At last “The Wrestler” is actually nominated for Best Picture in some awards !!!

I have underlined which I would like to win for the awards. Will find out on Saturday if my favorites have won.

Winners to be announced on Saturday, February 21st.

Nominees:

Ballast (2008): Lance Hammer, Nina Parikh

Frozen River (2008): Chip Hourihan, Heather Rae

Rachel Getting Married (2008): Neda Armian, Jonathan Demme, Marc E. Platt

Wendy and Lucy (2008): Larry Fessenden, Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani

The Wrestler (2008): Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin

Nominees:

Summer Bishil for Nothing Is Private (2007)

Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married (2008)

Melissa Leo for Frozen River (2008)

Tarra Riggs for Ballast (2008)

Michelle Williams for Wendy and Lucy (2008)

Nominees:

Javier Bardem for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Richard Jenkins for The Visitor (2007/I)

Sean Penn for Milk (2008/I)

Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker (2008)

Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (2008)

Nominees:

Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Rosemarie DeWitt for Rachel Getting Married (2008)

Rosie Perez for The Take (2007)

Misty Upham for Frozen River (2008)

Debra Winger for Rachel Getting Married (2008)

Nominees:

James Franco for Milk (2008/I)

Anthony Mackie for The Hurt Locker (2008)

Charlie McDermott for Frozen River (2008)

JimMyron Ross for Ballast (2008)

Haaz Sleiman for The Visitor (2007/I)

Nominees:

Ramin Bahrani for Chop Shop (2007)

Jonathan Demme for Rachel Getting Married (2008)

Lance Hammer for Ballast (2008)

Courtney Hunt for Frozen River (2008)

Thomas McCarthy for The Visitor (2007/I)

Nominees:

Padre Nuestro (2007): Christopher Zalla

Savage Grace (2007): Howard A. Rodman

Sugar (2008/I): Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

Synecdoche, New York (2008): Charlie Kaufman

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008): Woody Allen

Nominees:

Ballast (2008): Lance Hammer

Frozen River (2008): Courtney Hunt

Milk (2008/I): Dustin Lance Black

Rachel Getting Married (2008): Jenny Lumet

The Wackness (2008): Jonathan Levine

Nominees:

Ballast (2008): Lol Crawley

Chop Shop (2007): Michael Simmonds

Medicine for Melancholy (2008): James Laxton

Milk (2008/I): Harris Savides

The Wrestler (2008): Maryse Alberti

Nominees:

Afterschool (2008): Antonio Campos, T. Sean Durkin, Josh Mond

Medicine for Melancholy (2008): Barry Jenkins, Justin Barber

Padre Nuestro (2007): Christopher Zalla, Per Melita, Ben Odell

Sleep Dealer (2008): Alex Rivera, Anthony Bregman

Synecdoche, New York (2008): Charlie Kaufman, Anthony Bregman, Spike Jonze, Charlie Kaufman, Sidney Kimmel

Nominees:

Entre les murs (2008): Laurent Cantet(France)

Gomorra (2008): Matteo Garrone(Italy)

Hunger (2008): Steve McQueen(UK/Ireland)

Graine et le mulet, La (2007): Abdel Kechiche(France)

Stellet licht (2007): Carlos Reygadas(Mexico/France/Netherlands/Germany)

Nominees:

The Betrayal - Nerakhoon (2008): Ellen Kuras, Thavisouk Phrasavath

Encounters at the End of the World (2007): Werner Herzog

Man on Wire (2008): James Marsh

The Order of Myths (2008): Margaret Brown

Up the Yangtze (2007): Yung Chang

Nominees:

In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2007): Alex Holdridge, Seth Caplan, Scoot McNairy

Prince of Broadway (2008): Sean Baker, Darren Dean

The Signal (2007/I): David Bruckner, Dan Bush, Jacob Gentry, Alexander Motlagh

Take Out (2004): Sean Baker, Shih-Ching Tsou

Turn the River (2007): Chris Eigeman, Ami Armstrong

Nominees:

Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008): Sacha Gervasi

Loot (2008): Darius Marder

The Order of Myths (2008): Margaret Brown

Nominees:

Barry Jenkins for Medicine for Melancholy (2008)

Nina Paley for Sita Sings the Blues (2008)

Lynn Shelton for My Effortless Brilliance (2008)

Nominees:

Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy for Treeless Mountain (2008), I'll Come Running (2008)

Jason Orans for Goodbye Solo (2008), Year of the Fish (2007)

Heather Rae for Frozen River (2008), Ibid (2008)