Actor:
Jared Leto (Chapter 27)
Michael Caine (Flawless)
Colin Farrell (In Bruges)
Jason Statham (The Bank Job)
Dennis Quaid (Smart People)
Richard Jenkins (The Visitor)
Actress:
Kate Beckinsale (Snow Angel)
Frances McDormand (Mrs. Pettigrew Lives for a Day)
America Fererra (How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer)
Uma Thurman (The Life Before Her Eyes)
Supporting Actor:
Brendan Gleason (In Bruges)
Channing Tatum (Stop-Loss)
Thomas Hayden Church (Smart People)
Supporting Actress
Olivia Thurlby (Snow Angel)
Evan Rachel Wood (The Life Before Her Eyes)
Elizabeth Pena (How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer)
More than likely none of these will make it to the final five but the best chances seem to be for Richard Jenkins and Brendan Gleason. Jenkins and Gleason have had a lot of early buzz. Gleason could very well be this years double nominee (for Churchill at War and In Bruges) I have also heard a lot of great things about Elizabeth Pena but as we know in the past she has been overlooked a few times! Just an interesting topic I thought I would bring up, anyone have any other performances they want to add?
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I completely agree with you about Liv Tyler, and I know I'll probably get a lot of flack for that. Yes, "The Strangers" is a genre picture and it does have it's fair share of problems, but I thought what Liv Tyler does in this movie is absolutely amazing. To have to stay in that mind set of panic and terror and make it as raw and gut wrenching as she did, it was a great, great performance. But, it will never happen. The movie should be nominated for sound design and sound editing, though.
Ok...so far this year...I'd have to say...
Best Actor: Christian Bale, "The Dark Knight"
Sam Rockwell, "Snow Angels"
Robert Downey, Jr, "Iron Man"
Best Actress: Kate Beckinsale, "Snow Angels"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Liv Tyler, "The Strangers"
These are just my opinions...so far this year. Some are wild, I know, but they were all great performances.
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Actor: Frank Langella: Frost/Nixon(saw a preview screening if I had not seen it my pick would be Sam Rockwell for Snow Angels in a phenomenal performance)
Actress: Kate Beckinsale: Snow Angels (She was very good not great but have yet to see anything better)
Supporting Actor: Liev Schriber: Defiance (preview screening again if it were not for him it'd be Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Stop-Loss when his character has little screen time and still he blows all the other actors away...thats a clear perfect supporting performance)
Supporting Actress: none worthy of the award yet...if I had to chose...it would be Mila Kunis: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (I have seen nothing better just like with Beckinsale)
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Best Actor:
Saw both Che and Synecdoche, New York at Cannes this year and I have to say that both Benicio Del Toro and Phillip Seymore Hoffman gave great preformances, but despite the film lacking real direction and insight Benicio Del Toro is internally rivetting as Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, and thus has given the years bes t preformance so far. But Javier bardem was also very entertaining in Vicky Cristina Barcelon but i cant see him getting anything past a globe nomination.
Best Actress:
Angelina Jolie was excellent in The Exchange, despite the familliar broken down mother role, and Kate Beckinsale suprised me in Snow Angels.\
Best Supporting Actor:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt was masterful in a small role in Stop-Loss, and Channing Tatum earned my respect as well for his above average preformance.
Demian Bichir was dead on as Fidel castro in Che, and John Malkovich was as usual great in The Exchange, with Demian Bichir giving the best preformance so far.
Best supporting Actress:
Samantha Morton was wonderful in Synecdoche,new york as was Catherine Keener and even Diane Weist, Franka Potente has a small shot for Che but I doubt it.
But this year's front runner so far is Penelope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona for her powerful and venemous preformances as Javier bardem's ex.
The Winners so far:
Benicio Del Toro for Che
Angelina Jolie for The Echange
Demian Bichir for Che
Penelope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
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To the last two posters. I actually meant Joseph Gordon Levitt I don't know why I put Tatum up there. And to "Anonymous" (Because you chose not to identify yourself) This was supposed to be a fun thread about the good performances of the year so far. Obviously you disagree with my posts which is what I love most about these boards (seeing others opinions) please post who you think has been good this year so far!
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Seriously, I don't think there is anything yet that I have seen so far this year that is Oscar worthy but Gleeson's performance. But I'm waiting to see him in his portrayal in Churchill At War. If he nails that role I think he has a good shot at his first Oscar nomination.
Other than that ? I see 2 movies a week. I liked Richard Jenkins in The Vistor and Robert Downwy Jr. in Iron Man. Other than that I haven't been overly impressed with most of the films or performances so far. Just being honest. But once September roles around then they'll be flooding out of the gates.
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i just saw the new Tarsem Singh film, The Fall. the movie was decent, very pretty, but lacking a lot of depth. Anyway, Lee Pace, who is the star of the show Pushing Dasies was FANTASTIC in it and so far he would be one of the few supporting actors i would put on my shortlist.
