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‘Dark Knight’ Gets Boost With PGA Nomination
Fataculture — ... Road” or “The Reader” as most probable candidates. Hot on the heels of the PGA nominations being announced just a few minutes ago, “The Dark Knight” gets a much-needed push in my opinion and may just please all its annoying fanboys by scoring a Best Picture nomination after all. The announcement of the DGA nominations on Thursday will provide more ammunition for predictions, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Chris Nolan made the cut, even if he isn’t on my list of preferences. [ AD , while ...

'Button,' 'Slumdog,' 'Dark Knight' Among Producers Guild Nominees
Get The Big Picture — ... Why is this significant? Because over the past 18 years, the PGA (or the other PGA if you're a golfer) has predicted the Best Picture nominees for the Academy Award with 75% accuracy. That means that three of these are surefire nominees and the other two have a real good chance. Here are the nominees for Best Picture, as revealed by Awards Daily: ...

Caped Crusading
Carpetbagger — ... into a film that got great box office and also demonstrated craft and finesse. Making big movies dance is tough work, although as the Bagger has pointed out, they had a bit of trouble bringing the movie in for a landing. Still, “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King” was a movie that had, oh, seven or eight endings, and not only received love from the producers, but went on to be crowned best picture of the year for 2003. (Awards Daily points out that the Producers Guild has a pretty mixed record when it comes to matching the five eventual nominees.