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1/13 Oscarweb Round-up

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Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight• Tom O’Neil chats with Pete Hammond and Anthony Breznican about possible repeat victors from Sunday night’s Globe ceremony. [Gold Derby]

• Sasha Stone reminds that Kate Winslet is much more due in 2009 than Sigourney Weaver was in 1988. [Awards Daily]

• David Carr catches up with Danny Boyle at the Fox Searchlight Golden Globes afterparty. [The Carpetbagger]

• John Wayne and Heath Ledger make Steve Mason’s list of the best final performances ever. [/Film]

• Anita Singh reports the Oscar odds in Kate Winslet’s favor. [Daily Telegraph]

• Danny Boyle says he’ll never be a “proper director.” [The Guardian]

• Rebecca Ascher-Walsh gives a quick preview of the 2009 film year. [Los Angeles Times]

• Christopher Campbell goes with Sam Mendes for the lone director spot.  Hmm… [Spout Blog]

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2 responses to “1/13 Oscarweb Round-up”

  1. N8 Avatar
    N8

    Costume Designers Guild nominees:

    Excellence in the contemporary film:

    Laura Jean Shannon and Rebecca Bentjen for “Iron Man”
    Ann Roth for “Mamma Mia!”
    Patricia Field for “Sex and the City”
    Suttirat Larlarb for “Slumdog Millionaire”
    Amy Westcott for “The Wrestler”

    Excellence in period film:

    Deborah Hopper for “Changeling”
    Jacqueline West for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
    Michael O’Connor for “The Duchess”
    Danny Glicker for “Milk”
    Albert Wolsky for “Revolutionary Road”

    Excellence in fantasy film:

    Isis Mussenden for “Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”
    Lindy Hemming for “The Dark Knight”
    Sanja Milkovic Hays for ” The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”

  2. alynch Avatar
    alynch

    I suppose this is a gray area, but isn’t The Dark Knight not Ledger’s last performance? Jack Lemmon was also on that list for something that wasn’t his final work.

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