Oscar Nominations 2008

Angelina Jolie already won an Oscar for “Girl Interrupted” so it’s not like she hasn’t been recognized. I’m not saying therefore she should never win another one but she’s still young there’s plenty of time. Besides as someone has pointed out, I don’t think she really cares about the Oscars.

As far as this years Oscars here are my picks:

Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett. This kind of bugs because she already (deservedly) won an Oscar just a couple of years ago for “The Avatior”. I wish they would spread the wealth around a bit more. Plus her playing Bob Dylan was just stunt casting no matter how brilliant her performance may have been.

I would love to see it to Ruby Dee for “American Gangster.” She was very good in the movie and she has had a long and distinguished career. I would also be happy if Saoirse Ronan won for “Atonement.” She was excellent in the film and I think the Academy is due for another Anna Paquin type upset.

Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardeem this IMHO is quite simply no contest. I have a lot of unresolved qualms with “No Country for Old Men”. But he was terrifyingly brilliant or should I say brilliantly terrifying. Either way he’s been sweeping ALL the criitics award and just like Jennifer Hudson was last year he seems unstoppable.

Best Actress:Julie Christie. Another past Oscar for “Darling” in 1965. So I think more then enough time has past. I would love to see Ellen Page win for “Juno. But you have a woman playing an Alzheimer’s patient vs. A woman playing a pregnant teenager. I think its clear who the Academy will go for.

Best Actor: Daniel Day Lewis who won for “My Left Foot” in 1989, again I think enough time has past. But I’m hoping for Johnny Depp for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” This should be his year in my opinion.

Best Director: Joel and Ethan Coen. The ending of “No Country for Old Men” ticked me off so badly where I went through a peroid where I said I will never see a Coen Brothers movie again. But I’ve gotten over that peroid of insanity. These guys are brilliant.

Nothing would make me happier then if Jason Reitman got for “Juno” but that’s not going to happen.

Best Picture: “No Country for Old Men” Despite my love/hate “relationship” with this film I can’t deny that is in many ways absolutely brilliant. My personal preference would be for “Juno” followed by “Atonement. But just as 2006 was Martin Scorsese’s year I have a feeling that 2007 belongs to the Coen Brothers.

I’m so happy Keira Knightly got snubbed

And please haters don’t think a lack of one Oscar nod to Angelina makes her a terrible actress or she won’t get one in the future. Put down the hatorade

I hope Cate wins!

troy: are you saying that because someone is a recent Oscar winner, that they don’t deserve another win even if their performance was stellar? I think that plays right into what people are saying about the Academy

And if I follow your logic, then you are also saying that Julie Christie should win because she played a more dramatic or difficult part than Ellen Page. But let’s flashback to this win- Denzel over Russell Crowe. And that was a tough cop/filthy mouth vs. a schizo genius. Hmmm…who had the bigger challenge that year? I’d say Russell hands down, but he lost out.

People should win because they deserve the win. Not as a makeup Oscar for a past snub or a pass because someone won an Oscar in the previous few years.

# 54 luckyL @ 01/22/2008 at 10:20 am I’m so happy Keira Knightly got snubbed

And please haters don’t think a lack of one Oscar nod to Angelina makes her a terrible actress or she won’t get one in the future. Put down the hatorade
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You read your first line, and then rethink who should put down the “hatorade”. It sounds like “disappointmentade” to me.

Go Amy Ryan for Gone Baby Gone - she was faneffingtastic in that role. That doesn’t mean I hatarading on Cate BTW.

Do any of you realize how many great actors/performances have never been nominated let alone won?! Stop insulting AJ and the rest (past/present) w/this childish notion that believes because a fav wasn’t nominated, they were robbed. I doubt seriously that Keira, Angelina, Helena, OR any of the actors who DID win a nom pick their roles based on its Oscar winability. Jmho

thnx JJ

jpf

I must admit I am surprised at some who were left out. I have to keep reminding myself that that no matter what ’somebody” would have been left out

Laura Linney got nominated over Angelina Jolie. Now that’s one of the best decisions they made today. Jolie is a shameful oscar-begger. Maybe she’ll realise that her movie picks pre-Brad were terrible and the AMPA’s will never forget it.

original jpf @ 01/22/2008 at 10:29 am
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Great points made about actors taking roles based on the winnability of an Oscar or not. They are grabbed by the role as it speaks to them artistically, not whether or not they will be recognized by any specific group of voters, critics, ec.

Thanks for your perspective!

Saw Atonement. Not impressed by the story line or the acting. Over acted, too melodramatic, too obvious an acting job. Keira is a pretty girl but I could never warm up to her acting for some reason. So, it’s fair she didn’t get nominated.

if the oscars are merit-based…Daniel Day Lewis should DEFINITELY win…i just saw There Will be Blood last night and MAN, my jaw dropped on several occasions. I’m a huge movie buff and only a few movies/acting performances have impacted me as this one did. it is seriously one of the best movies i have ever seen, and day-lewis’ acting performance is utterly amazing…he blew me away. i liked him in My Left Foot and Gangs of NY, thought he was solid…but Blood is his best work.

if you haven’t seen the movie, do yourself a favor and GO! it is a great story of humanity, greed and love, or lack thereof…and is emotionally draining and haunting.

oh..as to jolie not getting a nomination…i definitely agree with #19 here…she was lukewarm in her portrayal of Marianne Pearl…i think jolie is an ok actress, but that role just wasn’t for her…and yea, that bad wig and fake french accent did do her in. i think the only scene where she was a bit more than ok was the scene where she lets out that guttural scream….and that’s about it.

well well well…. I think Hollywood trully hates Jolie… Many times they have been just cruel to her… Im not a proffesional to say if she was brilliant or not in her possible nomanated role, but I loved her… So well…
Ive heard a LOTS of GOOD things about Brads performance !!! and that is whats weird…Why he didnt make it? Cause he sleeps with Jolie???? George Clooney…. didnt watch the whole movie… HAD to go out… not my thing..