Ditulis oleh : Obbye Malam penghargaan film paling akbar, Oscar sukses digelar 22 Februari kemarin dan juara2nya pun tak jauh dari Peraih penghargaan di ajang Golden Globe. Sebut saja film fenomenal Bollywood dengan cita rasa Hollywood, "Slumdog millionare" telah menyabet 4 piala bergengsi Golden Globe dan sekarang kebanjiran 8 penghargaan dari Oscar untuk katagori-katagori paling bergengsi antara lain Best Pictures, directing, Music (Song), Music (Score), Film editing, Sound Mixing, Cinematography dan Writing (Adapted screenplay). Sedangkan prediksi rival terberat "Slumdog millionare", "The Courius case of Benjamin Button" hanya meraih 3 piala saja untuk katagori yang berkaitan dengan tampilan visual antara lain Visual effect, Makeup dan Art Direction. 2 film fenomenal itu memang patut mendapat apresiasi. "Slumdog millionare" coba melukis India secara nyata walau masih jadi perdebatan panjang di India sendiri namun Danny Bolye sukses menyajikan sebuah kisah cinta yang tak biasa. "The Courius case of Benjamin Button" telah membawa kita pada pertanyaan baru "Bagaimana jika siklus hidup kita terbalik?"

, sungguh out of the box. Sisa Oscar hanya tinggal 8 piala, coz 2 piala berhasil digondol "Milk" si kisah politisi Gay. Sisanya dianugrahkan ke 8 film lain. Berikut list pemenang Oscar ke 81 tahun 2009. Best Picture SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Actor in A leading Role Sean Penn MILK Actress in A leading Role Kate Winslet THE READER Directing SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Foreign language film Departures Music (Song) SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Music (Score) SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Film editing SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Sound Mixing SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Sound editing THE DARK KNIGHT Visual effect THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Documentary Short SMILE PINKI Documentary Feature MAN ON WIRE Actor in A Supporting Role Heath Ledger THE DARK KNIGHT Short Film (Live action) SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND) Cinematography SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Makeup THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Costume Design THE DUCHESS Art Direction THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Short film (Animated) La Maison en Petits Cubes Animated feature film WALL-E Writing (Adapted screenplay) SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Writing (Original screenplay) MILK Actress in A Supporting Role Penelope Cruz VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
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Ditulis oleh : Lulu Fahrullah Performance by an actor in a leading role * Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” (Overture Films) * Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon” (Universal) * Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features) * Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) * Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight) Performance by an actor in a supporting role * Josh Brolin in “Milk” (Focus Features) * Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder” (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount) * Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt” (Miramax) * Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.) * Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage) Performance by an actress in a leading role * Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics) * Angelina Jolie in “Changeling” (Universal) * Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics) * Meryl Streep in “Doubt” (Miramax) * Kate Winslet in “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company) Performance by an actress in a supporting role * Amy Adams in “Doubt” (Miramax) * Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein Company) * Viola Davis in “Doubt” (Miramax) * Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) * Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight) Best animated feature film of the year * “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 Achievement in 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 Achievement in 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 Achievement in 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 Achievement in 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 Best 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 Best documentary short subject * “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 Achievement in 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 Best foreign language film of the year * “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 Achievement in 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 Achievement in music written for motion pictures (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 Achievement in music written for motion pictures (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 and Maya Arulpragasam Best motion picture of the year * “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 Best 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 Best 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 Achievement in sound editing * “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Richard King * “Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes * “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers * “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood * “Wanted” (Universal), Wylie Stateman Achievement in 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 Achievement in 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 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. 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Ditulis oleh : Lulu Fahrullah

