Oscar Favorites for 2008
The Oscar nominations came out yesterday, and for once I actually agree with most of their picks.
There Will Be Blood had a ton of nominations, which doesn’t bother me one bit since I absolutely loved it. Daniel Day Lewis gives a phenomenal performance as Daniel Plainview. He is a ruthless oil man, through and through. The cinematography was perfect, each frame meticulously captured. There are no shaky digital camcorders on Paul Thomas Anderson’s set. This movie proves that film can still create artful images.
Johnny Greenwood’s score helps pull you further into the film’s world. Suffice it to say I liked this film so much that I’ve even gone so far as to pester my parents to go see it. And that’s usually a lost cause since they rarely go to the movie theater.
No Country for Old Men had an equal amount of Oscar love with a best picture nomination as well. And then there was the surprise best picture nomination for Juno. It was a great film, and Ellen Page was perfect as the title character, but I would be shocked to see it win for best picture of the year.
Find a complete list of the nominations here.
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