The Dark Knight managed to walk away with 2 Academy Awards® at last night’s 81st annual ceremony. A somewhat unexpected win Richard King for Best Achievement in Sound Editing was a pleasant surprise. And a very emotional win for Heath Ledger as Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role had his parents and sister accepting the award on his behalf.
Chris Nolan was shown in the crowd several times looking proud and emotional. Congrats to the winners, and everyone involved!
Entertainment Weekly just posted an article in which they list, according to them, the 25 Greatest Active Film Directors. Coming in at Number 4 is none other than Christopher Nolan!
Here’s the rest of the Top 10:
1. Steven Spielberg
2. Peter Jackson
3. Martin Scorsese
4. Christopher Nolan
5. Steven Soderbergh
6. Ridley Scott
7. Quentin Tarantino
8. Michael Mann
9. James Cameron
10. Joel and Ethan Coen
[see the full list @ EW.com]
Friendly reminder that this Sunday (February 8, 2009) are the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards. Chris Nolan’s The Dark Knight is up for 9 awards this year. Best Supporting Actor, Best Music, Best Cinematography, Best Editing Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Best Visual Effects, Best Make Up and Hair. Tune in to BBC America at 8pm ET, or check your local listings for details. And keep your fingers crossed.
Early this morning the nominees for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced, and although The Dark Knight received nominations in 8 categories, it was absent in nearly all of the major ones. The majority of the film’s nominations were in technical categories including: Best Achievement in Cinematography, Best Achievement in Editing, Best Achi-evement in Art Direction, Best Achievement in Makeup, Best Achievement in Sound, Best Achievement in Sound Editing, and Best Achievement in Visual Effects. Save one major category, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, in which Heath Ledger was nominated for his role as The Joker.
We would like to know how you feel about the nominations. Happy? Annoyed? Comment below!
Sunday night Heath Ledger won a Golden Globe® for his Supporting Role as The Joker in The Dark Knight. Christopher Nolan accepted the award on his behalf, and gave a very touching speech. Enjoy:
