New Jersey’s Courier Post spoke to Batman Begins and The Dark Knight executive producer Michael Uslan. He expects the third Chris Nolan Batman movie to make an appearance in 2011. This seems logical to us, following a similar time frame as Begins to Knight – it gives the creative team a chance to flesh out some ideas whilst allowing Nolan to have a break from the franchise for a year or so, perhaps to work on other projects (such as The Prestige).

Uslan will be onboard as executive producer for the “Dark Knight” sequel, which he estimates will be [in] theaters by 2011. As for the identity of the next round of Batman’s supervillains and love interests, Uslan remains tight-lipped. “It’s one of those deals where if I told you, I’d have to kill you,” he says with a chuckle.

Last night was the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, usually seen as a very good indication of who the Oscar winners shall be. Heath Ledger’s The Joker pulled through fending off competition from the likes of Downey Jr. and Josh Brolin:

Outstanding Actor In A Supporting Role

Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Phillip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Josh Brolin – Milk
WINNER: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

The signs are looking good, and given TDK’s Best Picture and Best Director snubs, all our chips and Heath Ledger’s are in on this one.

TDK also brought home a second award from the SAGs for “Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture“.

The list of IMAX theaters across the world that have re-released The Dark Knight has been announced by the WB.

Buy Dark Knight IMAX Tickets

The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience is scheduled to play at the following locations starting on January 23rd.

UNITED STATES

Arizona

Mesa – Gateway 12 IMAX Theatre
Phoenix – AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX
Tempe – IMAX Theatre at Arizona Mills

Arkansas

Little Rock – Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre

California

Anaheim – The Movie Experience 14 at Anaheim Gardenwalk
Arcadia – AMC Santa Anita 16 & IMAX
Burbank – AMC Burbank 16 & IMAX
Cathedral City – Desert IMAX Theatre
Dublin – Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 21 & IMAX
Emeryville – AMC Bay Street 16 & IMAX
Fresno – Edwards Fresno Stadium 22 & IMAX
Irvine – Edwards Irvine Spectrum IMAX
Los Angeles – AMC Century City 15 & IMAX
Los Angeles – AMC Universal CityWalk Stadium 19 with IMAX
Los Angeles – IMAX Theatre at The Bridge: cinema de lux
Monterey – Cannery Row IMAX Theatre
Ontario – Edwards Ontario Palace 22 & IMAX
Sacramento – Edwards Fairfield Stadium 16 & IMAX
Sacramento – Esquire IMAX Theatre
Sacramento – Regal Cinemas El Dorado Hills Stadium 14 & IMAX
San Diego – Mira Mesa Stadium 18 & IMAX
San Jose – AMC Eastridge Mall 15 & IMAX
San Francisco – AMC Loews Metreon 16 with IMAX
Simi Valley – Civic Center Stadium 16 & IMAX
Stockton – Regal City Centre Stadium 16 & IMAX
Torrance – AMC Del Amo 18 & IMAX

Colorado

Colorado Springs – Cinemark Carefree Circle IMAX Theatre
Denver – UA Colorado Center Stadium 9 & IMAX
Westminster – AMC Orchards of Westminster 12 & IMAX

Connecticut

Manchester – IMAX Theatre at Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills
Norwalk – IMAX Theatre at The Maritime Aquarium

Florida

Altamonte Springs – AMC Altamonte Mall 18 & IMAX
Aventura – AMC Aventura 24 & IMAX
Fort Lauderdale – AutoNation® IMAX® Theater at Museum of Discovery
and Science
Fort Myers – Regal Gulf Coast Town Center Stadium 16 & IMAX
Jacksonville – AMC Regency 24 & IMAX
Orange Park – AMC Orange Park 24 & IMAX
Orlando – Pointe Orlando 20 & IMAX
St. Augustine – World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theatre
St. Petersburg – Muvico Baywalk 20 & IMAX
Tallahassee – IMAX Theatre at the Challenger Learning Center
Tampa – AMC Veterans 24 & IMAX
Tampa – Channelside Cinemas IMAX
Tampa – IMAX Dome Theatre at MOSI
West Palm Beach – Muvico Parisian 20 & IMAX

Georgia

Augusta – Augusta Exchange Stadium 20 & IMAX
Buford – Regal Mall of Georgia Stadium 20 & IMAX

Idaho

Boise – Edwards Boise Stadium 22 & IMAX

Illinois

Batavia – Randall 15 IMAX
Chicago – Navy Pier IMAX Theatre
Lincolnshire – Regal Lincolnshire 20 & IMAX
Woodridge – Cinemark Seven Bridges IMAX Theatre

