I was in a meeting this morning when the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards were announced.
It’s like having to work on Christmas Day.
Since I missed the entertainment editors’ reactions immediately following the event, I feel compelled to add my own. As always, it’s a mixed bag of relief and regret.
(Feel free to add your own.)
I’M SO HAPPY TO SEE…
- All the Oscar love for Moneyball (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing). It’s one of the year’s best. Understated. Over-delivers.
- Bridesmaids’ recognition come in the two categories where it is deserved — Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay. It was a funny comedy, but I think we all got a bit overly excited about just how good it was.
- The head-to-head competition between Brad Pitt and George Clooney, both in the Best Actor category and in other categories where their films are nominated together. No two friends enjoy going at each other so much or do it as well. Bodes well for the ceremony itself.
I’M SAD TO SEE…
- Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2 was not given a Best Picture nod. If you’re going to nominate 10 films, why not the most successful franchise in motion picture history — and its most critically acclaimed final installment? Nods for Art Direction, Makeup and Visual Effects don’t seem near enough.
- Michael Fassbender was robbed of the Best Actor nomination for Shame. I should also complain about Ryan Gosling’s omission from the list, but Fassbender alone is a crime. A crime.
- And, on the flip side, should a movie have to have a certain life in the theatre to earn a Best Picture nod? The Tree of Life was barely there. Try to see it now. Try to remember it if you did.
Okay. That’s all I have right now.
What do you think?
Jolly good show
I managed pretty well…until today.
Hadn’t thought about it much. Hadn’t talked about it at all, unless a friend brought it up, and I figured then I had permission. But now?
The gloves are off.
The Emmy nominations were announced. And even though Downton Abbey has been moved into the Drama category — and has to compete with some pretty heavy hitters –
The Brits got ‘er dun.
Outstanding Drama. Outstanding Actress in a Drama, Michelle Dockery. Outstanding Actor in a Drama, Hugh Bonneville. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama, Brendan Coyle. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama, Maggie Smith AND Joanne Froggatt.
Now we just have to wait and see how they do in the head-to-head competition. Actually, I’m not sure I can wait. I may need to watch the first two seasons.
Again.
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