FDL Live Blogs the Academy Awards Part 2
Because we have a lot to say and still the party rages on…
Nominees, winners and liveblogging after the jump, not all categories represented..In the interest of space I sacrificed costume design and make-up along with sound editing, special effects, short animation and art direction:
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
* Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein Company)
Original screenplay
* “Milk” (Focus Features), Written by Dustin Lance Black
Adapted screenplay
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy
Best animated feature film of the year
* “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Andrew Stanton
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
*Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)
Best documentary feature
* “Man on Wire” (Magnolia Pictures), A Wall to Wall in association with Red Box
Best documentary short subject
* “Smile Pinki” A Principe Production, Megan Mylan
Achievement in film editing
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Chris Dickens
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
* “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
Best foreign language film of the year
* “Departures” (Regent Releasing), A Departures Film Partners Production, Japan
Achievement in directing
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Danny Boyle
Performance by an actress in a leading role
* Kate Winslet in “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)
Performance by an actor in a leading role
* Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features)
Best motion picture of the year
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production, Christian Colson, Producer
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