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Actor in a Leading Role - Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Actor in a Supporting Role - Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight
Actress in a Leading Role - Meryl Streep in Doubt
Actress in a Supporting Role - Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Animated Feature Film - Wall E
Art Direction - The Dark Knight
Cinematography - The Dark Knight
Costume Design - The Duchess
Directing - Slumdog Millionaire
Documentary Feature - The Betrayal
Documentary Short - The Final Inch
Film Editing - The Dark Knight
Foreign Language Film - The Class
Makeup - The Dark Knight
Music (Score) - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Music (Song) - Down To Earth from Wall-E
Best Picture - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Short Film (Animated) - This Way Up
Short Film (Live Action) - Spielzeugland (Toyland)
Sound Editing - The Dark Knight
Sound Mixing - The Dark Knight
Visual Effects - The Dark Knight
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Writing (Original Screenplay) - Milk

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Twenty years after arriving on the scene with her memorable, Watermark, album, Enya, is set to release her seventh studio album, And Winter Came. As a well known artist. selling 70 million albums. worldwide, we can expect Enya's latest effort to garner brisk sales when it arrives in stores on November 11, 2008.

And Winter Came took Enya two years to craft at Aigle Studios near Dublin, Ireland. Once again, she sought partnership with producer, Nicky Ryan, and lyricist, Roma Ryan. The album was originally envisioned as a Christmas themed release, but as recording progressed, it became apparent that a broader seasonal theme had emerged.


 

During her career, Enya has collected four Grammy Awards, winning Best New Age Album for Shepherd Moons, The Memory of Trees, A Day Without Rain, and Amarantine, as well as three World Music Awards in 2002 for Best Selling Female Artist, Best Selling Irish Artist and Best Selling New Age Artist.

Enya has also earned an Oscar nomination for Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, both in conjunction with her musical partners Nicky and Roma Ryan, for the song, May It Be, which was written and recorded for the movie, Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring. May It Be was written at the personal request of director, Peter Jackson. The song also won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for Best Song and was also nominated for a Hollywood Golden Globe Award

Check out your local music store on November 11.

The new and yet to be released movie, sequal to Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight has been continuiously accumulating fantastic reviews left and right. Although this movie is about Christian Bales character, Bruce Wayne AKA: Batman, the main focus of the critics review seems to be about a different character. The Joker, played by the late Heath Ledger.

Several reviews are listed below.
-A, nameless, Australian film critic said Heath Ledger was "Manically mesmerizing." and "Overshadowed everyone else."
-Garry Maddox, a critic for The Sydney Morning Herald said this movie was; "A hypnotic farewell from the Joker."
-The Australian Newspapers critic, David Stratton had said that Heath Ledgers was "An unforgettable, genuinely creepy, villian" and his portrayal of the Joker reminded him of a mix between "Marlon Brando, James Cagney, and a touch of Edward G. Robinson."
-Vicky Roach of The Daily Telegraph said "There was a morbid intensity to the intrest in Ledgers final performance" but she also said "His triumph in creating one of the most memorable villains in recent cinematic history should be celebrated."

Ledgers Co-Star Christian Bale, who plays Batman, had said "I do think that Heath has created an iconic villain that will stand for the ages, and of course, I would love to see him get an award."

The quote is in response to the critics speculation of a posthumous Oscar.
The odds dont seem to tip in Heaths favor in the category of winning a posthumous Oscar, Peter Finch has been the only person to ever win an Oscar, for "Network" in 1976. Five other actors, however, have been nominated for an Oscar after passing away; James Dean (twice), Jeanne Eagels, Massimo Torisi, Ralph Richardson, and Spencer Tracy. Despite the nominations, only Finch has received that rare Oscar.
Although Ledger does seem the, unlikely, forerunner to posthumously win the Academy Award for best supporting actor in February of 09, seeing as he has already won plaudits from international critics and co-stars.

