rssFox and Friends and Milk
Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 9:36 am
- 9 Comments
The hosts of Fox News’ morning show “Fox and Friends” (“More fun than a spinal tap since 1999!”) just emceed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences broadcast that announced the nominees for this year’s Oscars. Short version: No movie is dominating the awards, largely because the unknown cast of “Slumdog Millionaire” didn’t get any acting nominations. However, Gus Van Sant’s political drama, “Milk,” scored nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Sean Penn, who plays murdered gay activist and politician, Harvey Milk), Best Supporting Actor (Josh Brolin, who plays Milk’s killer, Dan White), and Best Director.
“Milk bombed at the box office!” said a dazzled Brian Kilmeade. Milk made less money than nominees “Slumdog Millionaire” and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” but it’s been more successful than the other two nominees. “Milk” cost $20 million to make and has reeled in $20.5 million. “Frost/Nixon” cost $25 million and has made $9 million, while “The Reader” cost $32 million and has made $8 million.
This struck me because three years ago, another gay-themed film, “Brokeback Mountain,” was nominated for nine Oscars, and Fox News hosts insisted that the movie was unsuccessful.
“I believe this is a Hollywood favorite even though it may not be a box office favorite,” said then-host John Gibson. “Are they going to just lavish this movie with awards?” The irony was that “Brokeback Mountain” was a smash, grossing $83 million, more than the mediocre drama “Crash,” which won that year’s Oscar for Best Picture. And “Brokeback Mountain” was a romantic drama, historically a higher-grossing genre than the political biopic.
Follow David Weigel on Twitter
9 Comments
Comment posted January 22, 2009 @ 10:39 am
However, Gus Van Sant’s political drama, “Milk,” scored nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Sean Penn, who plays murdered gay activist and politician, Harvey Milk), Best Supporting Actor (Josh Brolin, who plays Milk’s killer, Dan White
I supose it's not a spoiler anymore than explaining the plot of Apollo 13 or Frost/Nixon would be, but I was not aware of these facts.
Pingback posted January 24, 2009 @ 6:32 am
[...] The hosts of Fox News’ morning show “Fox and Friends ” (”More fun than a spinal tap since 1999!”) just emceed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences broadcast that announced the nominees for this year’s Oscars. .. More [...]
Pingback posted January 24, 2009 @ 10:01 am
[...] The Washington Independent » Fox and Friends and Milk [...]
Pingback posted January 24, 2009 @ 10:13 am
[...] Fox and Friends and MilkBy David Weigel 1/22/09 9:36 AM The hosts of Fox News? morning show ?Fox and Friends? (?More fun than a spinal tap since 1999!?) just emceed the Academy of … [...]
Pingback posted January 24, 2009 @ 11:24 am
[...] Fox and Friends and MilkBy David Weigel 1/22/09 9:36 AM The hosts of Fox News? morning show ?Fox and Friends? (?More fun than a spinal tap since 1999!?) just emceed the Academy of … [...]
Pingback posted January 24, 2009 @ 1:53 pm
[...] Fox and Friends and Milk – The Washington Independent [...]
Comment posted January 25, 2009 @ 11:05 pm
Get rid of the spoilers from this article!!! Great article, don't get me wrong – but you help the film, only to ruin it by spoiling the twist. Most people don't know this story, and certainly not the identity of the killer.
Comment posted January 26, 2009 @ 7:05 am
Get rid of the spoilers from this article!!! Great article, don't get me wrong – but you help the film, only to ruin it by spoiling the twist. Most people don't know this story, and certainly not the identity of the killer.
Pingback posted March 22, 2009 @ 10:30 am
[...] Fox and Friends…Video: Mitt Romney on FOX & Friends this morning | Roaring Republican…The Washington Independent » Fox and Friends and Milk…FOX & Friends Helps Mitt Romney Sell His Houses! at CSPANJunkie…Avvo on Fox & Friends – [...]
RSS feed for comments on this post.
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.
