best Supporting Actress: Taraji P. Henson
• Nominated: Best Adapted Screenplay: Eric Roth
• Nominated: Best Film Editing
• Nominated: Best Cinematography
• Nominated: Best Art Direction
• Nominated: Best Costume Design
• Nominated: Best Makeup
• Nominated: Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat
• Nominated: Best Sound Mixing
• Nominated: Best Visual Effects

2009 British Academy of Film and Television Arts

• Nominated: Best Film
• Nominated: Best Makeup - Jean Black, Colleen Callaghan
• Nominated: Best Director – David Fincher
• Nominated: Best Adapted Screenplay – Eric Roth
• Nominated: Best Leading Actor – Brad Pitt
• Nominated: Best Costume Design - Jacqueline West

• Nominated: Best Music - Alexandre Desplat
• Nominated: Best Cinematography - Claudio Miranda
• Nominated: Best Editing - Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
• Nominated: Best Production Design - Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo
• Nominated: Best Visual Effects - Eric Barba, Craig Barron, – Nathan McGuinness, Edson Williams

Award	Category	Recipient	Result
American Society of Cinematographers[40]	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases	Claudio Miranda	Nominated
Austin Film Critics Association[41]	Best Supporting Actress	Taraji P. Henson	Won
Broadcast Film Critics[42]	Best Film		Nominated
Best Actor	Brad Pitt	Nominated
Best Actress	Cate Blanchett	Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director	David Fincher	Nominated
Best Supporting Actress	Taraji P. Henson	Nominated
Best Cast		Nominated
BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Writer	Eric Roth	Nominated
Best Composer	Alexandre Desplat	Nominated
Houston Film Critics Association[43]	Best Film		Won
Best Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Won
Golden Globe Awards	Best Motion Picture Drama		Nominated
Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama	Brad Pitt	Nominated
Best Director - Motion Picture	David Fincher	Nominated
Best Screenplay	Eric Roth	Nominated
Best Original Score	Alexandre Desplat	Nominated
National Board of Review[42][44]	National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Best Director	David Fincher	Won
Best Adapted Screenplay	Eric Roth	Won
Satellite Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay	Eric Roth and Robin Swicord	Nominated
Best Art Direction and Production Design	Donald Graham Burt and Tom Reta	Nominated
Best Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Nominated
Best Costume Design	Jacqueline West	Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards[45]	Best Film		Won
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards[46]	Best Director	David Fincher	Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Art Direction		Won