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Anonymous (no login)
Posted Jun 30, 2009 6:01 PM
I completely agree. Nine has a possible 5 nominees who are likley contenders for acting awards in Day-Lewis, Dench, Cruz, Cottilard and Kidman.
They need to get rid of Skarsgaard, he's not getting a nod when Mulligan and Molina are capturing the film's buzz, and put up Day-Lewis. And until reviews start coming in, dump Sandler for Depp whose performance is a career best in my oppinion. Saw the film last week and Depp is just phenominal, it's his most studied performance ever.
As far as Best Actress goes, Cruz is not a contender for Broken Embraces as she is not on the level of her performances in Volver and Vicky C. Barcelona.
Pfeiffer is basically out, the movie has a bad release date, got so so reviews and has no buzz right now. So i'd replace those two with Abbie Cornish for Bright Star, and Precious' Gabourney Sidibe.
Best Supporting Actor is good right now with the exception of Richard Kind, there has been no word on A Serious Man in a while, and despite Bardem winning in 07 the Coens dont have the best track record of getting sup. actor nods with the exception of William H. Macy in fargo. I'd replace him with Paul schneider in Bright Star a film that has already seen favorable reviews for Schneider and his costars.
Best Supporting Actress is a mess, the predictions are horrible.
Emily Mortimer's character in Shutter Island is nothing but a plot device. She has no more than 2 scenes tops. Rachel Weisz probably is not a viable contneder since Saoirse Ronan is on the brink of Lead or Supporting, and due to her age supporting is a bit more likely right now. Michelle Williams is viable but not incredibly likely. The last actress Scorsese got a nomination was Sharon Stone nearly 15 years ago, he's more of an Actor's director rather than actress as of the past decade. With those three out, i'd put in Judi Dench for Nine, the Academy adores her and she is spotlighted in the trailer as being in a wry more cuttingly humorous performance which the Oscars will ove. I'd also add Patricia Clarkson who was excellent in Whatever Works, and given that the Academy likes her, Woody's track record for Supporting Actress and her buzzworthy involvement with Susan Sarandon and SNL, she is a viable contender. Lastly I'd put in Marion Cottilard who was just great, fantastic even in Public Enemies. This movie combined with Nine in November is going to make her the next big European star after Penelope Cruz as of late.
What I'm trying to say is, these predictions suck. |
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