What was hot? Besides Anne Hathaway? The Dark Knight.
The great superhero hope did everything it had to do: It scored Satellite nods for Heath Ledger and director Christopher Nolan, and earned a Top 10 film mention from the National Board of Review. As an early reward, the still-playing blockbuster got a Jan. 23 "rerelease" date.
What's so special about Jan. 23? It comes after Jan. 22, also known as Oscar nomination day. Think Warner Bros. is expecting good news?
What was not, you know, hot? Besides Revolutionary Road, to name one high-profile pic ignored by the NBR? To name another high-profile pic: Australia.
The Hugh Jackman-Nicole Kidman epic scored nine Satellite nominations—more than any other film—but none for its stars, and none in any glamour category, unless screenplay counts, which it doesn't unless Diablo Cody's in the running. Worse, from the more credible NBR, the film got zip.