Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Final NOMINATION Predictions 5/5 but it was the most settled
Final WINNER Predictions Javier Bardem. (spoiler if there is one: there isn't)
My Preference I might say Affleck (except he's a lead) so give me Bardem
Readers Choice Javier Bardem won easily (full results) for No Country For Old Men
My Personal Ballot 3/5 but it would be 4/5 if I believed that Affleck was a supporting actor in a film which he is unarguably a lead(number of films approximate)
Casey
Affleck The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford |
Javier
Bardem No Country For Old Men |
Phillip
Seymour Hoffman Charlie Wilson’s War |
Hal
Holbrook Into the Wild |
Tom
Wilkinson Michael Clayton |
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22
Films 1st nomination! |
34
Films 2nd nomination |
39
Films 2nd nomination / 1 win |
so
many films 1st nomination! |
too
many baguettes, even more films 2nd nomination |
Other
Awards: a few critics orgs Release: Sept 21st Box Office: $3 Role: The Coward Robert Ford |
Other
Awards: Everything (but a few critics orgs) Release: Nov 9th Box Office: $58 Role: Anton Chigurh, is he a drug kinpin, a serial killer, or just "death" in human form |
Other
Awards: None Release: Dec 21st Box Office: $65 Role: Gus Avrakotos, a maverick CIA Agent |
Other
Awards: None Release: Sept 21st Box Office: $18 Role: A lonely widower who wants to adopt McCandles |
Other
Awards: None Release: Oct 5th Box Office: $45 Role: A mentally unstable corporate defense lawyer |
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How'd
They Get Nominated? |
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55%
Performance.
Detailed and unique 20% The role, it's got meat on its bones even if Ford is a little scrawny. Oscar likes a lead in supporting 9% Gone Baby Gone and an all around good year for the Affleck clan (Ben, Casey, Matt, Jen) 7% Critical love 5% The general feeling that he always had this in him --it's a personal breakthrough 4% Fans of this film are passionate |
35%
The role, arguably America's favorite villain since Hannibal Lecter.
29% Performance. Stunning. Minimalist. Super Scary. 14% He's crucial to the critical zeitgeist film and the precursors went hogwild for him 9% "Friendo" 6% Josh Brolin and Tommy Lee Jones 5% über charismatic on the campaign trail 2% Before Night Falls and the snub from The Sea Inside |
56%
Role
& Performance: loud and scene stealing type of part he's known
for and that Oscar embraces --especially if the film otherwise feels
a little blah (see also: Renée in Cold Mountain and
many others) 26% He's Philip Seymour Hoffman 9% Before the Devil Knows You're Dead and The Savages 6% December release and few competitors had any traction 3% Capote |
27%
Performance
is moving and perfectly pitched. If someone makes people cry ~voila,
Oscar traction 26% Career tribute. He's been working forever and had never been nominated (see also: Ruby Dee) 22% The role is well placed in the narrative, sympathetic and a crucial piece of the film 19% ...that a lot of people really loved. 6% Precursors (mostly) rallied |
42%
Role
was showcased and Oscar loves a good looney tunes part. His shit-talking
monologue kicks things off to an eery and sober start... 33% and the showy performance keeps on holding and even surprising you... 11% especially once you see him with all those baguettes in that razor sharp scene with Clooney in the alley 10% Love for the film 3% Precursor support 1% In the Bedroom |
I
Asked Readers Which Film Clip Oscar Should Show? |
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'listing
his similarities to jesse james' 'trying
to feel what it's like being Jesse, one finger bent over with sunlight' |
"do
you see me?" "friendo" |
'bugging
the bottle' anonymous |
"I
could be... your grandfather" whip-smart |
'the
baguettes' 'pumping
up the music from the UNorth commercial and yelling at everyone
on the conference call' |
Should
Win / Will Win |
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Since
I'm not down with giving Oscars to lead players I can't get behind
an Affleck vote (even though I love the performance) so the next logical
choice is Javier Bardem who is completely locked
up for the win already. |
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Who
Got Robbed? |
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| I could've done without the easy nomination for Hoffman who does his usual grandstanding here (his other two performances this year are so much worthier of attention) and I'm still perplexed that Max von Sydow's exquisite heartbreaking work in Diving Bell and Butterfly couldn't get any sort of traction this awards season. Other glorified cameos did: Redgrave's (Atonement) or Dee's (American Gangster) and von Sydow's work was stronger. My list is different, but then Affleck is not a supporting actor. He's the protagonist of his movie, and a terrific one --I've nominated him in lead where he belongs. | ||||
Statistics
/ Trivia |
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AFFLECK |
BARDEM |
HOFFMAN |
HOLBROOK |
WILKINSON |
Age:
32 Born in: Massachussetts Height: 5' 9" |
Age:
38 Born in: Canary Islands Height: 6' |
Age:
40 Born in: New York Height: 5' 9" |
Age:
83 Born in: Ohio Height: 6' 1" |
Age:
59 Born in: Leeds Height: 6' 1" |
