What would piss you off tonight?
As it turned out, the sole Juno win didn't piss me off too much since Diablo Cody give a nice, humble speech.
Conversely, the wins for The Boring Ultimatim really pissed me off.
Conversely, the wins for The Boring Ultimatim really pissed me off.
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1. Amy Ryan and Javier Bardem both winning. Neither were that great in their roles (Ryan was fine but her role was the kind I could imagine any number of actresses pulling off and Bardem's role was one-note menace. He did it well) and I want surprises. If one wins but not the other, it'll be okay. Blanchett is clearly the best in the field, for me, but I'm rooting for Swinton (who I haven't seen) or Ronan (just because that kind of surprise would give a real kick to the proceedings).
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly winning anything.
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly winning anything.
I'm going to be pissed if Cate Blanchett wins for I'm Not There. It's an interesting performance deserving of some recognition, but to deny the brilliance of Amy Ryan's phenomenal work for a stunty showcase in a not-even-that-good film would be a travesty. I guess I just think that Ryan, like Christie, is so clearly the best in her category, that there's just no contest.
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I'd love to see a tie in Supporting Actor: Affleck/Bardem, Bardem/Holbrook, or Affleck/Holbrook.dreaMaker wrote:Do you ever wish to see a tie again, like Streisand/Hepburn...? That would be exciting
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Well, all the attention on the pedestrian No Country for Old Men has already dampened my Oscar spirit, so I've resigned myself to an undeserving win there, but I think I would be most irritated if:
Daniel Day-Lewis lost
Falling Slowly lost
And really, that's all that I will be pissed about that I haven't resigned myself to.
Daniel Day-Lewis lost
Falling Slowly lost
And really, that's all that I will be pissed about that I haven't resigned myself to.
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I don't think I'll be too upset at the end of the night. My favorite of the nominees is the frontrunner in Picture and Director.
In Actor, Tommy Lee Jones is far and away my favorite, but I'm resigned to Daniel Day-Lewis winning. His performance is big and attention-grabbing, while Jones's is quiet and subtle, and subtlety is rarely an actor's friend at the Oscars. In Actress, I must be alone in admiring the performances of Page, Christie, and Cotillard equally. Any of them would be something of a default pick for me, and I doubt that any of them will make my final five when it's all said and done, but I don't have a strong preference either way. In Supporting Actor, I'm resigned to Bardem winning. I'm kind of fearing the prospect of Blanchett in Supporting Actress. Still hoping that Amy Ryan pulls it off.
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In Actor, Tommy Lee Jones is far and away my favorite, but I'm resigned to Daniel Day-Lewis winning. His performance is big and attention-grabbing, while Jones's is quiet and subtle, and subtlety is rarely an actor's friend at the Oscars. In Actress, I must be alone in admiring the performances of Page, Christie, and Cotillard equally. Any of them would be something of a default pick for me, and I doubt that any of them will make my final five when it's all said and done, but I don't have a strong preference either way. In Supporting Actor, I'm resigned to Bardem winning. I'm kind of fearing the prospect of Blanchett in Supporting Actress. Still hoping that Amy Ryan pulls it off.
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Ellen Page isn't unworthy, but Julie Christie's performance is so superior to EVERYONE in that category, that it would be a travesty and triumph of bad taste if she lost. Which means we must count it as a distinct possibility.
Juno or Michael Clatyon winning after such an exciting, unusual year where formalist films like No Country and Blood dominated, would be such a disappointing ending and such a quintessential Academy result. Actually, the quintessential Academy result would be choosing the absolute worst film in this category -- which would be Atonement -- but I really don't see that happening, so I won't insult anyone's intelligence with that possibility. Even though I liked Juno, and elements of Michael Clayton (Clooney, Swinton), either one of them winning would be a thoroughly lousy way to cap off this seemingly artistically-revolutionary award season.
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Juno or Michael Clatyon winning after such an exciting, unusual year where formalist films like No Country and Blood dominated, would be such a disappointing ending and such a quintessential Academy result. Actually, the quintessential Academy result would be choosing the absolute worst film in this category -- which would be Atonement -- but I really don't see that happening, so I won't insult anyone's intelligence with that possibility. Even though I liked Juno, and elements of Michael Clayton (Clooney, Swinton), either one of them winning would be a thoroughly lousy way to cap off this seemingly artistically-revolutionary award season.
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