February 11, 2009

  • BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

     

    The Nominees Are:

    • La Maison en Petits Cubes
    • Lavatory-Lovestory
    • Oktapodi
    • Presto
    • This Way Up

     

    Erin’s Pick: Presto

    My Mom’s Pick: This Way Up

     

    The Winner Last Year Was: Peter and the Wolf

     

    Yeah, we’re being arbitrary again. I found all the synopses for these films, but I’ve forgotten most of them. Presto is the Pixar short that was shown before WALL-E and is also on the DVD. It’s about a magician’s hungry rabbit who wants to eat a carrot and is pissed off that the magician won’t give it to him, so he sabotages his show. I didn’t particularly care for it, but it’s the only one of these that I’ve seen. This Way Up is about the troubles that occur when two undertakers are trying to transport a casket.

     

    BEST ORIGINAL SONG

     

    The Nominees Are:

    • “Down to Earth” from WALL-E
    • “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire
    • “O Saya” from Slumdog Millionaire

     

    Erin’s Pick: “Jai Ho”

    My Mom’s Pick: “Down to Earth”

     

    The Winner Last Year Was: “Falling Slowly” from Once

     

    Not much variety this year, with only three nominees. As much as I liked WALL-E, I didn’t really care for its song, so I went on YouTube to listen to the two Slumdog Millionaire songs (by the way, that is a movie that I have interest in seeing, hopefully before Oscar Night). “Jai Ho” was the one I liked better. And yes, apparently it WAS written by a fairly accomplished Bollywood composer (though neither of these songs make me picture people running around trees).