1. Tentang Jawaban Atas Sebuah Pertanyaan

Sebuah pertanyaan muncul dalam benak seorang pemuda India berumur 18 tahun bernama Jamal Malik, pertanyaan yang memuat begitu banyak hal sentimentil di dalamnya dan menantang logika untuk menjawabnya. Ia tampak resah malam itu, bukan hanya karena ia belum mendapatkan jawaban atas pertanyaan yang menganggunya, tapi lebih dari sekedar itu, ia kini sedang duduk di kursi panas sebuah Mega Quiz Dunia, “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?” dan satu pertanyaan lagi akan membuat dia menjadi seorang milyuner, sebuah pencapaian yang bahkan seorang dokter dan professor terpintar India pun tidak dapat menandinginya. Kejadian bersejarah itu mau tidak mau memunculkan sebuah keraguan dan prasangka buruk, apakah Jamal berbuat curang? “Ayolah dia kan hanya seorang pemuda dari kawasan kumuh (Slumdog), apa yang mungkin (kalangan) dia ketahui?” “Bagaimana dia bisa mengalahkan pencapaian para intelektual yang tingkat pendidikannya jauh di atasnya?” begitu komentar sinis polisi yang menginterogasi Jamal karena menduga ia berbuat curang. Lalu apa jawaban Jamal saat para polisi itu menginterogasi bahkan “menyiksa”nya? Dengan tenang ia menjawab “I Just Knew The Answer, You Don’t Have To be A Genius To Answer The Questions”. Jawaban yang selanjutnya menjadi pembuka tabir kisah hidup Jamal beserta kausalitas di dalamnya. Sebuah premis unik dan menarik diusung oleh film Slumdog Millionaire besutan Danny Boyle ini, sutradara asal Inggris yang karya fenomenalnya “Trainspotting” tentang kehidupan para junkies sudah menjadi tontonan wajib para moviegoers. Kali ini Boyle menampilkan sesuatu yang lebih segar, hidup dan menghibur. Mengambil seluruh lokasi dan pemain asal India, Boyle menjadikan film ini lain daripada lain, Bollywood citra rasa Hollywood begitu banyak kritikus menjuluki film ini, tapi tentunya sangat jelas bahwa film ini lebih baik ketimbang film Bollywood-Hollywood semisal Bride and Prejudice, Bend It Like Beckham bahkan juga mungkin The Namesake dan Mansoon Wedding belum bisa menyamai level Slumdog Millionaire. Film pemenang Golden Globe 2009 untuk Best Picture kategori Drama ini menawarkan semangat perjuangan, pantang menyerah, dan pengorbanan yang dibalut oleh bumbu Cinta, dan tidak diragukan lagi bahwa film ini memang film tentang Cinta (We can’t live without love, can we, mate?). Ada satu hal penting yang perlu kita catat dan garisbawahi dalam film Slumdog Millionaire yakni bahwa film ini memberikan arti penting DESTINY (dibaca: takdir) bagi para tokoh di dalamnya. So now you know the right answer 4 the question above, right? =) 2. Nyoba Ngomong Soal Cinta dan Takdir Berbicara tentang Takdir, saya lantas teringat Kisah Cinta (sedap,,) teman-teman saya yang baru putus cinta atau bahkan mencari dan mempertahankan cinta mereka, begitu banyak kesan yang bisa saya rasakan ketika mendengar atau bahkan menjadi saksi mata kisah-kisah mereka tsb. Begitu banyak pertanyaan, keceriaan, keluhan yang saya terima, tak jarang pula mereka meminta saran dan nasihat kepada saya yang kebetulan saat itu berprofesi sebagai PELACUR (Pelayan Curhat, Sob ! Hehe,,). Dan setelah begitu banyak perdebatan diantara beberapa teman mengenai Love Things (Especially Girls Things,, No Girls No Child, Bro,, haha,,). Muncul pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang esensinya persis sama dengan apa yang Jamal, Pemuda Slumdog itu alami ;

1. Apa yang kita perlukan untuk mendapatkan the right girl/man ?
2. Apa yang kita perlukan untuk mempertahankan hubungan kita dengan belahan jiwa kita?
3. Apa yang kita perlukan untuk melupakan orang yang kita sayangi dan meneruskan hidup tanpa-nya?

Saya yakin akan sangat beragam jawaban yang muncul dari pertanyaan-pertanyaan tersebut, namun satu hal yang pasti semua jawaban itu tidak terlepas dari DESTINY,, ya Takdirlah yang akan “memberikan” jalan akhir dari Kisah Cinta kita, Takdir dari Tuhanlah yang memberi warna berbeda pada kisah hidup kita, dan Takdir pulalah yang mempertemukan kembali Jamal dan Latika (Cinta masa kecil Jamal), setelah terpisah bertahun-tahun. ( So Sweeeeeeet,, ^_^ ) Mengingatkan perkataan motivator favorit saya Mario Teguh, “Kita tidak akan pernah mengetahui bagaimana Takdir akan memperlakukan kita di masa depan, sebagai manusia yang perlu kita lakukan adalah mengusahakan Takdir yang baik”

So My Friends Let’s Create Our Good Destiny, Let’s Keep Finding Our Love, Keep Protect Our Love, and Keep Believe that Love Will Always Around ! Cheers,, !! ^_^

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