From what I heard on NPR this morning, the Coens were pushing for Hailee to get a nom for supporting so she'd have a chance of winning. I guess they thought an unknown kid wouldn't win for Best Actress.
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smonster - Jan 25, 2011 3:20:57 pm PST #13020 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
amyth - Jan 25, 2011 3:24:00 pm PST #13021 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
I want her to win SO much.
Steph L. - Jan 25, 2011 3:27:36 pm PST #13022 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Oh my god, seriously. I haven't seen any of the other movies that the other supporting actress noms are in, so I don't know what the competition is like but -- she was outfuckingstanding. Amazing. So much so that I was a little disappointed by the actress who played the adult at the end.
amyth - Jan 25, 2011 3:36:55 pm PST #13023 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Yeah, me too. It seemed like she would have grown up to be more exciting than that. Not that we got to see a lot of the adult version, but still.
Laga - Jan 25, 2011 3:51:27 pm PST #13024 of 30000
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I was a little disappointed by the actress who played the adult at the end.
It seemed like she would have grown up to be more exciting than that.
ITA. I liked the movie so much I hadn't thought much about why I found the final scene so disappointing. I know part of it was no Annie Oakley or Buffalo Bill cameos.
Steph L. - Jan 25, 2011 5:01:12 pm PST #13025 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I was a little disappointed by the actress who played the adult at the end.
It seemed like she would have grown up to be more exciting than that.
ITA. I liked the movie so much I hadn't thought much about why I found the final scene so disappointing. I know part of it was no Annie Oakley or Buffalo Bill cameos.
Since I hadn't seen the first one, and hadn't read the book, I was desperately hoping that she wouldn't end up marrying Matt Damon a few years down the road, and thrilled when she didn't.
Connie Neil - Jan 25, 2011 5:22:20 pm PST #13026 of 30000
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I was desperately hoping that she wouldn't end up marrying Matt Damon a few years down the road, and thrilled when she didn't.
In the original, the Texas Ranger died. Didn't that happen in the new one?
Steph L. - Jan 25, 2011 5:29:42 pm PST #13027 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
In the original, the Texas Ranger died. Didn't that happen in the new one?
I thought he just sort of...wandered off. Maybe he did die. I assumed he survived.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 25, 2011 5:52:49 pm PST #13028 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I was thinking, if a 10-year-old can win Best Supporting, there's no reason someone of the same age couldn't be nominated for (and win) Best.
I doubt there are many Oscar-quality movies out there that give the lead role to someone that young in the first place, though.
DavidS - Jan 25, 2011 6:13:00 pm PST #13029 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I was thinking, if a 10-year-old can win Best Supporting, there's no reason someone of the same age couldn't be nominated for (and win) Best.
There are a lot of reasons which have nothing to do with the quality of the performance and a lot to do with the politics of Oscar voting.