22nd Jan 09
The outrage! 
Yep Burn After Reading has struck out entirely. Not a single Oscar nomination for the Coen brothers’ latest. Not even a little biddy Best Original Screenplay nod. The complete list of nominations for the 81st Academy Awards was announced this afternoon, David Finchers sumptuous looking The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leads the way with 13 nomination while Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire has amassed 10. Both The Dark Knight and Milk landed 8 apiece. Check out the full list here. Still, at least it means us Coen brothers fans need not endure the ceremony this year… no sour grapes honest…
January 26th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
On the other hand, Brad Pitt and Richard Jenkins are competing for Best Actor.
I didn’t expect the film to get many nominations, true, after the sweep last year, but I thought maybe score or editing or something. The music is fucking excellent, and hilarious.
January 26th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Well I only mentioned it because it has been nominated for a bunch of awards in the Original Screenplay category so an Oscar nom was kind of half expected. I agree with you, it’s not a very Oscar-ish movie is it.