Indiana

Evansville – IMAX Theatre at Showplace Cinemas East 18
Indianapolis – IMAX Theatre at the Indiana State Museum
Indianapolis – Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 & IMAX
Noblesville – Hamilton Towne Center 16 + IMAX
Portage – Portage 16 IMAX

Iowa

Davenport – Putnam Museum and IMAX Theatre
Des Moines – Science Center of Iowa & Blank IMAX Dome Theater

Kansas

Olathe – AMC Studio 30 & IMAX

Kentucky

Louisville – IMAX Cinema De Lux 20: Stonybrook

Louisiana

Harahan – AMC Elmwood Palace 20 & IMAX
New Orleans – Entergy IMAX Theatre, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas

Maryland

Baltimore – AMC Loews White Marsh 16 & IMAX
Columbia – AMC Columbia 14 & IMAX

Massachusetts

Boston – New England Aquarium’s Simons IMAX Theatre
Natick – Verizon IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan’s Furniture – Natick
Reading – Verizon IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan’s Furniture – Reading

Michigan

Dearborn – The Henry Ford IMAX Theatre
Grand Blanc – NGC Trillium Cinema IMAX Theatre
Grand Rapids – Celebration! Cinema IMAX Theatre
Lansing – Celebration! Cinema IMAX Theatre
Sterling Heights – AMC Forum 30 & IMAX
Ypsilanti – Showcase Cinemas Ann Arbor IMAX

Minnesota

Apple Valley – Great Clips IMAX Theatre

Missouri

Kansas City – AMC BarryWoods 24 & IMAX
St. Louis – Wehrenberg Theatres Ronnies 20 Cine IMAX

Nevada

Las Vegas – Brenden Theatres and IMAX at the Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas – Regal Red Rock Stadium 16 & IMAX
Las Vegas – Regal Aliante Stadium 16 & IMAX

New Hampshire

Hooksett – Cinemagic IMAX Theatre

New Jersey

Atlantic City -Tropicana Casino and Resort IMAX Theatre
Cherry Hill – AMC Loews Cherry Hill 24 & IMAX
Hamilton – AMC Hamilton 24 & IMAX

New York

Albany – Regal Crossgates Mall 18 & IMAX
Deer Park – Regal Deer Park Stadium 16 & IMAX
Garden City – Grumman IMAX at Cradle of Aviation
New Rochelle – Regal New Roc City 18 & IMAX
New York City – AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 & IMAX
New York City – AMC Empire 25 & IMAX
Rochester – Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Tinseltown USA
West Nyack – IMAX Theatre at Palisades Center
White Plains – IMAX Theatre at City Center: Cinema De Lux 15
Williamsville – Regal Transit Center 18 & IMAX

North Carolina

Raleigh – Wachovia IMAX Theatre at Marbles Kids Museum

Ohio

Springdale – IMAX Theatre at Springdale 18: Cinema De Lux
Columbus – AMC Easton Town Center 30 & IMAX

Oklahoma

Tulsa – Cinemark IMAX Theatre at the Tulsa

Oregon

Tigard – Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 & IMAX

Pennsylvania

Bensalem – AMC Neshaminy 24 & IMAX
Harrisburg – Select Medical IMAX Theater at The Whitaker Center
Homestead – AMC Waterfront 22 & IMAX
King of Prussia – UA King of Prussia Stadium 16 & IMAX
Philadelphia – Tuttleman IMAX Theatre at the Franklin Institute
Reading – RC Reading Movies 11 & IMAX
Tarentum – Cinemark IMAX Theatre at the Galleria Pittsburgh Mills

Rhode Island

Providence – Providence Place Cinemas 16 & IMAX

Tennessee

Knoxville – Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18 & IMAX
Nashville – Regal Opry Mills 20 & IMAX

Texas

Austin – The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum IMAX Theatre
Colleyville – Colleyville Cinema & Grille IMAX Theatre
Dallas – Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark 17
Fort Worth – Fort Worth Museum Omni Theater
Houston – AMC Gulf Pointe 30 & IMAX
Houston – Edwards Houston Marq*E 23 & IMAX
San Antonio – Santikos Palladium 18 IMAX Theatre
Sugar Land – AMC First Colony 24 & IMAX
Tomball – Santikos Silverado Station 18 IMAX

