In the interest of stirring shit up, let's all pause to excoriate the communists of the Screen Actors Guild for nominating John Patrick Shanley's Catholic-bashing DOUBT for "Best Cast" over the fine and pure THE DARK KNIGHT. Bastards. All they did was weaken a country today.
Since we all know actors comprise the largest voting bloc in the Academy (1,243 fellow travelers), this means that THE DARK KNIGHT is finished. Kaput. Stripped of all its glory. Shorn of dignity. Relegated to a footnote in film history. Its box office largess to be distributed evenly amongst the likes of SUPERMAN IV, BRENDA STARR and METEOR MAN so that its success may no longer validate you as a human being. Alvin Tostig did not, contrary to previous reports, have a son today.
The consolation prize: an expected Best Supporting Actor nomination for Heath Ledger and a seat at the little kids' table (i.e. Best Stunt Ensemble).
In case you're wondering, last year's nominees for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture were NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, AMERICAN GANGSTER, INTO THE WILD, HAIRSPRAY and 3:10 TO YUMA. Abandon all hope, KNIGHTies.
Here's the full list of movie nominees. (I'll leave the icky TV stuff to Herc).
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Richard Jenkins - THE VISITOR
Frank Langella - FROST/NIXON
Sean Penn - MILK
Brad Pittt - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Mickey Rourke - THE WRESTLER
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Anne Hathaway - RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
Angelina Jolie - CHANGELING
Melissa Leo - FROZEN RIVER
Meryl Streep - PRIEST
Kate Winslet - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Josh Brolin - MILK
Robert Downey, Jr. - TROPIC THUNDER
Philip Seymour Hoffman - DOGMA
Heath Ledger - THE DARK KNIGHT
Dev Patel - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams - KILLER NUN
Penelope Cruz - VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
Viola Davis - THE DEVILS
Taraji P. Henson - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Kate Winslet - THE READER
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
FROST/NIXON
MILK
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE POPE MUST DIE
