'Slumdog Millionaire' earned one of five Ace Eddie Awards noms for top drama.
Editors of the films "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Dark Knight," "Milk," "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Frost/Nixon" were honored with noms for top drama at the 59th annual Ace Eddie Awards.
For comedy, "In Bruges," "Mamma Mia!," "Tropic Thunder," "Wall-E" and "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" nabbed nods.
On the TV side, episodes of "Entourage," "30 Rock" and "The Office" were nommed in the half-hour comedy category while "Boston Legal," "Breaking Bad" and "Law & Order: SVU" earned nods for hour-long.
The Ace Eddie Awards will be handed out Feb. 15.
FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” - Angus Wall & Kirk Baxter
“The Dark Knight” - Lee Smith, A.C.E.
“Frost/Nixon” - Mike Hill, A.C.E. & Dan Hanley, A.C.E.
“Milk” - Elliot Graham
“Slumdog Millionaire” - Chris Dickens
FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):
“In Bruges” - Jon Gregory, A.C.E.
“Mamma Mia!” - Leslie Walker
“Tropic Thunder” - Greg Hayden
“Vicky Cristina Barcelona” - Alisa Lepselter
“Wall-E” - Stephen Schaffer
HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION:
“30 Rock”: “Reunion” - Meg Reticker
“Entourage”: “Playing With Fire” - Jeff Groth
“The Office”: “Goodbye Toby” - Dean Holland & David Rogers
ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
“Boston Legal”: “True Love” - Craig Bench
“Breaking Bad”: “Pilot” - Lynne Willingham, A.C.E.
“Law & Order: SVU”: “Authority” - Karen Stern, A.C.E.
ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
“Crash”: “Los Muertos” - Eric Sears, A.C.E.
“True Blood”: “Strange Love” - Michael Ruscio, A.C.E.
“The Wire”: “More With Less” - Kate Sanford, A.C.E.
MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
“Bernard and Doris” - Andy Keir
“John Adams: Independence” - Melanie Oliver
“Recount” - Alan Baumgarten, A.C.E.
MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:
“24: Redemption” - Scott Powell, A.C.E.
“The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice” - David J. Siegel, A.C.E.
“Lost”: “There’s No Place Like Home” - Henk Van Eeghen, A.C.E., Robert Florio, A.C.E. Mark J. Goldman, Stephen Semel, A.C.E.
DOCUMENTARY:
“Bush’s War” - Steve Audette
“Chicago 10” - Stuart Levy, A.C.E.
“Man on Wire” - Jinx Godfrey
REALITY SERIES:
“Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” - “New Orleans” - Eric Lasby
“The Deadliest Catch”: “Fresh Blood” - Kelly Coskran & Ed Greene
“Greensburg”: “The Tornado” - Leonard Feinstein
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