Alright, the BFCA announcement has come and gone. Little surprise other than some omissions. So maybe the Los Angeles critics will feel the need to get behind a few ponies, as they do annually (Vera Farmiga in “Down to the Bone,” handing “There Will Be Blood” their Best Picture prize last year when Oscar buzz was dwindling, etc.)
I’m actually expecting a “Slumdog” victory with maybe some surprises in Best Actress or Best Supporting Actress. I have a hunch Christopher Nolan will nab the Best Director prize, giving him, and the film, some much-needed Oscar legitimacy. And, as David Poland rightly noted last week, that “Dark Knight” soiree was indeed packed with LAFCA members.
Sasha Stone over at Awards Daily corraled the predictions of a few of us prognosticative bozos. She also gives a space for you to throw some things at the wall to see what sticks. But for now, it’s all a waiting game. Last year the announcement didn’t land until around 7:00 p.m. PST, so it’ll be a while. But have at it in the comments section below if you want to guess at the winners.
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6 responses to “Onward…LAFCA coming up”
“Milk” for the win, but Boyle takes director.
Slumdog will win only one of these three categories: Film, Director or Adapted Screenplay. I am seeing Best Picture as its best bet.
I think Dark Knight will win. Nolan will win. Heath, Penelope, Sean and Melissa.
A quick predix I did earlier for AwardsDaily, slightly modified:
Best Film: Milk
Runner-Up: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor: Sean Penn – Milk
Runner-Up: Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
Best Actress: Kristin Scott-Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long / Easy Virtue / Tell No One
Runner-Up: Kate Winslet – The Reader / Revolutionary Road
Best Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin – Milk
Runner-Up: James Franco – Milk / Pineapple Express
Best Supporting Actress: Elsa Zylberstein – I’ve Loved You So Long
Runner-Up: Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona / Elegy
Best Director: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-Up: Darren Aronofsky – The Wrestler
Best Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-Up: Milk
Best Animated Feature: Wall-E
Runner-Up: Waltz With Bashir
Best Documentary: Encounters at the End of the World
Runner-Up: Man on Wire
Best Foreign Film: Gomorrah
Runner-Up: The Class
Best Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-up: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Production Design: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Runner-up: The Dark Knight
Best Score: Danny Elfman – Milk
Runner-up: Paul Cantelon – The Other Boleyn Girl & W.
Am I missing something?!? Where is all the (deserved) hype for the Wrestler. It is by far one of the greatest movies in a very, very long time. Did I just miss something?…is it not absolutely amazing?…is it bad??? I have never connected to a character so intimately as I did with The Ram (Micky Rourke’s character), and that goes with each person that I have spoken to who have seen it. I just don’t get it, I am not hearing anything about potential anything for the movie and it’s starting to get to me. TIME’s bullshit films of the year list came out without it and Ebert didn’t include it in his list. Am I just completely out of touch or what?
It’s a decent film Bogart. I’m sure it’s better than most films being mentioned but I think it’s safe to say that you connected to it more than most will.