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Having seen WENDY AND LUCY this weekend I must say Michelle Williams was robbed when it comes to the Best Actress nominations. I still don't think this film has played more than 75-100 theaters, which is a real shame as the film and performance deserves more attention than it's getting.

I think a lot of younger people know him from the Moore movie. It's been quite a while since he was in a known movie whereas both Brando and Newman had a "hit" a few years before their death. I was being somewhat sarcastic in my second option but I do wonder how many people get into the business...

True. My first guess would be his political beliefs. My second guess is that many of them didn't know him. Either way the segment always gives me the creeps.

My pick for movie of the decade but my comments come mainly from here. She recently said in an interview that she is tired of the romantic comedy and wants to do more "respected" work. I'm sure she could take a pay cut and make an indie movie and I'm sure a low budget filmmaker could get off the...

I don't recall saying they should have stood and cheered Newman or Heston. I did say Newman was great enough to have one actor (or director) talk about him just like Spielberg did for Kubrick (I think). I did say they didn't applaud Heston because of him not fitting into their political...

I'm not exactly sure how that came up but I'm the one who (even last night in the chat) brought up the applause in the crowd going down to nothing when Heston was on screen. Heston was a legend, an Oscar winner and someone who did a lot for Hollywood so for an outbreak of quiet to happen is very...

Too bad they didn't get Springsteen though. No one knows what the future holds (I think Criswell said that) but I don't see any of the women I listed trying to change direction and start taking on roles like Leo or Winslet gave us this year. It seems many of them say they get tired of the...

From the past couple of years: Jessica Alba High School Musical 3 Hannah Montana (loved her pre-show "next year/promo new movie" line) Robert Pattinson Katherine Heigl Dwayne Johnson Jennifer Garner Kate Hudson

I thought THE DEPARTED was the best movie that year. As someone who has seen all of the noms (except Rachel Getting Married) I think they did a very fine job this year. I think MILK was a political march with all its noms but outside of that it was a very strong year. We can all follow...

It might be the last time any of the four other noms get a chance to win and they were pretty much robbed. After learning about the "Heath in Hell" protestors outside the place, I don't mind him winning as much but I will never believe that he won for his performance. Had he lived he might have...

I understand what you're saying re: TDK but at the same time the other side of the coin is going to have people saying Ledger only won because he died. People say TDK not getting a BP nom is criminal but others will say Ledger winning was. I'm curious to see if MILK or THE READER get much of...

I think SLUMDOG is the only one loved by the public. MILK, THE READER and FROST/NIXON are pretty much bombs. BUTTON seems to be hit and miss but SLUMDOG's crowds keep going up week after week. GRAN TORINO might be the one the public loves more but they (the Academy) certainly weren't going...

Sean Penn is my favorite actor of his generation but I must boo him winning here.

Perhaps Rourke will replace Nicholson up front. :D

I hope people go see THE READER now.

Not to mention Eastwood and DiCaprio could have been nominated as well.

C'mon Kate. Penn, Pitt, Jenkins and Langella all gave great performances for the year but to me Rourke gave the performance for the ages. I really hope he wins tonight.

That true Will and I was hoping not to say it. That Moore film pretty much ruined him.

I said this last year but the "In Memory" thing has to go. I find it rather disrespectful and creepy that they only applaud the famous people. If they don't know them they just sit there not making a sound. It even sounded like Heston didn't get that much love.

To me it doesn't deserve any but that of course is open to debate. I think there were at least 13-15 movies that could have gotten a Best Picture nod this year. Just a very, very strong year all around be it drama, comedy, comic book, action and so on.

Nah, I go SLUMDOG with cinematography. TDK is being given its award in due time.

That's certainly interesting. A theater up here just put up a poster so I'm hoping to get to see it. At the Movies' critics both trashed the movie but it seems everyone else is falling in love with it.

The timing issues are another interesting topic. I thought THE VISITOR would have been forgotten but it was able to knock DiCaprio out of the Best Actor race. FROZEN RIVER also only made $2 million at the box office so it's another forgotten one who got noms. Look at the Best Actress from last...

We can discuss all-time stuff in a few years. I didn't say the reason it was getting praise is because he died. I said people are going to vote for him to win because he died. All of these award ceremonies have turned into a memorial session. I don't think anyone would have the guts to vote...

I don't understand all the DARK KNIGHT stuff either. Several boards are having a party talking why the Academy hates comic books, which I don't get. They didn't get a Best Picture nod but they're getting a Best Supporting Actor win they wouldn't have gotten had Ledger not died. Without Ledger's...

To me THE READER works because of the loss of sexual innocence to a young man and what effects a first romance might have on the rest of his life. To me what Kate did has very little to do with the meat of the story. I went to watch RACHEL GETTING MARRIED today but circumstances put me into a...

I watched REVOLUTIONARY ROAD today and I'm a bit shock he didn't do better since it seems this is the type of film Hollywood loves. I haven't seen all the Best Actor noms yet but to me DiCaprio was very strong here. Although I predict another Newman type win for him. I'm a bit shocked by...

I still think the Oscar itself isn't a joke but I think with all the media it's turned the event into a joke. I really wonder how many people watch the telecast to see which actor is the best or which film is the best. With the ratings going down over the past few years I think that article was...

Before I get back to the other subject I'll give a few thoughts, Oscar wise, about MILK. I agree with Penn being nominated even though I've got a few more to see. If I was a voter I'd still put Langella over him but it's still a very strong performance. As for Best Picture and Director...

John, you're right about it not being a joke. I should have expressed my thoughts on that article a bit better and will do so when I return home tonight. I'm off to see MILK and I'm going to try and finish all the Oscar noms by this time next week. Something always goes wrong when my girlfriend...