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2009 Oscar Nominations!

Relates to Movies

The nominations are out for the 2009 Oscars to be held on February 22nd and it looks like Britain is in with a hope - perhaps! Unless of course we see a LOTR whitewash of the gongs by the Curious Case of Benjamin Button which is up for 13 awards. Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire is snapping at its heels with 10 nominations and both will face off for the coveted best picture along with Milk, The Reader and Frost/Nixon.

Looks like it is time to catch up on a bit of movie watching and see a few of these shortlisted films!

Great to see Heath Ledger's nomination for his riveting portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight. Finally watching the Bayle Batman sequel last weekend I couldn't help but be impressed by his portrayal of a character showing sociopathic tendencies glossed over with an unnerving frailty and desire to self-murder. Yet despite this gloom in the dark world of Batman, Ledger's Joker entertained moments of unexpected comic genius almost dragging the character straight off the pages of the comic book - the hospital scene a laugh out loud example!

See the full list of Oscar nominations for 2009.

Posted on Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 14:47:26.