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Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc
I really enjoyed Milk and was rooting for Sean Penn but I haven't seen The Wrestler...I really like director Darren Aranovsky and it's the next movie I want to see. I'm a little disappointed though that Penn didn't win. I was surprised that Eastwood wasn't nominated for Gran Torino...I don't think it was the best performance of the year but it was pretty darn good.
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I've seen both and I liked Milk better. I also thought Sean Penn deserved the nod over Rourke, but it was still a pretty damn good performance by Rourke and it makes for a nice feel-good kind of comeback story, so I don't mind it in that sense.
I was actually a bit disappointed with Gran Torino. Not that its a bad movie, its just that I've come to expect big things from Clint Eastwood and this one fell short of his last couple, imo.
I'm actually pretty surprised for all the wins by Slumdog Millionare. I thought it was entertaining enough but not movie of the year quality.
Nice to see Vicki Cristina Barcelona get a win in the comedy category. I really enjoyed that one. In Bruges was great as well, so I wouldn't have minded if that one took it.