Saturday, February 21, 2009

My Ratings for Oscar-Nominated Movies

My list of movies I’ve seen that are getting two or more Oscar nominations each, along with my letter grade and the list of nominations for each:

(A) Iron Man - 2 Nominations

  • Best Sound Editing
  • Best Visual Effects

(A) WALL-E - 6 Nominations

  • Best Animated Feature
  • Best Original Screenplay - Andrew Stantion, Jim Reardon, and Pete Docter
  • Best Original Score
  • Best Original Song - “Down to Earth”
  • Best Sound Editing
  • Best Sound Mixing

(A) The Dark Knight - 8 Nominations

  • Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Film Editing
  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Makeup
  • Best Sound Editing
  • Best Sound Mixing
  • Best Visual Effects

(B+) Changeling - 3 Nominations

  • Best Lead Actress - Angelina Jolie
  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Cinematography

(A-) Slumdog Millionaire - 10 Nominations

  • Best Picture
  • Best Director - Danny Boyle
  • Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Film Editing
  • Best Original Score
  • Best Original Song - “Jai Ho”
  • Best Original Song - “O Saya”
  • Best Sound Editing
  • Best Sound Mixing

(B+) Frost/Nixon - 5 Nominations

  • Best Picture
  • Best Director - Ron Howard
  • Best Lead Actor - Frank Langella
  • Best Adapted Screenplay - Peter Morgan
  • Best Film Editing

(B) The Reader - 5 Nominations

  • Best Picture
  • Best Director - Stephen Daltry
  • Best Actress - Kate Winslet
  • Best Adapted Screenplay - David Hare
  • Best Cinematography

(B-) The Wrestler - 2 Nominations

  • Best Lead Actor - Mickey Rourke
  • Best Supporting Actress - Marisa Tomei

(B+) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 13 Nominations

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

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