2008 Joe Award Nominees

Best Picture

Baghead – Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Cean Chaffin, Kathleen, Frank Marshmall
The Dark Knight – Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas
Milk – Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, Michael London
The Wrestler – Darren Aronofsky and Scott Franklin

Best Actor

Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Synchedoche, New York
Sean Penn – Milk
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
Steve Zissis – Baghead

Best Actress

Kate Beckinsale – Snow Angels
Sally Hawkins – Happy Go Lucky
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Melissa Leo – Frozen River
Meryl Streep – Doubt

Best Director

Darren Aronofsky – The Wrestler
David Fincher – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight
Ben Stiller – Tropic Thunder
Gus Van Sant – Milk

Best Supporting Actor

Tom Cruise – Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Nicky Katt – Snow Angels
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Brad Pitt – Burn After Reading

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams – Doubt
Kristin Davis – Sex and The City
Samantha Morton – Synecdoche, New York
Misty Upham – Frozen River
Kate Winslet – The Reader

Best adapted Screenplay

David S. Goyer and Christopher Nolan, Johnathan Nolan – The Dark Knight
David Gordon Green – Snow Angels
Peter Morgan – Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth and Robin Scwicord – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley – Doubt

Best Original Screenplay

Dustin Lance Black – Milk
Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass – Baghead
Charlie Kauffman – Synedoche, New York
Robert Siegal – The Wrestler
Ben Stiller and Justin Throux – Tropic Thunder

Best Cinematography

Maryse Alberti – The Wrestler
Roger Deakins – Revolutionary Road
Claudio Miranda – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Wally Pfister – The Dark Knight
Colin Watkinson – The Fall

Best Score

Jon Brion – Synechdoche, New York
Carter Burwell – Burn After Reading
Clint Mansell – The Wrestler
John Williams – Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull
James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer – The Dark Knight

Best Editing

Tariq Anwar – Revolutionary Road
Greg Hayden – Tropic Thunder
Lee Smith – The Dark Knight
Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Andrew Wiseblum – The Wrestler

Best Art Direction

Ricardo Puglise and Cynthia Sietler – The Fall
Kelly Curry, Randy Moore, and Tom Reta – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Theo Sena – The Wrestler
Pat Sullivan – Changeling
Adam Stockhousen and Lydia Marks – Synechdoche, New York

Best Costume

Lindy Hemming – The Dark Knight
Debi Hopper – Changeling
Marlene Stewart – Tropic Thunder
Melissa Toth – Synecdoche New York
Amy Westcott – The Wrestler

Best Makeup

John Caglione, Latrice Edwards, Vivian Guzman – The Dark Knight
Judy Chin – Synechdoce, New York
Stacy Herbert – The Curios Case of Benjamin Button

Best Sound Editing

Benjamin Beardwood and Jim Brookeshire – Tropic Thunder
Jeroen Damon and Michael Babcock – The Dark Knight
Larry Blake and Mike Chock – Che

Best Sound Mixing

Steve Cantamess – Tropic Thunder
Ken Kshii – The Wrestler
Ed Novick – The Dark Knight
Aitar Alandre and Thomas Varga – Che
Mark Wiengarten – The Curios Case Of Benjamin Button

Nomination Tally: Best Picture Nominees in BOLD
The Dark Knight 11
The Wrestler 10
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 8
Tropic Thunder 8
Synecdoche, NY 7
Doubt 4
Milk 4
Baghead 3
Changeling 3
Snow Angels 3
Che 2
The Fall 2
Frozen River 2
Revolutionary Road 2
Burn After Reading 2
Frost/Nixon 1
Happy-Go-Lucky 1
Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull 1
The Reader 1
Sex and the City 1

Drew Dahle's Thoughts:
Well, I have to say I'm quite surprised that The Dark Knight, a film Joe has derided since the day it came out, dominated here taking down 11 nominations, more than any other film. I'm glad Joe came around to liking The Dark Knight but, wow, this is shocking.
Happy to see: Stiller in Director, No Leo D. in actor, Leo/Streep in actress, Pitt in supporting, Adams in supporting, Snow Angels in adapted, Cinematography/Art Direction noms for the Fall, Burwell and Zimmer/Howard in score, Good showing for Synecdoche, NY particularly Art Direction, Baxter/Wall and Weisblum in editing, Tropic Thunder in sound.
Not so happy to see: Tropic Thunder with no picture nom, Baghead with anything, No Rockwell or Pitt in Actor (BULLSHIT!), Downey in wrong category, Beckinsale over Blanchett, Van Sant in Director (WTF?), Misty Upham in supporting over Frances McDormand and Viola Davis (Unacceptable!), Cinematography and editing for Rev Road and not Doubt, any noms for In Diana Jones 4, No Tropic Thunder in Makeup.
Just plain confused: Wrestler for Score
Based on the nominees, I'm predicting The Wrestler to take home Best Picture at the Joes.

Colleen Kenny's Thoughts:
I, like Drew, was shocked that The Dark Knight got so many nominations after having listened to his rant of why it was much worse than Batman Begins. In the words of Joan Cusack "That is schocking."
Happy to See: I am happy to see Sex and the City the movie get a nom. I am also happy that The Fall got a cinematog nom, that Doubt got its dues in the acting categories (for the most part), happy that Samantha Morton made her way into best supporting actress and I am happy Milk got its dues.
Not Happy to see: Kate Beckinsale in the best actress category and NO Sam Rockwell (come on a million times better than Zissis). Have you been reading the excellent reviews by Donna and Drew of Snow Angels? Terribly disappointed to see Doubt not nominated for best pic and the Dark Knight and Baghead nominated?! Also, where was Viola Davis? Hell of a lot better than Misty Upham.
Hopes for the Joes:
I am hoping Baghead and Dark Night don't win best picture. Mainly my hope is that Baghead walks away empty handed (optimistic I know.) I also hope that Doubt and Milk produce some wins at the Joes as they are clearly the top 2 films of the year.
I can't say much more because the Colleen's have yet to be announced.