Nominations for Adapted Screenplay-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Adapted Screenplay category are:

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Screenplay by Eric Roth, Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
  
• “Doubt” (Miramax), Written by John Patrick Shanley
  
• “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Screenplay by Peter Morgan
  
• “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Hare
  
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy

Nominations for Original Screenplay-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Original Screenplay category are:

• “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Courtney Hunt
  
• “Happy-Go-Lucky” (Miramax), Written by Mike Leigh
  
• “In Bruges” (Focus Features), Written by Martin McDonagh
  
• “Milk” (Focus Features), Written by Dustin Lance Black
  
• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter

Nominations for Achievement In Sound Mixing-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Achievement In Sound Mixing category are:

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
  
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
  
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
  
• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
  
• “Wanted” (Universal), Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt

Nominations for Achievement In Visual Effects-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Achievement In Visual Effects category are:

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
  
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
  
• “Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan

Nominations for Achievement In Film Editing-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Achievement In Film Editing category are:

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
  
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lee Smith
  
• “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
  
• “Milk” (Focus Features), Elliot Graham
  
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Chris Dickens

Nominations for Achievement In Sound Editing-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Achievement In Sound Editing category are:

• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Richard King
  
• “Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
  
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers
  
• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
  
• “Wanted” (Universal), Wylie Stateman

Nominations for Achievement In Art Direction-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Achievement In Art Direction category are:

• “Changeling” (Universal), Art Direction: James J. Murakami, Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
  
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt, Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
  
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Peter Lando
  
• “The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Art Direction: Michael Carlin, Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
  
• “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Art Direction: Kristi Zea, Set Decoration: Debra Schutt

Nominations for Achievement In Cinematography-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Achievement In Cinematography category are:

• “Changeling” (Universal), Tom Stern
  
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Claudio Miranda
  
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Wally Pfister
  
• “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
  
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Anthony Dod Mantle

Nominations for Best Live Action Short Film-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Best Live Action Short Film category are:

• “Auf der Strecke (On the Line)” (Hamburg Shortfilmagency), An Academy of Media Arts Cologne Production, Reto Caffi
  
• “Manon on the Asphalt” (La Luna Productions), A La Luna Production, Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
  
• “New Boy” (Network Ireland Television), A Zanzibar Films Production, Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
  
• “The Pig” An M & M Production, Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
  
• “Spielzeugland (Toyland)” A Mephisto Film Production, Jochen Alexander Freydank

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have a lovely weekend!

Nominations for Best Animated Short Film-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Best Animated Short Film category are:

• “La Maison en Petits Cubes” A Robot Communications Production, Kunio Kato
  
• “Lavatory - Lovestory” A Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production, Konstantin Bronzit
  
• “Oktapodi” (Talantis Films), A Gobelins, L’école de l’image Production, Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
  
• “Presto” (Walt Disney), A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Doug Sweetland
  
• “This Way Up” A Nexus Production, Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes

Nominations for Best Motion Picture of the Year-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Best Motion Picture of the Year category are:

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), A Kennedy/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
  
• “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
  
• “Milk” (Focus Features), A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production, Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
  
• “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production, Nominees to be determined
  
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production, Christian Colson, Producer
  

Fabulous Friday

It's Friday and the best thing of all is that we get to sleep in tomorrow. Sleeping in is something I am very good at! See you on Monday.

Image - Rodney Smith Photographer

from cara with love...

cara's love is leaving for paris :( she wanted to dedicate a post to surprise him.
i say absence makes the heart grow fonder and what a sweet idea cara!

Nominations for Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original song)-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original song) category are:

• “Down to Earth” from “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel
  
• “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
  
• “O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam

Nominations for Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original score)-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original score) category are:

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Alexandre Desplat
  
• “Defiance” (Paramount Vantage), James Newton Howard
  
• “Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Elfman
  
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
  
• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Thomas Newman

More Porch Love

Now let's try and get back to the pretty things....

I am completely IN LOVE with these porches and chairs. I adore the lattice in the top picture the most though!

All Images - Thayer Photo via Creature Comforts

For Like....Gone!

I don't usually like to post sad news here at ABT because I personally try to concentrate on the happy things in life and I try, as much as possible, to make ABT a happy, positive place for you my readers. But today is not a happy day. Today is a sad day and a day which I cannot let pass by without making my very small voice heard.

This morning I woke to emails from some of my lovely blog friends {Jo, Heather & Natalie} letting me know about the awful and I must say depressing news that Domino Magazine is finished....what we all thought was 'For Like Ever' is now 'For Like Gone'.

Each month, like lots and lots of people around the world I looked forward to my Domino subscription arriving in my mail box, albeit much later than my American friends...but always worth the wait.

In my opinion Domino has been a breath of fresh air. It has supported young, up-and-coming Designers and has been a magazine which has inspired me as a young Designer to think outside the square. It has offered Eco-Friendly Design, Budget-Friendly Design and overall I feel that it has offered achievable Design.

