2010 Oscar Noms

[Woimsah]

pppp said:LaserWolf said:white_tea said:I don't understand how shorty from True Grit could possibly be in the supporting category -- it was her movie. I hate the Oscars though. Every year's nominations and then awards just confirm the bias.




She was robbed.





Some commentators think she was put in the supporting list because she would have a better chance there.


Fuck that shit.


She deserves to compete with the big stars.




I'm so surprised that everyone thought she was great - I found her really distractingly amateur. I mean, she's just a 14 year old kid so I'm not trying to rag on her or anything, but....Oscar nomination? This is just as confusing to me as last year's Anna Kendrick supporting actress nod.




that's a pretty interesting opinion, as it's pretty much unanimous that she killed. what exactly was amateur about her? Kendrick was pretty ill in Up In The Air as well -- she played her part very well, that's why she was nominated for an oscar. not trying to be a douche, just genuinely curious as to how you came to that opinion?

 

[pppp]

I just found her acting really stunted in a lines being read off the page fashion, but I give her a pass cause she's so young....or perhaps it was supposed to seem theatrical in an old-Hollywood sort of way? Either way, I found her distracting and I definitely wouldn't put an Oscar on it.





I guess I would go for Melissa Leo (The Fighter) in the supporting actress category.

 

[LaserWolf]

pppp said:I just found her acting really stunted in a lines being read off the page fashion, but I give her a pass cause she's so young....or perhaps it was supposed to seem theatrical in an old-Hollywood sort of way? Either way, I found her distracting and I definitely wouldn't put an Oscar on it.





I guess I would go for Melissa Leo (The Fighter) in the supporting actress category.




I;ve watched trailers and scenes from the 1969 film.


In that film they approached the rich, dense language by slowing it down and breaking it into short phrases.


In this version Steinfeld and Bridges spit those lines out like they mean them. As if it was their natural way of speaking. If you are not paying attention you will miss something.


I thought it was kind of Shakespearean.


The difference between the old (1969?) Romeo and Juilet, and the DeCaprio version.





But I liked the movie and her performance.

 

[Junior]

I am surprised and delighted to see a British film that goes against all standard Hollywood clich??s about the UK doing so well in the Academy Award nominations.





Plus one for Dogtooth, even though I'm still not convinced about the film as a whole, it would certainly be a more interesting winner of the award.