Sunday, February 29, 2004
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO...
Academy Awards tonight. I’m excited! I’ve actually seen a few of the nominees this year and look forward to seeing them rewarded. If only the show could be cut in half. I mean, who really cares who wins Best Key Grip in an Educational Short Film or whatever anyway? Not me. But I do care about the big awards. So, without further adu, here are my picks for the show. Let’s see how I do:
Best Supporting Actor
As far as I’m concerned, this is a three man race. It’s going to come down to Alec Baldwin (The Cooler), Benicio Del Toro (21 Grams) and Tim Robbins (Mystic River). It’s probably going to go to Alec Baldwin, but my heart says to go with Tim Robbins. He gave an amazing performance in Mystic River and definitely deserves the nod. However, politics may come into play here. Robbins is not a very big fan of GW Bush and that may be enough to allow Baldwin to walk away with it. As much as I think Tim Robbins deserves it, he’s a great actor and he’ll be nominated again. So, I’m going against my heart.
My pick = Alec Baldwin (But I hope I’m wrong.)
Best Supporting Actress
Dammit, this is tough. The nominees are Patricia Clarkson (Pieces of April), Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River), Holly Hunter (Thirteen) and Renee’ Zellweger (Cold Mountain). Smart money is on Zellweger for this one. She’s a good actress, seems to only make hit movies and just might be due for Oscar. Marcia Gay Harden was awesome and I hear Clarkson and Holly Hunter were good, but I’m going with Renee’.
My pick = Renee’ Zellweger.
Best Director
And the nominees are...Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation), Clint Eastwood (Mystic River), Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King), Fernando Meirelles (City of God) and Peter Weir (Master and Commander). Ok, Fernando and Mr. Weir...don’t even bother to show up. You are both good at what you do, but let’s face it, Peter Jackson is taking this one. As much as I’d like to say Eastwood or Coppola will win, they probably won’t. Therefore,
My Pick = Peter Jackson
Best Actress
The nominations went to Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider), Diane Keaton (Something’s Gotta Give), Samantha Morton (In America), Charlize Theron (Monster) and Naomi Watts (21 Grams). I like Theron’s chances here. She’s got a lot of momentum coming into the Oscars and she’ll take home the prize for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wournos.
My Pick = Charlize Theron
Best Actor
Ok, let’s see...Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean), Ben Kingsley (House of Sand and Fog), Jude Law (Cold Mountain), Bill Murray (Lost in Translation) and Sean Penn (Mystic River) are going to battle it out for this one. In my humble opinion, there is no way Sean Penn should not win this award. He delivered an awesome performance and deserves all the fanfare he has received. However, once again, personal politics could damper his chances as ridiculous as that is. But, honestly, I doubt Sean cares anyway. He never has found much interest in the Oscars. But, even so, I’m picking him...though I’m expecting an upset.
My Pick = Sean Penn
Best Picture
The Grand Daddy of Them All. Best Picture. Who is up for it? I’ll tell you: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Lost in Translation, Master and Commander, Mystic River and Seabiscuit. Months before the movie came out, I said Mystic River would win the Oscar. It just seemed so good and when I saw it, I wasn’t disappointed. It was better than I imagined, in fact. So, even though the safest bet is on the Hobbits and the juggernaut that is LOTR, I’m not wavering now.
My Pick = Mystic River
Well there we have it. My Oscar picks. I’m interested to see how I do. Every year I think I’ve got everything figured out and every year I get totally hoed by the Academy voters. So, this year will probably not be any different. There’s almost always a suprise win in there somewhere, but I’m sticking with my guns. I hope everyone tunes in. I sure will!
Academy Awards tonight. I’m excited! I’ve actually seen a few of the nominees this year and look forward to seeing them rewarded. If only the show could be cut in half. I mean, who really cares who wins Best Key Grip in an Educational Short Film or whatever anyway? Not me. But I do care about the big awards. So, without further adu, here are my picks for the show. Let’s see how I do:
Best Supporting Actor
As far as I’m concerned, this is a three man race. It’s going to come down to Alec Baldwin (The Cooler), Benicio Del Toro (21 Grams) and Tim Robbins (Mystic River). It’s probably going to go to Alec Baldwin, but my heart says to go with Tim Robbins. He gave an amazing performance in Mystic River and definitely deserves the nod. However, politics may come into play here. Robbins is not a very big fan of GW Bush and that may be enough to allow Baldwin to walk away with it. As much as I think Tim Robbins deserves it, he’s a great actor and he’ll be nominated again. So, I’m going against my heart.
My pick = Alec Baldwin (But I hope I’m wrong.)
Best Supporting Actress
Dammit, this is tough. The nominees are Patricia Clarkson (Pieces of April), Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River), Holly Hunter (Thirteen) and Renee’ Zellweger (Cold Mountain). Smart money is on Zellweger for this one. She’s a good actress, seems to only make hit movies and just might be due for Oscar. Marcia Gay Harden was awesome and I hear Clarkson and Holly Hunter were good, but I’m going with Renee’.
My pick = Renee’ Zellweger.
Best Director
And the nominees are...Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation), Clint Eastwood (Mystic River), Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King), Fernando Meirelles (City of God) and Peter Weir (Master and Commander). Ok, Fernando and Mr. Weir...don’t even bother to show up. You are both good at what you do, but let’s face it, Peter Jackson is taking this one. As much as I’d like to say Eastwood or Coppola will win, they probably won’t. Therefore,
My Pick = Peter Jackson
Best Actress
The nominations went to Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider), Diane Keaton (Something’s Gotta Give), Samantha Morton (In America), Charlize Theron (Monster) and Naomi Watts (21 Grams). I like Theron’s chances here. She’s got a lot of momentum coming into the Oscars and she’ll take home the prize for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wournos.
My Pick = Charlize Theron
Best Actor
Ok, let’s see...Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean), Ben Kingsley (House of Sand and Fog), Jude Law (Cold Mountain), Bill Murray (Lost in Translation) and Sean Penn (Mystic River) are going to battle it out for this one. In my humble opinion, there is no way Sean Penn should not win this award. He delivered an awesome performance and deserves all the fanfare he has received. However, once again, personal politics could damper his chances as ridiculous as that is. But, honestly, I doubt Sean cares anyway. He never has found much interest in the Oscars. But, even so, I’m picking him...though I’m expecting an upset.
My Pick = Sean Penn
Best Picture
The Grand Daddy of Them All. Best Picture. Who is up for it? I’ll tell you: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Lost in Translation, Master and Commander, Mystic River and Seabiscuit. Months before the movie came out, I said Mystic River would win the Oscar. It just seemed so good and when I saw it, I wasn’t disappointed. It was better than I imagined, in fact. So, even though the safest bet is on the Hobbits and the juggernaut that is LOTR, I’m not wavering now.
My Pick = Mystic River
Well there we have it. My Oscar picks. I’m interested to see how I do. Every year I think I’ve got everything figured out and every year I get totally hoed by the Academy voters. So, this year will probably not be any different. There’s almost always a suprise win in there somewhere, but I’m sticking with my guns. I hope everyone tunes in. I sure will!
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