Utah

Sandy – Megaplex 17 IMAX at Jordan Commons

Virginia

Alexandria – AMC Hoffman Center 22 & IMAX
Chantilly – Airbus IMAX Theater at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Hampton – Riverside IMAX Theater at the Virginia Air & Space Center
Virginia Beach – AMC Lynnhaven 18 & IMAX
Woodbridge – AMC Potomac Mills 18 & IMAX

Washington

Lacey – Regal Martin Village Stadium 16 & IMAX
Seattle – Pacific Science Center Boeing IMAX Theatre
Spokane – Riverfront Park IMAX
Tukwila – AMC Southcenter 16 & IMAX

Washington DC

Washington DC – Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater at the National Museum of
Nat. History

Wisconsin

Fitchburg – Kerasotes Star 18 & IMAX

CANADA

Alberta

Calgary – Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Chinook IMAX Theatre
Edmonton – Cineplex Scotiabank West Edmonton Mall IMAX Theatre

British Columbia

Langley – Cineplex Colossus Langley IMAX Theatre
Richmond – Cineplex SilverCity Riverport IMAX Theatre
Vancouver – CN Theatre at Canada Place

Manitoba

Winnipeg – IMAX Theatre at Portage Place

Nova Scotia

Halifax – Empire IMAX, Bayer’s Lake

Ontario

Mississauga – Cineplex Coliseum Mississauga IMAX Theatre
Ottawa – Cineplex SilverCity Gloucester IMAX Theatre
Toronto – Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Toronto IMAX Theatre
Woodbridge – Cineplex Colossus Woodbridge IMAX Theatre

Quebec

Montreal – Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Montreal IMAX Theatre
Quebec City – IMAX le Theatre

INTERNATIONAL

Argentina

Buenos Aires – IMAX Center Norte

Australia

Melbourne – Hoyts Highpoint IMAX
Melbourne – IMAX Theatre, Melbourne Museum
Perth – Hoyts Carousel IMAX
Sydney – Hoyts Entertainment Quarter IMAX
Sydney – LG IMAX Theatre

Brazil

Sao Paolo – Unibanco IMAX Cinema

China

Hong Kong – UA MegaBox IMAX Theatre

Columbia

Bogota – IMAX Theatre Plaza de las Americas

Ecuador

Guayaquil – Fundacion Malecon 2000

Guatemala

Guatemala City – Pradera Concepcion

Korea

Goyangsi – CGV Ilsan
Seoul – CGV Wangsipni
Seoul – CGV Yongsan

Mexico

Guadalajara – Cinepolis Galerias Guadalajara IMAX Theatre
Mexico City – Cinepolis Perisur IMAX Theatre
Mexico City – Cinepolis Universidad IMAX Theatre
Monterrey – Cinepolis Galerias Valle Oriente IMAX Theatre
Toluca – Cinepolis Galerias Metepec IMAX Theatre

Netherlands

Amsterdam – Pathe Arena IMAX

Philippines

Manila – San Miguel Coca-Cola IMAX Theatre

Taiwan

Taipei – Samsung IMAX Miramar Cinemas

United Kingdom

Birmingham – IMAX Theatre at Millennium Point
Bradford – IMAX National Media Museum
Glasgow – Glasgow Science Centre IMAX Cinema
Greenwich – Odeon Greenwich IMAX
London – BFI London IMAX Cinema
Manchester – Odeon IMAX Cinema Manchester at The Printworks
Wimbledon – Odeon Wimbledon

The Dark knight has picked up 8 Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Art Direction, Cinematography, Film Editing, Makeup, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects. Most importantly Heath Ledger is up there amongst Downey Jr., Hoffman, Brolin and Shannon in the Best Supporting Actor category.

Sad to see it miss out on the big ones though – Best Picture and Best Director.

Sunday February 22nd is the date for your books.

BEST PICTURE:
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

DIRECTING:
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

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:
Richard Jenkins – The Visitor (Overture Films)
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon (Universal)
Sean Penn – Milk (Focus Features)
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler (Fox Searchlight)

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married (Sony Pictures Classics)
Angelina Jolie – Changeling (Universal)
Melissa Leo – Frozen River (Sony Pictures Classics)
Meryl Streep – Doubt (Miramax)
Kate Winslet – The Reader (The Weinstein Company)

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Josh Brolin – Milk (Focus Features)
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt (Miramax)
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.)
Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Amy Adams – Doubt (Miramax)
Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona (The Weinstein Company)
Viola Davis – Doubt (Miramax)
Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler (Fox Searchlight)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
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

