Saturday, March 04, 2006
Should Win -- Best Supporting Actress.
I never got around to seeing North Country. i meant to on Thursday night. But shit was being auctioned off and then it was late and too cold to walk to blockbuster. (it is 6 blocks away!). So Frances McDormand is out.
4. Catherine Keener. Dude, don't get me wrong, she was fantastic. Just not that memorable.
3. Rachel Wiesz. She is the predicted winner. And from profiles of her and stuff, she actually sounds really cool. A smart Jewish girl, kind of like me, except artsy and hot. But the fact that she seems really cool might actually be a reason to cheer against her. Best supporting actress winners are famous for disappearing off the face of the earth once they win their oscar. See Mira Sorvino, Marissa Tomei. But that is not the reason I don't think she should win. She is really good in her role and she holds the movie together and that is all good, but the part seems really standard or something, just nothing new or exciting.
2. Amy Adams. It was a movie filled with pretty good performances. And in 10 years from now if i have any recollection of Junebug whatsoever it will be her performance. She just created a very real, very memorable human being that I could imagine ducking behind counters to avoid if I ever knew her in real life.
1. Michelle Williams. She is the only character in the whole film with whom I could emotionally connect. Her face after she found out about her husband was absolutely heartbreaking. And then her anger was both annoying and frustrating but understandable. Her performance added an extra layer of sadness to the already intensely depressing love story. And it was not the writing, it was all her.
4. Catherine Keener. Dude, don't get me wrong, she was fantastic. Just not that memorable.
3. Rachel Wiesz. She is the predicted winner. And from profiles of her and stuff, she actually sounds really cool. A smart Jewish girl, kind of like me, except artsy and hot. But the fact that she seems really cool might actually be a reason to cheer against her. Best supporting actress winners are famous for disappearing off the face of the earth once they win their oscar. See Mira Sorvino, Marissa Tomei. But that is not the reason I don't think she should win. She is really good in her role and she holds the movie together and that is all good, but the part seems really standard or something, just nothing new or exciting.
2. Amy Adams. It was a movie filled with pretty good performances. And in 10 years from now if i have any recollection of Junebug whatsoever it will be her performance. She just created a very real, very memorable human being that I could imagine ducking behind counters to avoid if I ever knew her in real life.
1. Michelle Williams. She is the only character in the whole film with whom I could emotionally connect. Her face after she found out about her husband was absolutely heartbreaking. And then her anger was both annoying and frustrating but understandable. Her performance added an extra layer of sadness to the already intensely depressing love story. And it was not the writing, it was all her.
# posted by Julia @ 11:59 AM 
