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February 22, 2008
LAist Asks: You Pick the Oscars
Rollin' out the Red Carpet |Photo © Copyright 2008 by Jonathan Alcorn (Sundogg) via the LAist Featured Photos Pool on Flickr
The 80th Annual Academy Awards are this weekend and it's time to break out the ballots and play the at-home game, which is probably second only in fun to making booze-enhanced color commentary from the couch for the red carpet arrivals. (We'll leave you to your own devices on that one.)
So let's start with the big four in the acting categories, where we find a mix of Hollywood's new generation of royalty (Clooney, Depp, Blanchett, Linney), old schoolers making fresh waves (Christie, Holbrook, Dee) and a teenager from Halifax who plays a quirky knocked-up teen (Page). Who do you want to see make off with the coveted statuette? Take our poll after the jump!
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As much as I liked Juno, PLEASE LORD JESUS don't let it steal an award away from its superior competition. And that means you, too, Diablo Cody. The Savages totally deserves to win for original screenplay, but I can live with a Michael Clayton victory.
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Personally, I'm just glad there's no chance of a Dances with Wolf or Crash level of Oscar Bullshit. I'm happy with all 5 best picture nominees, even if I think juno is the least of the lot.
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ellen page? really? i mean shes good and all...but...i can think of 4 other actresses on that list nominated that probably deserve it more (hint:there are only 4 other actresses listed)...
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Hells ya, Ross. The night Crash swept the Oscars was nearly as depressing for me as the 2004 Presidential election, in a "this is my country?"-type way.
Lots of quality this year, even with the difference in opinions that Juno generates.
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The Juno nomination is a joke. Marion Cotillard's performance was the most powerful performance I have seen last year. Julie Christie's performance in Away From Her was deserving of a nomination, but not deserving of a win. Go Mation Cotillard!!!
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Cate Blanchett should definitely win best supporting for I'm Not There. As for lead, I enjoy Ellen Page's character but it's not as deserving as Marion Cotillard's.