Hey, That’s My Name

THE NOMINEES

Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married – A couple of months ago it seemed like Anne Hathaway might take this one, but in the time since then, we’ve seen the incredible momentum of Kate Winslet grow, in addition to that of Meryl Streep. It true, this category does have a history of awarding young ingenues, but it’s looking like this isn’t going to be one of those years after all. In this crop of roles and nominations, Hathaway is actually my favorite. I like the movie, I like the part and I think she does a very good job in what could have been totally overacted. It is, of course, only her first nomination, and at 26, if she keeps picking smart roles like this one, I’m sure we’ll see her here again eventually. Let’s just hope she doesn’t have to wait quite as long as Winslet did.

Continue Reading »

THE NOMINEES

Courtney Hunt, Frozen River – One of the reasons the Best Original Screenplay category is always one of my favorites at the Oscars is because small movies like Frozen River usually get squeezed in. Still, in my eyes, Frozen River is very comparable to another movie that I’ll discuss in “The Forgotten” section below, and I do think that this one isn’t as good, so I’m less thrilled about its presence in this category. It’s chances of winning are pretty slim and it doesn’t really deserve to. It mostly seems like it’s here to throw a bone to the independent crowd (and also to make the screenplay categories a little less boy-only).

Continue Reading »

This is probably one of, if not the most, unpredictable races. The Golden Globes and the SAG awards both gave this one to Kate Winslet for The Reader. But Winslet got bumped up to the leading category for the Oscars and now we are left with a real question of who could it be?

Continue Reading »

I always find the supporting categories to be much more interesting than the leads and this year is no exception. I don’t actually have a real preference for a winner, I’d be fine with any of them taking home the gold dude, though there seems to be general consensus that there’s only one option for the win.

Continue Reading »