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Well I am a huge fan of Sarah Jessica Parker's and I believe that Reese Witherspoon who gave a simple performance in a simple role in Walk the Line shouldn't been even nominated for that part..so SJ(far far better actress)could get finally an Oscar nomination for her great performance in'The Family Stone' and then to have the chance with that recognition to have better offers in movies coz she deserves too.of course,still Felicity Huffman for her unforgettable perf.in 'Transamerica' should have won..Also two snubs of 2007 should have got nomination and I'm talking about Amy Adams in her remarkable stunning perf. in 'Enchanted' and Angelina Jolie for her best perf.(in 'A Mighty Heart') since 'Girl Interrupted'.Those two fantastic actresses deserved to get nominated in (the same part in every movie)Linney's and (terrible) Page places still..Marion Cotilliard was the right person to win with her marvellous legend-creating-performance.
Nicole Kidman should have won for 'Moulin Rouge'in a part that showed she is a LEGEND but still the academy preferred the Halle Berry's perf and she was great in her hard porn-scene...
Also:
Naomi Watts also for her perf. in Mulholland Dr
Johnny Depp in Ed Wood
Ellen Burstyn should win for Requiem for a Dream and not caricature-master Julia Roberts,also Jennifer Connelly was amazing!!!!
Leonardo Di Caprio for The Departed
Politiki Kouzina should win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film
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Dude...Reese Witherspoon is so much better than Sarah Jessica Parker, she is more diverse and sophisticated than SJ, hands down, even in movies like Election and Legally Blonde she stole the show (her role in Election was placed in Premieres 100 Best Performances of All Time) SJ wasnt on there...period. Rendition, American Psycho, and Walk the Line were all good. She did her own singing and played her own instruments in Walk the Line and she deserved the Oscar that year. Walk the Line was just a better movie than The Family Stone was. Better story, cast (although I do love Rachel McAdams) and director (James Mangold is awesome)...No doubt about it. But I mean Sarah Jessica Parker has been in a lot of really good movies that just got snubbed by Oscar, Mars Attacks!, Failure to Launch, Hocus Pocus, The First Wives Club, Life Without Dick and Dudley Do-Right. All instant classics, right? (sarcasm)
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There is no contest between Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Jessica Parker.
One is a publicly and critically loved movie star the other is a somewhat publicly liked and formerly a critically loved t.v star. Guess which one is which.
All im saying is that there is a reason why Reese is a star and Sarah isnt. SJP is in my oppinion a so-so actress who in my mind is the female version of entourage's Adrian Grenier (sorry if its misspelled), she serves as a kind of boring lead to a diversely talented cast. Sorry but thats my oppinion.
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i just saw a sneak peek of burn after reading in toronto and i have to say its just at par with the cohens best. don't be shocked if frances mcdormand get a nod. i also saw body of lies which was amazing as well, the most controversial scene was when dicaprio was killed towards the end by a CIA operative who he discussed all his secrets too. Ridley Scott is due!
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FYI "movieANGEL" or whatever ur name is, if i didnt have the book, id be pissed at u for ruining the movie, plus, "on par w/ the coens best" is not a compliment, the Coens are overrated, they just had a good year last year w/ No Country for Old Men, the Coens are not among the best filmmakers today IMO, it seems like if its one of their quirky comedies, its not gonna be anything special, again i say, lets focus on better filmmakers, with more impressive resumes, because the Coens have more lame-ass movies to their credit than really good ones (i.e. The Big Lebowski (overrated), The Ladykillers, O'Brother Where Art Thou?, Intolerable Cruelty [just awful IMO]) so u see, dont waste energy on the Coens, they arent as consistent as others IMO, for the record, i respect the fact that they are very successful, but as a fan, they are not among my favorites
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It's funny you fail to mention Coen Bros films like Barton Fink, Raising Arizona, Blood Simple, Miller's Crossing and FARGO. Topped with No Country and The Big Lebowksi (which is underrated...everybody bashed it back in the day, I thought it was a brilliant piece of writing that is beyond most screenwriters.). I think that's a pretty decent filmography, especially compared to the likes of any of their peers. I don't think they're that successful either. They just garner a lot of acclaim and that's what makes them successful. If yer not a fan, then that's cool, but to leave out their significant work and just throw in their bombs makes your argument very weak.
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DW, u know anything about pacing? let me educate u, the Coens movies have very slow pacing, meaning there is too much time leading up to anything significant in their stories, I saw No Country in theatres and then twice on DVD and I still was not blown away, they have slow pacing and that makes their movies boring after the first hour or so, thats what I noticed with ALL their movies, even with The Big Lebowski, Fargo, and their other movies too, do I respect them? yes, do I think their among the best around today? not quite, again, they have more lame movies to their credit than memorable ones, Fargo is their very best, honestly, their cinematography is nothing to go nuts over and the fact is, their VERY BEST movie, was adapted from an award winning novel, so dont try to turn this around, the fact is, more people have praised Scorsese, Spielberg, Coppolla, James Cameron and Robert Zemeckis more than the Coens, because they arent on that level yet, u want me to come onto your side? wait until the Coens release something that stands the test of time as much as these guys, when the Coens come out with a modern day Taxi Driver, E.T., Alien, Titanic or Back to the Future, then we'll talk, those movies are still in peoples heads decades later and when the Coen brothers do that, then we'll talk...sick burn
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Apparently "Ben" from the Oscar Igloo forum is an accomplished filmmaker so he must know what he's talking about.
