OSCAR RACE 2009 ~ commentary by Nathaniel R


statistics: reflect acting categories only, # of films is approximate and excludes tv, shorts and voicework


Best Actress Nominees

WHO GOT SNUBBED: I am embarassed for everyone with a ballot anywhere who didn't include Tilda Swinton in Julia. The world is insane. She's better in that movie than any of these nominees are in theirs.
WILL WIN: Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side is looking like the one. Unless the Academy can break the media's influential brainwashing stranglehold and remember that Meryl Streep hasn't won in 28 years and that is just stoopid.
SHOULD WIN: Gabby or Carey are both fabu and the most deserving (if you're actually going by just the one performance as I suppose you should). But I'm hoping it's Meryl. I'm sick of waiting and she's been awesome since the 70s and still is. It's time for #3.
MY BALLOTS: coming soon (yes i'm slow this year. apologies)
READERS CHOICE: Coming Soon

discuss @ the blog

Sandra Bullock
"Leigh Ann Touhey"
The Blind Side

Helen Mirren
Countess Tolstoy
The Last Station
Carey Mulligan
"Jenny"
An Education
Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe
"Claireece 'Precious' Jones"
Precious
Meryl Streep
"Julia Child"
Julie & Julia

45 years old
36 films
1st nomination!

Precursors
 Globe, BFCA, SAG
Release
Nov 20th
Box Office
$241,000,000
Role
Real Person Alert! Leigh Anne Touhy, interior designer, Republican, adoptive parent

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Sandra | Blind Side

64 years old
49 films
4 noms / 1 win

Precursors
 none
Release
Dec 4th | Jan 15
Box Office
$700,000
Company
Sony Pictures Classics
Role
Real Person Alert! Countess Sofya Tolstoy, devoted wife and peerless drama queen

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Mirren| Last Station

24 years old
6 films
1st nomination!

Precursors
NBR, BIFCA and 8 minor critics awards
Release
Oct 16th
Box Office
$9,000,000
Role
Jenny, a precocious schoolgirl in 60s London. 'not a girl not yet a woman'

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Carey | An Education

26 years old
1st film
 1st nomination!

Precursors
 Detroit and some additional 'break-through' prizes
Release
Nov 16th
Box Office
$46,000,000
Role
Claireece, a pregnant illiterate abused teenager in 80s Harlem

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Gabby | Precious

60 years old
43 films
16 noms / 2 wins

Precursors
Globe, BFCA, NY and 5 minor critics awards
Release
Aug 7th
Box Office
$94,000,000
Role
Real Person Alert! Julia Child, American icon, famous chef

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Streep | Julie & Julia