The anti-blockbuster show.

Commercial art: "The Dark Knight", the blockbuster of the year 2008, coincided with the Oscar nominees. The Academy chose demanding dramas such as "Milk" and "Benjamin Button" to their favorites. Also, the German "Baader Meinhof Complex" has a chance.

 

Hamburg - "Why so serious?" would be the Joker, Batman opponent in "The Dark Knight" maliciously probably wondering if the nomination list for the 81st Academy Awards presented bekäme: A touching love story ( "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), a socially committed Shakers drama ( "Slumdog Millionaire"), a portrait of a gay politician ( "Milk"), the story of a former concentration camp warden ( "The readers') and the psychological profile of a U.S. president (" Frost / Nixon ") are the focus of the Oscar nominations, early Thursday morning (local time) in Hollywood have been announced.

It was a choice between art cinema and commerce, which was in the air. Deeper and deeper sank the audience of more than three-Oscar show in recent years, inter alia because with films such as "No Country for Old Men" (2008), "The Departed" (2007) or "LA Crash" (2006 ) Author grimmiges cinema was, the critics excited, but not exactly the audience attracted in droves.

OSCAR QUIZ

AFP

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"The Dark Knight", the comic book adaptation, in the U.S. with legendary 158 million U.S. dollars and sales started during the second half of 2008 was the worldwide blockbuster - which is certainly also at the tragic death of Joker actor Heath Ledger was - would have the with too much public art vergraulten a bridge back to the Oscars can build.

But the Academy moved
the dark action film from Christopher Nolan largely sidelined in the major categories - director, best film, best screenplay and leading roles - appears "The Dark Knight" is not on. Only Ledger got exactly one year after his death, a posthumous nomination as best supporting actor. An honorable, albeit expected concession to the fans. His award is considered to be set.

There are more losers
in this 81st Round nomination, including Sam Mendes, the Ehedrama Richard Yates' Revolutionary Road "impressively staged set, but neither has been nominated as a director even mentions for best film or best leading role could grab. Actress Kate Winslet has been - unlike the Golden Globes - for "The readers' main roles in the nominated category. Co-star Leonardo DiCaprio went empty-handed.

As director and actor Clint Eastwood, in "Gran Torino" for probably the last time before the camera. Experts had suspected that the veteran for his late Vigilanten drama would get a reference, but the old plant was completely through. Also Actress Sally Hawkins and director Mike Leigh met elsewhere with their award-winning comedy "Happy-Go-Lucky" is not the nerve of the Academy members.