We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
The nominations for this year's Academy Awards were announced this morning with the Brad Pitt vehicle Benjamin Button garnering the most nominations at 13.
posted by The Blue Devil @ 2:16 PM
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
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Continuing the nominations:
Best Actor:
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor (my pick!)
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - BB
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Best Actress:
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - The Changeling
Melissa Leo - Frozen River
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Supporting Actors:
Josh Brolin - Milk
Robert Downey, Jr. - Tropic Thunder
Phillip Hoffman - Doubt
Heath Ledger - Dark Knight
Michael Shannon - Rev Road
Supporting Actresses:
Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Taraji P. Henson - BB
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
I haven't seen enough movies that are in with a shout, but if there's a better performance than Streep's or Langela's, I'd be surprised.
TBF, I haven't really trusted the Academy ever since they blanked "Sexy Beast" years ago.
Langella and Streep are probably locks for those two awards, but I'd love to see Richard Jenkins win for his brilliant performance in the underappreciated "The Visitor," and it's a shame that Sally Hawkins didn't get the nod for the latest Mike Leigh triumph "Happy-Go-Lucky."
Both of those movies were under marketed. I don't understand that kind of thinking where you put so much care into making a film, and then just throw it out there hoping for lightning to strike. Positive reviews in the New Yorker are all well and good, but for chrissakes, set a little aside for marketing.
Another question. Does Mike Leigh have a passport? I don't think I've seen him show up on any chat-show or even in the audience of any award show.
Fair point. I do seem to remember his being in the audience for the Oscars when "Secrets and Lies" was nominated a few years back. But you're right - he doesn't seem so keen to be on this side of the Pond.
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