Comments on: Spirit Award nominations announced

By: Tara

Tara — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:42:22 +0000

Luke Goss was robbed of a nomination for his role as Prince Nuada in Hellboy II.

By: shawn

shawn — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:35:54 +0000

The first striking snubs I noticed was Hiam Abbas from the visitor not getting supporting actress, and the visitor not getting nom for best picture! I was really hoping she got noticed come oscar season. I love Debra Winger, but her role was so small and she had so little to do, that that slot should have gone to Hiam.

By: lulu8888

lulu8888 — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:38:01 +0000

Ceballos , I wholeheartedly agree about Bill Irwin. He was beyond brilliant- his body language, facial expressions, and his different vocal reflections were priceless. Also, Irwin’s agony for the loss of his son, his parental guilt, and the fanatic way he attended to the needs of Kym – became the Heart this wonderful film.
P.S. One of the many great aspects of this film, every actor in this ensemble gets the opportunity to shine.

By: Nathan T.

Nathan T. — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:32:57 +0000

A pretty good list of nominations all told. I’m cheering for Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” and Sean Penn in “Milk” (can’t make up my mind which is better). While “Ballast” will certainly make my list of the year’s best films, another great film that I’d rank even higher is absent and that is David Gordon Green’s triumphant “Snow Angels.” What a dumb omission as a feature, direction (DGG finally dealing with conventional things like plot) and also for the always terrific Sam Rockwell who was devastating in his role in “Snow Angels” and hilarious in the similarly unseen “Choke.”

By: caleb

caleb — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:19:46 +0000

i bet Rachel Getting Married sweeps the all of its categories

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:08:25 +0000

An outstanding group nominated for supporting actor. Glad to see Haaz Sleiman cited for his heartfelt performance. Let’s hope Oscar goes outside the box and nominates his truly astounding work.

By: Ceballos

Ceballos — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:13:22 +0000

I’m happy to see Hathaway, Winger and, especially DeWitt pick up nominations for “Rachel Getting Married”, but I’m disappointed Bill Irwin didn’t make the cut. His funny, sad, overmatched father was one of my favorite performances this year.

By: VanRamblings

VanRamblings — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:26:10 +0000

The most auspicious debut by a new director (also, writer, producer, Tom Quinn), and head and shoulders more affecting and authentic than any other début, The New Year Parade, missed out on any nominations? Unbelievable, considering newcomer Jennifer-Lynn Welsh’s luminous performance, and Quinn’s first-rate realization of his material.
As for Ballast, Lance Hammer’s mumblecore, Bressonian début, may be minimalist, European-style filmmaking, but this indie feature managed only (for this viewer) to come off as pretentious “this is good for you” filmmaking.

By: izikavazo

izikavazo — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:22:09 +0000

Does Sunshine Cleaning not qualify? I would have thought (and hoped) that it would get a nomination or two.

By: Casey

Casey — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:01:25 +0000

Milk not making it into Best Picture/Director is a shame. Do I smell another Brokeback Oscar snub?