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- 2009 nominations announced: January 22, 2009
- Announcement Time: 5:30 a.m. PSTOfficial Site: 2009 Oscar Nominees
- Location: Samuel Goldwyn TheaterOfficial Site: 2009 Oscar Nominees
- Oscar Ceremony airs on ABC network
- 2009 Academy Awards Date: February 22, 2009
- Time: 5 p.m. PST
- Venue: Kodak Theatre
- City: Hollywood
- State: California
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The nominees for the 2009 Best Director Oscars were announced on January 22, 2009 at 5:30 a.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Los Angeles, California. In 2008, Joel and Ethan Coen won the Best Director Oscar for their work on the film No Country for Old Men.
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Best Director Oscar Nominees Questions
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Who *will* win the best director Oscar for 2009? Who *should* win the Best director Oscar for 2009? - Featured 4 AnswersWho Will Win – Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire). I think Slumdog is going to sweep the Oscars, with no exception in this category. Who Should Win – Gus Van Sa... read more -
Will the same movie win both oscars this time - Best Picture and Best Director? Which one? 2 AnswersI think it would be a shock if ''Slumdog Millionaire'' and its director, Danny Boyle didn't win for the 2009 Oscars. All the buzz has been about ''Slumdog'' and... read more -
Who is wearing the best designed Oscar dress? What is the best designed Oscar dress ever? 2 AnswersI have to say I was not particularly impressed or thrilled by any dresses this year. My favorite is probably Penelope Cruz's. She looked absolutely ravisihing.... read more -
Know any obscure Oscar trivia? 2 Answers1. Name the movie that was nominated for eight Oscars, more than any other film that year, but did not receive a Best Picture nomination 2. Name 2 actors, who ... read more
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Best Director Oscar Nominees News and Information
- Film Site: Best Director - Facts and Trivia
- Wikipedia: Academy Award for Best Director
- OSCAR.com: Annual Academy Awards - Nominee List
- CNN.com: 'Button' hooks 13 Oscar nominations (January 22, 2009)
- Google News: Best Director Oscar Nominees
- Variety: Eye on the Oscars: Best Director (February 1, 2008)
- New York Magazine: The Oscars: The Best Director Nominees Square Off (January 22, 2008)
- The Desert Sun: Film festival entries score high in Oscar nominations (January 22, 2008)
- "Glaring absences from the Best Director nominations were Sean Penn, who received the Best Director Award from the Palm Springs festival for 'Into the Wild,' and Joe Wright, who received the Sonny Bono Visionary Award after directing 'Atonement.'"
- The New York Times: Juno What? A Best Director Nom for Reitman (January 22, 208)
- "The biggest surprise in the directing category had to the nomination of Jason Reitman, the 30-year-old director of 'Juno,' which had three other nominations including original screenplay (Diablo Cody), best actress (Ellen Page) and best picture."
- Variety: Oscar Directors Shun Studio Shackles (February 5, 2008)