@au.trave wrote:
Who do you think will win this year and do you agree?
Best Film: American Hustle (don't agree)
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity (agree)
Best Actor: Leonardo Dicaprio (don't agree)
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett (don't agree)
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence (DON'T AGREE)
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto (agree)
Best Film: I'd give it to Gravity but it will probably be won by 12 Years A Slave. American Hustle has a first class cast but it gets a bit confusing & the ending lacks gravitas. 12 Years is a beautifully crafted film that makes a powerful statement but that doesn't make it any more likeable. I think the Academy may be swayed by their wish to be seen supporting the descendants of those who were so wronged. They like to make political points.
Best Director: No idea. They have all done a good job, maybe Scorsese for his meticulous plotting of The Wolf of Wall Street.
Best Actor: Leo Dicaprio by the length of the strait. He is in almost every scene of the 3 hours of The Wolf of Wall Street, he narrates it as well & he carries the entire film on his back. He gives a tour-de-force performance that few other actors could have carried off. He appears to have taken De Niro's place as the muse of Martin Scorses & I hope they combine for more movies as good as this one.
Best Actress: Form would point to Cate Blanchett. Of the other nominees only Amy Adams doesn't have an Oscar & I cannot see her being rewarded for her role in American Hustle. But that's just me, good luck to her if she wins.
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence is so good in American Hustle I almost dropped my popcorn. While I found her character to be a dislikeable person, isn't that the mark of a good performance when they can get to you like that? She is nothing like any of her previous roles & I for one could never have imagined she could have done it so well. I haven't seen Nebraska & there's a lot of talk about June Squibb's part in that. I'll leave it to the Academy, they can figure it out.
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto. I can almost guarantee his win. He's that good. Perhaps Jonah Hill in Wall Street has a chance, he has a wild eyed craziness about him that's well done. However Leto's final scene brought tears to my eyes while Hill just got irritating.
