ACTUALIZARE – PREMII OSCAR 2009 – GALA – Slumdog Millionaire, marele castigator la premiile Oscar

Filmul „Slumdog Millionaire”, regizat de Danny Boyle, s-a transformat din marele favorit in marele castigator la premiile Oscar, care s-au decernat in cursul noptii de duminica spre luni, 22 spre 23 februarie, in Los Angeles. Productia a primit Oscar la categoriile „cel mai bun film” si „cel mai bun regizor”, cele mai importante distinctii, insa si la alte sase, inclusiv „Cel mai bun scenariu adaptat”. Productia de inspiratie ”bollywoodiana” a avut 10 nominalizari, fiind surclasata doar de „Strania poveste a lui Benjamin Button (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)”, cu 13 nominalizari.

A 81-a editie a premiilor Oscar a adunat pe covorul rosu o multime de vedete, care au impresionat prin tinutele „glamour”. Ceremonia decernarii premiilor Oscar 2009 de la Kodak Theatre din Hollywood a fost transmisa in direct de postul de televiziune ABC si preluata in peste 200 de tari.

Castigatori Oscar 2009
Cel mai bun film 
„Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production, Christian Colson, Producer
Alte nominalizari:
* „The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), A Kennedy/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall si Cean Chaffin, Producers
* „Frost/Nixon” (Universal), A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment si Working Title Production, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard si Eric Fellner, Producers
* „Milk” (Focus Features), A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production, Dan Jinks si Bruce Cohen, Producers
* „The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), A Mirage Enterprises si Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production
* „Manon on the Asphalt” (La Luna Productions), A La Luna Production, Elizabeth Marre si Olivier Pont
* „New Boy” (Network Ireland Television), A Zanzibar Films Production, Steph Green si Tamara Anghie
* „The Pig” An M & M Production, Tivi Magnusson si Dorte Høgh
* „Spielzeugland (Toyland)” A Mephisto Film Production, Jochen Alexander Freydank
 
Cel mai bun regizor
„Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Danny Boyle
Alte nominalizari:
* „The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Fincher
* „Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Ron Howard
* „Milk” (Focus Features), Gus Van Sant
* „The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Stephen Daldry

Actor in rol principal
Sean Penn in „Milk” (Focus Features)
Alte nominalizari:
* Richard Jenkins in „The Visitor” (Overture Films)
* Frank Langella in „Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
* Brad Pitt in „The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
* Mickey Rourke in „The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

Actor in rol secundar
Heath Ledger in „The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.) 
Alte nominalizari:
* Josh Brolin in „Milk” (Focus Features)
* Robert Downey Jr. in „Tropic Thunder” (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
* Philip Seymour Hoffman in „Doubt” (Miramax)
* Michael Shannon in „Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)

Actrita in rol principal
Kate Winslet in „The Reader” (The Weinstein Company) 
Alte nominalizari:
* Anne Hathaway in „Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics)
* Angelina Jolie in „Changeling” (Universal)
* Melissa Leo in „Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics)
* Meryl Streep in „Doubt” (Miramax)

Actrita in rol secundar
Penelope Cruz in „Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein Company)
Alte nominalizari:
* Amy Adams in „Doubt” (Miramax)
* Viola Davis in „Doubt” (Miramax)
* Taraji P. Henson in „The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
* Marisa Tomei in „The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

Cel mai bun film de animatie
„WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Andrew Stanton 
Alte nominalizari:
* „Bolt” (Walt Disney), Chris Williams and Byron Howard
* „Kung Fu Panda” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount), John Stevenson and Mark Osborne 

Cel mai bun film strain
„Departures” (Regent Releasing), A Departures Film Partners Production, Japonia 
Alte nominalizari:
* „The Baader Meinhof Complex” A Constantin Film Production, Germania
* „The Class” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haut et Court Production, Franta
* „Revanche” (Janus Films), A Prisma Film/Fernseh Production, Austria
* „Waltz with Bashir” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production, Israel 

Cel mai bun documentar
„Man on Wire” (Magnolia Pictures), A Wall to Wall Production, James Marsh si Simon Chinn
Alte nominalizari:
* „The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” (Cinema Guild), A Pandinlao Films Production, Ellen Kuras si Thavisouk Phrasavath
* „Encounters at the End of the World” (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment), A Creative Differences Production, Werner Herzog si Henry Kaiser
* „The Garden” A Black Valley Films Production, Scott Hamilton Kennedy
* „Trouble the Water” (Zeitgeist Films), An Elsewhere Films Production, Tia Lessin si Carl Deal 

Cea mai buna coloana sonora
„Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
Alte nominalizari:
* „The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Alexandre Desplat
* „Defiance” (Paramount Vantage), James Newton Howard
* „Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Elfman
* „WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Thomas Newman

Cel mai bun cantec dintr-un film
„O Saya” from „Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Muzica si versurile: A.R. Rahman si Maya Arulpragasam
Alte nominalizari:
* „Down to Earth” from „WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Muzica: Peter Gabriel si Thomas Newman, Versuri: Peter Gabriel
* „Jai Ho” from „Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Muzica: A.R. Rahman, Versuri: Gulzar

Cele mai bune costume
* „The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathe and BBC Films), Michael O’Connor
Alte nominalizari:
* „Australia” (20th Century Fox), Catherine Martin
* „The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Jacqueline West * „Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Glicker
* „Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Albert Wolsky

Cel mai bun montaj
 „Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Chris Dickens
Alte nominalizari:
* „The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Kirk Baxter si Angus Wall
* „The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lee Smith
* „Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Mike Hill si Dan Hanley
* „Milk” (Focus Features), Elliot Graham

Cel mai bun machiaj
* „The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Greg Cannom
 Alte nominalizari:
* „The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan
* „Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (Universal), Mike Elizalde si Thom Floutz

Cele mai bune efecte speciale
„The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton si Craig Barron 
Alte nominalizari:
* „The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber si Paul Franklin
* „Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick si Shane Mahan

Cel mai bun scenariu adaptat
„Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Scenariu: Simon Beaufoy 
Alte nominalizari:
* „The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Scenariu: Eric Roth, Original scris de: Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
* „Doubt” (Miramax), Original scris de: John Patrick Shanley
* „Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Scenariu: Peter Morgan
* „The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Scenariu: David Hare

Cel mai bun scenariu original
„Milk” (Focus Features), Dustin Lance Black
Alte nominalizari:
* „Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics), Courtney Hunt
* „Happy-Go-Lucky” (Miramax), Mike Leigh
* „In Bruges” (Focus Features), Martin McDonagh
* „WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original scris de: Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter
Sursa: M.M.