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
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

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
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

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
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

ART DIRECTION:
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

CINEMATOGRAPHY:
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

COSTUME DESIGN:
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

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
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

FILM EDITING:
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

MAKEUP:
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

ORIGINAL SCORE:
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

ORIGINAL SONG:
“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 andMaya Arulpragasam

SOUND MIXING:
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

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

VISUAL EFFECTS:
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

DOCUMENTARY SHORT:
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

ANIMATED SHORT FILM:
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

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM:
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

Heath Ledger has posthumously won the award of Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his portrayal of The Joker. Chris Nolan accepted the award on behalf of Heath Ledger:

Full Winners List

Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, “The Reader”
Best Original Song: Bruce Springsteen, “The Wrestler”
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Movie: Tom Wilkinson, “John Adams”
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Movie: Laura Dern, “Recount”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama: Gabriel Byrne, “In Treatment”
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama: Anna Paquin, “True Blood”
Outstanding Animated Feature: “WALL-E”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Sally Hawkins, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: “John Adams”
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”
Best Foreign Language Film: “Waltz With Bashir”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Laura Linney, “John Adams”
Best Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Paul Giamatti, “John Adams”
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy: “30 Rock”
Best Original Score, A.R. Rahman: “Slumdog Millionaire”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Cecil B. DeMille Award: Steven Spielberg
Best Director – Motion Picture: Danny Boyle “Slumdog Millionaire”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Colin Farrell, “In Bruges”
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -Drama: Kate Winslet, “Revolutionary Road”
Best Television Series – Drama: “Mad Men”
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”
Best Motion Picture – Drama: “Slumdog Millionaire”

From MTV:

“I think Harvey — if he’s not dead — is in a serious coma,” stated Eckhart, “and I’m not sure he’s coming out. They might pull the plug on him.” Seemingly firm words, right? Except even the notion that his alter-ego is still alive is a clear departure from previous statements where the actor was perfectly fine confirming Harvey’s death at the business end of a freefalling drop.

We know from our recent interview with producer Charles Roven that screenwriters Christopher Nolan and David Goyer have begun brainstorming ideas for a third “Batman” film…could something out of that have led to Eckhart’s about-face on Two-Face? His wink-wink-nod-nod answer seems to suggest that something else may be at play.

Are MTV clutching at straws here?

Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard were recently featured on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic”; on their website you can listen to the interview and excerpts of the soundtrack or read the transcript.

Zimmer explains that each of the characters were so distinct, clearly defined and powerful that each could have musical identities that were very separate. In fact, the collaborators often split the work — Newton tackled the music for Harvey Dent, played by Aaron Eckhart, while Zimmer created the Joker’s theme.

“I kept churning around…how do you describe anarchy, how do you describe a villian and not do it in a way that’s been done before? One of the things I got very much from the character was a fearlessness, and an evenness in a way. The Joker is the only person you can trust in the movie. The Joker is the only one who will never lie to you because he is consistent about his philosophy,” said Zimmer.

“I really wanted to do the whole thing just with one note. I had this idea that rather than what a note is in the context of the notes surrounding it, what could I do emotionally through a performance within one note? How much can I stretch the meaning of a single note and get it down to such minimalism. I failed slightly. I had to use two notes in the end.”

Thanks Rachel!

The Writers Guild, Producers Guild and Directors Guild have all nominated The Dark Knight in their respective awards:

Director’s Guild – Best Picture:

David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Christopher Nolan, “The Dark Knight”
Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon”
Gus Van Sant, “Milk”
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”

Writers Guild – Best Adapted Screenplay:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Screenplay by Eric Roth; Screen Story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord; Based on the Short Story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures

The Dark Knight, Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan; Story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer; Based on Characters Appearing in Comic Books Published by DC Comics; Batman Created by Bob Kane, Warner Bros. Pictures

Doubt, Screenplay by John Patrick Shanley, Based on his Stage Play, Miramax Films

Frost/Nixon, Screenplay by Peter Morgan, Based on his Stage Play, Universal Pictures

Slumdog Millionaire, Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, Based on the Novel Q and A by Vikas Swarup, Fox Searchlight Pictures

Producer’s Guild – Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award:

Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Milk
Frost/Nixon
The Dark Knight

In other news, MTV recently spoke to Dark Knight producer Chuck Roven about Chris Nolan’s Batman 3, but there’s nothing new to be heard on that for now – Nolan and writer Goyer are talking, that’s the full extent of the article.