As I mentioned
before, I am 3 for 3 in the Best Supporting Actor category. Interesting tidbit about this category,
though. Everyone nominated is a previous
Oscar winner. Should be interesting!
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UPDATE: I initially wrote this post prior to watching
The
Impossible, which is by far the best movie of 2012… although it has
only garnered one Oscar nomination (Best Actress).
That said, Tom Holland, the 16 year-old theatre actor, who played
in Billy Elliot: The Musical in London should be nominated in this category. His performance was so strong, layered, and
emotional, that he reminded me of a thirteen year old Christian Bale (Empire
of the Sun) the whole time.
If the Academy can nominate a 9-year old for Best Actress, I don’t
understand why Tom Holland was left out.
Furthermore, Ewan McGregor was equally fantastic and believable as
the father… and was also snubbed. And
the film also features some of the best performances I’ve ever seen from even
younger actors: Samuel Joslin and Oaklee
Pendergast; who play Holland’s seven and five year-old younger brothers, respectively.
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For a complete
look at eligibility and voting procedures, please take a look at last year’s
post: 84th Academy
Awards – Best Supporting Actor.
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Nominations:
·
Alan Arkin – Argo
o
4th nomination, 1 win for Little Miss Sunshine. Previously nominated for The Russians Are Coming, the
Russians Are Coming and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.
Arkin
has received numerous nominations for Argo, however, he has yet to win
anything. That said, I found this
nomination a bit odd. Arkin is always
great, however, I just didn’t see enough meat in this performance to garner a
nomination.
·
Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook
o
7th nomination, 2 wins for The Godfather: Part II (Supporting
Actor) and Raging Bull (Leading Actor).
Previously nominated for Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Awakening,
and Cape
Fear. Of these, 7 nominations,
this is only the second time De Niro has been nominated for Supporting Actor.
Personally,
this is one of my favorite performances by De Niro. It was the perfect balance of his dramatic
chops and his comic flare.
De
Niro was named “Supporting Actor of the Year” by the Hollywood Film Festival.
·
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
o
4th nomination, 1 win for Capote (Leading Actor). Previously nominated for supporting roles in Charlie
Wilson’s War and Doubt.
Again,
I didn’t really like this movie, but I totally understand why Hoffman is
nominated… although I don’t think he will win, however, he has more a chance
then the previous two nominees… and the next.
Hoffman
has won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, Chicago Film Critics
Association Award, Florida Film Critics Circle Award, Kansas City Film Critics
Circle Award, Southeastern Film Critics Association Award, Toronto Film Critics
Association Award, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award, Venice Film Festival,
and the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award.
·
Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln
o
4th nomination, 1 win for The Fugitive. Previously nominated for JFK and In
the Valley of Elah.
Jones
was certainly delightful in Lincoln… quite good. And despite him winning the Screen Actors
Guild Award, the nomination confuses me.
But I’ll get to that later…
Jones
has won the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award, Las Vegas Film
Critics Society Award, San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award, and Screen
Actors Guild Award.
·
Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained
o
2nd nomination, 1 win for Inglorious Basterds.
Waltz
is my pick for the win. He is fantastic
and makes it look so easy. He’s funny,
dramatic… thoughtful. That said, the
competition is stiff.
Waltz
has already won the BAFTA Award, Golden Globe, Austin Film Critics Association
Award, Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award, and San Diego Film Critics
Society Award.
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My Two Cents:
Oddly enough, only two of the nominees made my top 5 list for this
year. Missing, according to me, are Amr
Waken (Salmon Fishing in The Yemon), Christopher Walken (Stand
Up Guys), and Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained).
As for those actually nominated, more often than not, the winner
of the Screen Actors Guild Award wins the Oscar… however, I’m not going to be
that quick to lock in to Tommy Lee Jones.
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Prediction:
1. Christoph Waltz – Django
Unchained
2. Tommy Lee Jones -
Lincoln
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman –
The Master
4. Robert De Niro – Silver
Linings Playbook
5. Alan Arkin – Argo
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