Tom O’Neil over at Gold Derby has posted the early reviews from Saturday’s screening of ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ at the Paramount Theatre in LA.
Among the Oscar bloggers, Dave Karger of Entertainment Weekly says, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is “an Oscar movie with a capital O…”
Kris Tapley of In Contention says, “Nominations for Picture, Director, Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction, Cinematography, Film Editing, Makeup, Original Score and Visual Effects are virtually assured.”
Sasha Stone of Awards Daily says flat out “if I had to name the film that would probably have the best shot at winning Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Costumes, Art Direction it would be this one.”
Click here for The Hollywood Reporter’s rave, And Variety’s reviews here and here.
One things for sure…the clock is ticking and the studios need to get their movies out. The National Board of Review, the Globes, and the BFCA are just around the corner. Definitely one of the weirdest Oscar seasons ever. Does ‘Doubt’ have a better chance at a nom over ‘Revolutionary Road’? Is ‘Australia’ a better contender than ‘The Dark Knight’?  The sure locks in the Oscar race right now? Benjamin Button and Slumdog Millionaire. This year’s most chilling aspect for us awards kooks is what the LA Times reported Sunday, “Guild leaders are expected to time any walkout to disrupt the Golden Globe Awards and Academy Awards  in January and February, respectively.” What?!?!?! Again?!!?!? Oh the agony!!
