So we finally got through this category, and I must say, this is the one where I disagree with the Oscars the most.
But let's recap the nominees really quick. Cate Blanchett in I'm Not There, Ruby Dee in American Gangster, Saoirse Ronan in Atonement, Amy Ryan in Gone Baby Gone and Tilda Swinton in Michael Clayton. Swinton won the award.
How she won it I do not know. She had a very small part, and she was OK in it, but NOTHING stood out at all...it was just average. It would be fair to say that I would have her last on my list of the nominees. Now Ruby Dee was a sentimental choice, but I thought her role, the portrayed well, was really too small to warrant consideration for the award. Saoirse Ronan did and excellent job in Atonement, but somehow it did not push enough for me to really think she should get the award.
That leaves Blanchett and Ryan. So, as a hush falls over the crowd, as the two nominees wait in anticipation...the winner, after careful thought, is...
Amy Ryan, in Gone Baby Gone! Blanchett starts to cry...I am so sorry Cate!
This was a really difficult choice...both were great. But Ryan was so spot on, so perfect as a not-so-great mom whose child has disappeared, that it had to go to her.
It was just by a hair, but that is the way I had to go.
Still two categories to go, best documentary and best foreign film.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment