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7 months ago 20th Nov 12:13
So FemaleFirst has earmarked some of the best individual performances from 2008 but it's now time to look at the overall work and find out who could be line to scoop Best Picture.
And there seems to be a case of deja vu while there are plenty of strong contenders there's no runaway or obvious favourite like there was this time around, lets face it No Country for Old Men was always going to win.
Leading the British challenge is Danny Boyle's return to the big screen with Slumdog Millionaire, a film of harsh reality, a formula that brought him success with Trainspotting, as he looks at the brutal way of life of growing up in India.
Slumdog Millionaire lit up Toronto crowds which follows Jamal Malik, an eighteen year old orphan from the slums of Mumbai who is on the verge of winning Who Wants to be A Millionaire? But when the show breaks for the night police arrest him on suspicion of cheating: how could a street kid know so much?
Desperate to prove his innocence Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local groups and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost.
Another British contender is Frost/Nixon, the strongest of the politically themed movies currently doing the rounds, which could also see Ron Howard receive a nod for best Director and Michael Sheen for Best Supporting Actor.
Two of the firm festival favourites have been Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married, which stars Anne Hathaway, and follows Kym who returns to the Buchman family home for the wedding of her sister Rachel, she brings a long history of personal crisis and family conflict along with her.
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