Academy misses prime Oscar contenders in '10
Zachary Shevich
Issue date: 2/5/10 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Honorable Mentions: Every person or film included in this top 10 list had the support for an Oscar nomination, but ultimately the support died out or wasn't strong enough. The following people and films are ones which received even less support but are just as deserving. Abbie Cornish ("Bright Star"), Peter Capaldi ("In The Loop"), Ben Foster ("The Messenger"), Brian Geraghty ("The Hurt Locker"), Viggo Mortenson ("The Road"), Patton Oswalt ("Big Fan"), Zoe Saldana ("Avatar"), Adam Sandler ("Funny People"), Souleymane Sy Savane ("Goodbye Solo"), Ramin Bahari ("Goodbye Solo"), Scott Cooper ("Crazy Heart"), Tom Ford ("A Single Man"), Duncan Jones ("Moon"), "Goodbye Solo", "Moon", "The Road" and "Zombieland."
10Wes Anderson & Noah Baumbach ("Fantastic Mr. Fox") for Best Adapted Screenplay - A Wes Anderson script is always interesting. He manages to fill his worlds with quirks and characters that viewers can't help but love. With Baumbach ("The Squid and The Whale"), Anderson adapts "Fantastic Mr. Fox" in a way that balances the magic of Roald Dahl, the limitations/abilities of stop-motion animation and the usual quirkiness he brings to the table. The result is, excuse me for the pun, fantastic.
9"The Hangover" for Best Picture - If the Academy really wanted to reward a film that the public loved, they would have nominated the highest grossing R-rated comedy of all-time. It's a loveable, entertaining film that, if genre prejudices didn't stand, could have been this year's "Little Miss Sunshine."
8Melanie Laurent ("Inglourious Basterds") for Best Actress - Since Mo'Nique has all but locked up the Best Supporting Actress win; the real story of this category should be how Universal Pictures completely dropped the ball on Melanie Laurent. Oddly, they chose to put her in the crowded Best Actress field and push Diane Kruger, in a lesser performance, for Supporting. Kruger picked up a SAG nomination as a result, but her hype stopped short of the Oscars. As for Laurent? A great performance, forgotten in the clutter of awards season.
10Wes Anderson & Noah Baumbach ("Fantastic Mr. Fox") for Best Adapted Screenplay - A Wes Anderson script is always interesting. He manages to fill his worlds with quirks and characters that viewers can't help but love. With Baumbach ("The Squid and The Whale"), Anderson adapts "Fantastic Mr. Fox" in a way that balances the magic of Roald Dahl, the limitations/abilities of stop-motion animation and the usual quirkiness he brings to the table. The result is, excuse me for the pun, fantastic.
9"The Hangover" for Best Picture - If the Academy really wanted to reward a film that the public loved, they would have nominated the highest grossing R-rated comedy of all-time. It's a loveable, entertaining film that, if genre prejudices didn't stand, could have been this year's "Little Miss Sunshine."
8Melanie Laurent ("Inglourious Basterds") for Best Actress - Since Mo'Nique has all but locked up the Best Supporting Actress win; the real story of this category should be how Universal Pictures completely dropped the ball on Melanie Laurent. Oddly, they chose to put her in the crowded Best Actress field and push Diane Kruger, in a lesser performance, for Supporting. Kruger picked up a SAG nomination as a result, but her hype stopped short of the Oscars. As for Laurent? A great performance, forgotten in the clutter of awards season.
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Kelly A
posted 2/05/10 @ 7:38 PM EST
Personally, I am quite happy with the Oscar noms this year, there have been much worse years!! And not everyone can get nominated.
Although I disagree with you about Melanie Laurent: I did not find her performance memorable, I even though she was a bit annoying. (Continued…)
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