I was merely stating your dissing the Coens argument was weak cos you backed it up with their duds. Now you come out and try to put down the likes of Fargo saying how films like that and their other "slow-paced" pictures doesn't fit into your realm of great ADD friendly films. Get rid of that douchebag film school ego and maybe we'll talk some more.
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Haha nah, never went to film school, and FYI im not the only person who feels this way about the Coens, I wasnt bitching u out, and I said I respected the Coens, remember ur the one that was all "Damn, I'm on a roll" like u can talk down to everyone here, if ur gonna come in here and make things all personal and negative, then just dont post on here
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When I said that, I was speaking in general cos two of my posts were not erm...as friendly as usual. I didn't make things personal, you did sir ("sick burn" and "let me educate you")...to me them's fightin' words or at least a dig followed by a punctuation of the dig so if yer gonna dish it out, expect something in return. Not everyone is a quiet lil mouse here. You say you respected the Coens? I don't give a rip. You showed me no respect. I said your argument was weak. You didn't have to get snooty about it. Just make it stronger, cos if you think yer the only person here who knows film, yer sorely mistaken. You gotta prove it, cos yer not trying to convince some film newb here.
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You just said urself that ur last posts werent as..."friendly as usual", YOUR negativity brought all this up, all i really did was disagree w/ u on the Coen brothers, i know that i know film, and im sure u know ur shit too, but im not into movies to piss and moan to people like u, im not about to get all bent out of shape about a damn argument about directors, if this is bothering u that much, find something else to focus energy on than a message board
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Hey man, yer the one who made all the hub-bub about how average the Coens are with a weak argument, imo. It's subject to be debated. I argued that, and you didn't like my tone, so I think that's where we are at. If my comments that weren't even really generated towards you (more towards that MovieGod person) then I'm sorry if my "negativity" rubbed you the wrong way. Now, if you'd like to discuss film, I'm game.
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hey does anyone else think that Andrew Stanton should get a best director nomination for WALL-E? anyone who can turn an animated film about a robot with very little dialogue into one of the sweetest, most heartfelt movies of the deacade deserves that.
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we all know about film here it seems it's all about pacing to me oliver stone and martin scorsese followed by paul thomas anderson are the best directors we have working right now, and yes the coen's are overrated
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most of the oscar films are not going to be released until october, but i have seen all the one's that are hyped for oscar contention and it looks like a very competitive race, especially in the director and picture category , who knows we will see, this good be leo's year as well he is in two very hyped up films this year, you have power houses like medes, vansant, stone, howard, spielburgh, ridley scott , spike lee, and eastwood all coming out with films towards the end of the year, it could be the most competitive race ever man!!
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dont know if it will be eligible for Oscar since it was a TV movie on UK television, but Andrew Garfield's lead performance in BOY A is one of the most devastating performances I've seen in the past 5 years for sure.
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heath ledger in the dk, is the only one i have seen so far as far as oscar worthy, but all the oscar type films for the most part are not releases until october generally
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Just saw the trailer for "The Lucky Ones" and Rachel McAdams looks pretty strong in that. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned her name. She's been away for a while, though.
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John Malkovich and Frances McDormand I feel have so far as of 9-13-08 deserve Oscar nods for their Supporting in BAR. I would say Pitt as well, but being that he is getting a ton of buzz for Benjamin Button, it could cancel his Chad Feldheimer role out, or the Academy may think his Button nod for Leading Actor may be enough. So to be safe, I'll add Malk and McDormand on the list. Malk's performance is a tour de force, after a while you just feel how frustrated this man Osbourne Cox is. He really sold it. McDormand is pretty damn good as well.
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As we all know, the Oscar season is just warming up.. So far I've found very little that I think will end up on the ballot. I think Robert Downey Jr. will be a PRESENTER at the Oscar this year but he's got a Disaster Movie's chance of getting a nomination for Iron Man. Come on, a thousand actors could have played that part equally well. He MAY get a Golden Globe nom because they have 10 spots for actors in film. The standouts for me are Richard Jenkins (The Visitor) and Sally Hawkins (Happy Go Lucky). I wouldn't rule out John Malkovich or Frances McDormand (not for Miss Pettigrew!). I'm dying to see Vicky Cristina Barcelona -- even more so because of the buzz here!
Hey moviegod - what's with spoiling you creep!
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I suggest everyone see Humboldt County, because the performances in that were so realistic, so moving on a really human level. Also, Changeling looks amazing!
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Heath Ledger(TDK) and RDJ(Tropic Thunder)..Lots of dissapointing movie this year..Pleas, TDK and Iron Man for Best Picture nom...It will help with the ratings..
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