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Good point about Imelda Staunton, Kathy.
Is Kate Winslet too young to win for her body of work? I think this is her third nomination or so, and while "Eternal Sunshine..." may be from too early in the year, "Findiing Neverland" might remind voters of her.
Edit: ... and another X-post.
Actually, I think this is her fourth nominee--Best Supporting for Sense and Sensibility and Iris, and Best Actress for Titanic and now Eternal Sunshine. Considering she isn't yet 30, that has to be a record!
Imelda Staunton is freaking AMAZING in that movie. Definitely one of the best film performances I have ever seen.
I agree. It'd be a tough call between her or Hilary Swank, if I had to choose, but honestly, I'd be happy with almost any of them. (I didn't see Being Julia because I heard nothing but bad things about it, Benning's performance excepted, but I loved all the others.)
Hee--love the list of Worst Actors for the Razzies:
Ben Affleck / JERSEY GIRL and SURVIVING CHRISTMAS
George W. Bush / FAHRENHEIT 9/11
Vin Diesel / CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK
Colin Farrell / ALEXANDER
Ben Stiller / ALONG CAME POLLY, ANCHORMAN, DODGEBALL, ENVY and STARSKY & HUTCH
I'm also wondering if Swank might win again. On the one hand, I think she's too young to deserve a second Oscar, and I can't believe the voters wouldn't feel the same, especially since she didn't do much interesting work between "Boys Don't Cry" and now. On the other, her part is the type most likely to win an Oscar (overcoming obstacles, no glamorous makeup, etc.)
Is she actually, you know, any good in the movie?
I liked Ben Stiller in Starsky and Hutch.
I liked Ben Stiller in Starsky and Hutch.
Me too! I think he did precisely what the movie required of him, which is his job, really.
I can't defend Chronicles Of Riddick as a good movie, although I enjoyed it. But Vin wasn't bad in it.
But Vin wasn't bad in it.
He was pretty much what made it watchable. But the Razzies have always been more about taking cheap shots than actual criticism.
Is she actually, you know, any good in the movie?
Yes, she's amazing.
I haven't seen Starsky. But it was irritating as hell to see Stiller pop up in Anchorman a week after the dreadful Dodgeball.
I laughed and laughed at Dodgeball. I'm not proud of it, but I laughed. Although generally not at Stiller.