I spoke to Natalie Walton this morning {via email}, the Deputy Editor of Real Living Magazine here in Australia and I said to her I hope this doesn't start happening to our favourite Australian Home Magazines. Her response was interesting.....

"I think part of the problem with US mags is that they charge so little for the subscriptions – often only $1 an issue – that they’re really heavily reliant on advertising so when that drops they don’t have much room left to manoeuvre within their budget."

I agree with Natalie. I certainly think Domino was very inexpensive and I would have paid double, even triple the price for my monthly issue. Our Australian Home magazines range in price from roughly $6.00 to $10.00 an issue.

However, there really isn't anything we can do. I feel sad for the contributing Sylists, Writers, Photographers, Designers featured and Staff of Domino and I feel sad that these horrible times are taking away our small pleasures.

Good-bye Domino. You will be missed by many.


Image - Domino Magazine

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Nominations for Achievement in Makeup-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Achievement in Makeup category are:

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Greg Cannom
  
• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan
  
• “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (Universal), Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz

Nominations for Best Documentary Short Subject-81Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Best Documentary Short Subject category are:

• “The Conscience of Nhem En” A Farallon Films Production, Steven Okazaki
  
• “The Final Inch” A Vermilion Films Production, Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
  
• “Smile Pinki” A Principe Production, Megan Mylan
  
• “The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306” A Rock Paper Scissors Production, Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde

I Love Circus Tent Bathrooms

I know you've all probably seen these pictures before but I can't get enough of them. I have a very small {and I mean very small}, unrenovated bathroom at home and another unrenovated bathroom at the beach, one of which I would love to do in this style....one day!!

Image 1 - Krista Ewart's Bathroom via Domino via {I can't remember}.

Image 2 - Via Habitually Chic

A Pretty Porch

Wouldn't this be a lovely spot to while away some time...

Image - Country Home Magazine

*Reminder

**Reminder: Some days we all need a little lift so if you see someone you think looks really great today make sure you tell them as it will be sure to make their day...

Image Via Lolita via This is Glamorous

steal your kisses

Dirrty Glam magazine (issue 28)

thank you rosa!

Knox and Viv Are SO Cute!

This afternoon Brad and Angie arrived in Japan with the WHOLE family, giving us our very first look at Knox and Vivienne! How adorable are they?! (Just look at Brad and Knox's matching caps!) And I must say, there's a huge resemblance to Shiloh. Definitely one of my favorite families!

Photos Credit: Splash News

.Happy List

I'm loving .Vanessa's new .Happy List Series....so much fun seeing what makes people happy. Vanessa has just posted my .Happy List today. Click here to see...

Image - Flickr

Nominations for Best Documentary Feature-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Best Documentary Feature category are:

• “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” (Cinema Guild), A Pandinlao Films Production, Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
  
• “Encounters at the End of the World” (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment), A Creative Differences Production, Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
  
• “The Garden” A Black Valley Films Production, Scott Hamilton Kennedy
  
• “Man on Wire” (Magnolia Pictures), A Wall to Wall Production, James Marsh and Simon Chinn
  
• “Trouble the Water” (Zeitgeist Films), An Elsewhere Films Production, Tia Lessin and Carl Deal

Nominations for Achievement in Costume Design-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Achievement in Costume Design category are:

• “Australia” (20th Century Fox), Catherine Martin
  
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Jacqueline West
  
• “The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Michael O’Connor
  
• “Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Glicker
  
• “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Albert Wolsky
  

Pretty

Today I adore these pretty photos styled by Chelsea and photographed by Nicole Hill.

miranda + steve

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New Side of Fanning

Hello everyone! New pictures of Dakota Fanning have surfaced online. Looks like Dakota is experimenting with her clothing and make-up choices here and is being seen with more friends other than her usual four.

Nominations for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year category are:

• “The Baader Meinhof Complex” A Constantin Film Production, Germany
  
• “The Class” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haut et Court Production, France
  
• “Departures” (Regent Releasing), A Departures Film Partners Production, Japan
  
• “Revanche” (Janus Films), A Prisma Film/Fernseh Production, Austria
  
• “Waltz with Bashir” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production, Israel

Nominations for Best Animated Feature Film of the Year-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Best Animated Feature Film of the Year category are:

• “Bolt” (Walt Disney), Chris Williams and Byron Howard
  
• “Kung Fu Panda” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount), John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
  
• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Andrew Stanton

lazy sexy weekend

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Nominations for Achievement in Directing-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Achievement in Directing category are:

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Fincher
  
• “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Ron Howard
  
• “Milk” (Focus Features), Gus Van Sant
  
• “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Stephen Daldry
  
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Danny Boyle

Nominations for Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role category are:

• Amy Adams in “Doubt” (Miramax)
  
• Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein Company)
  
• Viola Davis in “Doubt” (Miramax)
  
• Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
  
• Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

on my tip toes

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Nominations for Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role-81st Oscar Awards

The Nominations for Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role category are:

• Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics)
  
• Angelina Jolie in “Changeling” (Universal)
  
• Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics)
  
• Meryl Streep in “Doubt” (Miramax)
  
• Kate Winslet in “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)