Obviously we can’t feature every city’s critics awards, especially as they start dropping like a pelting of frogs from the sky in a week or so. But I’ll justify the SLFCA because (a) I used to live there, and (b) finally some love for Revolutionary Road. (thanks to Mr. Big again. One of our most proficient tipsters.)
St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Nominees
BEST PICTURE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Frost/Nixon
Wall E
BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio (Revolutionary Road)
Richard Jenkins (The Visitor)
Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon)
Sean Penn (Milk)
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
Angelina Jolie (Changeling)
Kate Winslet (The Reader)
Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road)
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin (Milk)
Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder)
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
John Malkovich (Burn After Reading)
Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road)
Jeffrey Wright (Cadillac Records)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams (Doubt)
Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Viola Davis (Doubt)
Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Frances McDormand (Burn After Reading)
BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon)
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Gus Van Sant (Milk)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Class (Entre Les Murs) – France
I’ve Loved You So Long (Il Y A Longtemps Que Je T’aime) – France/Germany
Let The Right One In (Lat Den Ratte Komma In) – Swedish
Slumdog Millionaire – U.K./U.S.A/India
Tell No One (Ne Le Dis A Personne) – France
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Body Of War
Man On Wire
Pray The Devil Back To Hell
Shine A Light
Standard Operating Procedure
BEST COMEDY
Burn After Reading
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Role Models
Tropic Thunder
Zack and Miri Make A Porno
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Bolt
Chicago 10
Kung Fu Panda
Madagascar II
Wall E
Waltz With Bashir
MOST ORIGINAL, INNOVATIVE OR CREATIVE FILM
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Slumdog Millionaire
Speed Racer
Synecdoche, N.Y.
Wall E
Waltz With Bashir
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins (Revolutionary Road)
Anthony Dod Mantle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Claudio Miranda (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Wally Pfister (The Dark Knight)
Harris Savides (Milk)
Mandy Walker (Australia)
BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL OR ADAPTED)
Simon Beaufoy and Vikas Swarup (Slumdog Millionaire)
Dustin Lance Black (Milk)
Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon)
Eric Roth and Robin Swicord (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Nick Schenk and Dave Johannson (Gran Torino)
BEST MUSIC (SOUNDTRACK OR SCORE, ORIGINAL OR ADAPTED)
Cadillac Records
The Dark Knight
Gran Torino
The Visitor
Wall E
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Speed Racer
Wall E
9 Responses for "St. Louis Film Critics Awards"
thanks for the kudos.
I find the most interesting thing about these award nominations were the double billing for kate, and Wall-E got a best pic nod here too, so It’s not just the La critics just wanting to get some shock value. I think Wall-E’s buzz for bp is growing. I feel if it can pull a nod from New york or one of the guilds sasha should consider putting it under the best pic category in the awards tracker.
The St Louis critics are sharp. They scored 5 of 6 matches with the Oscars in ‘06. They chose Djimon Hounsou in Blood Diamond over Alan Arkin in that other movie. Missing a perfect match — by making a better selection.)
Last year they only matched 3 out of 6. They chose Ellen Page, Amy Ryan and Casey Affleck — which was actually pretty refreshing to see.
We’re seeing a lot of niche categories spring up. Best Action Film, Best Family Film. I think this is a way to avoid dealing with pop-culture infiltration into the more lofty realms of traditional BP. Sadly, it’s also a way to keep the artistry of animation confined to its own wing of the gallery.
How the hell is Slumdog Millionaire a “foreign language film”?
It’s almost entirely in English. Is it because it takes place in Mumbai?
“Obviously we can’t feature every city’s critics awards”
You should try, Ryan. It why we like Awards Daily
And with some many newspapers closing, the job gets easier. I’m not mocking or trying to be ironic, it’s a sad situation.
Where’s Meryl?
love these nominations … finally Revolutionary Road is mentioned
Wow, is it just me or do these nominations see spot-on?! you got your five best picture nominees in it (BB, dark knight, frost, slumdog, milk), best actor could most certainly match up (unless Clint sneaks in) and substitute one of kate’s best actress nominations with Meryl Streep and you could see the Oscar linup…although the fifth slot for best actress is IMO between Angie, Melissa Leo, Sally Hawkins, and Kristin Scott-Thomas…is it just me, or KST been a little MIA from the award season so far? I thought for sure she would sweep the critics awards…but she lost out the NBR to Anne Hathaway. Meryl won D.C. critics. She didn’t even get a Critics Choice nomination which was really bizarre. Do you think she might be up for a snub come January?
I would have thought the critics would eat Sally Hawkins up (pardon my language), and to a lesser extent KST and Melissa Leo. Leo seems like she’ll get in, while the other two won’t. I still doubt Angie. Cate? Meryl not in?? Kate?? I’m starting to think the only lock by default is Anne Hathaway, though I doubt she’ll win.
I waver everyday, but I could see Anne, Meryl, Kate, Cate, and Melissa, with KST, Angie, and Sally all left out simply because they’re not as good or well-received by the awards and industry. I mean, it would be hard for both Melissa Leo and Sally Hawkins to get in anyway in a category with such frequent heavyweights–though they might also cancel out.
The real problem here is that Speed Racer was nominated for anything, let alone “Most Creative Film” alongside some of the biggest contenders of the year. Benjamin Button…and Speed Racer? In the same sentence? REALLY?
Ewww, I didn’t even see that Speed Racer thing until you pointed it out, Zach.
Apparently “creativity” and “innovation” can mean “drowning your movie in Lisa Frank.”
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