M.I.A., Peter Gabriel & others were nominated for Oscars
The Dark Knight, the superhero thriller that was expected to make history as the first comic-book adaptation to take a best-picture nomination, and Gran Torino, which the Hollywood veteran starred in and directed, were left out of the contest for Oscar’s top prize.
Instead, the far more serious Holocaust-themed The Reader took the fifth berth and its director, Stephen Daldry, also managed to slip into his category.
The other nominees announced for top prize in the 81st Academy Awards Thursday morning in Los Angeles followed the script of the prognosticators: the era-spanning fable The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which led the crowd with 13 nominations; gay-themed political biopic Milk; TV-landmark drama Frost/Nixon; and romantic crowd-pleaser Slumdog Millionaire. [USA Today]
Slumdog Millionaire, which won for Best Score at the Golden Globes, was also nominated for Best Score and Best Song (twice). Three songs total were nominated this year: Peter Gabriel‘s Down To Earth (Wall-E), and Slumdog Millionare‘s “Jai Ho” and “O Saya”. Along with composer A.R. Rahman, Maya Arulpragasam (aka M.I.A.) is credited for “O Saya”. Listen to it in the video below…
Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack – O… Saya
Bruce Springsteen won the Golden Globe, but wasn’t even nominated for the Oscar.
