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Oscar Nominations – Best Actor

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The List:

  • Demian Bichir – A Better Life
  • George Clooney – The Descendants
  • Jean Dujardin – The Artist
  • Gary Oldman – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
  • Brad Pitt – Moneyball

Hooray for:

Bichir, another surprising performance in a little-seen movie.  He’s not just the hot guy from Weeds anymore!

Where the hell is:

  • Michael Fassbender in either Shame or A Dangerous Method (he probably canceled himself out)
  • Ryan Gosling in The Ides of March or Drive (ditto)
  • Ralph Fiennes for Coriolanus (again, not letting go of that one)
  • Daniel Craig for Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (the guy never gets enough credit)

Instead of:

Oldman’s restraint in Tinker, Tailor is admirable, but there’s not much to the role, really

My prediction:

Clooney has been cleaning up, and probably will again (deservedly so – it’s his best work). Keep an eye on Dujardin, though.

Oscar Nominations – Supporting Actress

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The List:

  • Berenice Bejo – The Artist
  • Jessica Chastain – The Help
  • Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
  • Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
  • Octavia Spencer – The Help

Hooray for:

Chastain, who could easily have canceled herself out with the 800 or so movies she made in 2011.  And, of course, McCarthy, who is just damn funny.

Where the hell is:

  • Shailene Woodley for The Descendants (she was great, what happened?)
  • Vanessa Redgrave for Coriolanus (I will not let go of that film)
  • Carey Mulligan for Shame (so good, she almost makes you forget about Michael Fassbender’s enormous schlong)
  • Keira Knightley for A Dangerous Method (I think it’s a lead performance, but either way, she should be here somewhere)

My prediction:

Octavia Spencer has been riding a wave lately.  She’ll probably nail it, but this can be a tricky category…

Shame – Review

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Director: Steve McQueen (not that one, he’s dead)
Writers: Steve McQueen & Abi Morgan
Cast: Michael Fassbender as Brandon Sullivan, Carey Mulligan as Sissy Sullivan
Rating: NC-17
Running time: 1 hour 41 minutes
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1723811/

Plot: New York sex addict Brandon has successfully kept his private life hidden. But when his troubled younger sister shows up, she turns his carefully constructed world upside down.

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After George Clooney’s…..endorsement of Michael Fassbender at the Golden Globes, women all over the world are probably queuing up to see Shame.  Fassbender is indeed an anatomically blessed man, but there is nothing sexy about his nudity or anything else in this film.  It’s a story of depression, addiction and emotional detachment – not exactly the stuff of erotic fantasy (for most people, anyway).

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