It’s Oscar time baby! And The Dark Knight is in the running!
“The Dark Knight” will compete for the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures along with “Milk,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Frost/Nixon,” and “Slumdog Millionaire.”
“The Dark Knight” is also one of seven films competing for the Oscar, along with “Iron Man,” “Hellboy II: The Golden Army,” “Australia,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” and “Journey to the Center of the Earth.” What the hell? Journey to the Center of the Earth is up fo an Oscar? Jesus, what’s this world coming to? But then again, I didn’t see the movie. Even though I like Brendan Fraser, I didn’t care too much for The 3rd Mummy movie. … or was it the 4th?
“The Dark Knight” is likewise a potential nominee for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 13 categories, tied with Oscar fave Slumdog Millionaire and several other films. (Note to self, check out Slumdog Millionaire. Never heard of it.)
And it doesn’t stop there. “The Dark Knight” is also in the running for the Oscar for best make-up. I never even knew there was an Oscar for make-up. TDK is on the long list of seven from which three nominees will eventually be chosen.
There is also a posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger, and there are still hopes that TDK will be nominated for best picture as well.
Ballots are due Jan. 12, the nominations are announced early on Jan. 22 and the show airs on Feb. 22 on ABC.
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