Aside from the Oscar buzz, in Heaths home town of Perth in Western Australia, a theatre has been named after him in honor of the commitment he had for acting. Thus ensuring his legacy would live on.
The naming ceremony for the noted theater took place last week. Alan Carpenter, a state premier for Western Australia said "The $85 million, 575-seat theatre was a fitting tribute as Ledger was always supportive of young actors."
He had also said "I think what were doing is continuing that support for young people who want to make a career in the arts and acting, stage and in film, whatever it happens to be." and that "Heath Ledger was totally dedicated to the craft of being an actor and thats what made him successful"

In the commercials, that said dedication is clearly evident.
I know that Im more then stoked to see this movie and if it wasnt for the fact that Im going to be attending Warped Tour, I would be at the earliest showing available.

Be sure to go see it, I know I will.
7.18.08


Disclaimer: I got the information from an article on Yahoo, but I wrote this myself

Indie-rockers-turned-Oscar-winners The Swell Season, have officially reclaimed their indie status. The band has recruited both Iron and Wine and Bill Callahan (better known as Smog) to open part of its upcoming tour, which will see the group traversing the U.S. through October. Onward!

In a an effort to keep Hollywood from upstaging the new president as he or she is being sworn in January 20, 2009, the Academy of Motion Pictures Art and Sciences (AMPAS) has decided to postpone next year's nominations announcement.

Hollywood playing nice with Washington? Since when?

It's totally one thing when someone in your family dies, it hurts like hell but there are so many things you can do to avoid looking at them for awhile until you're ready. But when someone like a celebrity dies (especially when it was someone you admired so strongly) they are EVERYWHERE.

I hope by now you all know how horribly I miss Brad Renfro and how damn tragic and hurtful his passing was to me. Now last night with the Oscar's he was totally snubbed in the "In Memorium" segment of the show. Acoording to TMZ, someone in Brad's world even called the incident "disgusting" which I happen to agree with. I even went into watching the Oscar's with the intention of praying when he popped up (and i am NOT a prayer) and was crying already going into the segment and then I was left with tears on my face and nothing to really cry about except for his glaring omission. I was hurt and offended by the Academy not recognizing such a great actor who died WAY before his time (whether or not it was his own fault from OD-ing or not).  It shouldn't matter if Brad died because of drugs or if he would've died of natural causes, who cares if it makes people uncomfortable the way he died what should matter in an Oscar Memorium was the fact the this man dedicated his LIFE to the craft of acting and loved everything about it and turned out some amazing performances (Apt Pupil, The Client, Sleepers, Bully, Tom and Huck) in his all too short career.

He was recognizable and touched many people and this is so wrong in so many ways. I wish there was something I could do about this sort of injustice, making sure something like this never happens again to someone else.

Links to articles about this:

TMZ 1, 2, 3 (josh lucas), 4 (jesse metcalfe)

Perez 1, 2

Hollywood.com

E! Online

Yeahhh

I must say hello first lol...

 

My first post on here and don't really know what to say lol...

That might be because I think nobody will read my stuff xD.

 

 

I must say that today I'm happy... Bardem (great spanish actor) won an Oscar yesterday... That was amazing... I can't wait to see the film!

But that's not the only reason... I've got lots of things to cry at... but these days I prefer to emphasize those greatgreatgreat news that i received... And I'm still waiting for another one lol. So well...

 

 

First post done xD

Today Oscar, Marie, Linnea and I went to Gothenburg and watched the play Peter Pan.
It was alot of fun! And we're kinda lost when we're trying to find the place where the play where going to be.
but some how, we found it !
After the play we went backstage and meet them all.
I have missed them so much : ) Special Denny who played Peter Pan.
He's so wonderful ! I even almost started to cry about it ._. laaame !

Sorry for my bad gramma, But I gettin' better ;D haha
We went to Mc Donalds for to get some food, all the other places where closed ._.
I didn't eat anything. I hate fast food, and specially McDonalds !! >< Yuck !

Oscar and I at the theater !
( He's almost to gay for function ) lolz

79th Annual Academy Awards: :D my prediction list: Movie:Babel Director: Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu or Martin Scorsese Leading Actor: O'Toole or Whitaker Leading Actress:Meryl Streep Supporting Actor:Djimon Hounsou or Eddie Murphy or Mark Wahlberg Supporting Actress:Cate Blanchett or Jennifer Hudson or Rinko Kikuchi Scenario:Babel Foreign: not sure maybe Water-Canada Animation: Happy Feet what do you think people???