Samuel L Jackson is massively overdue, for his work with Quentin Tarantino alone. I find it a little bit ridiculous that Chrtistoph Waltz has two Oscars for Tarantino films, while Jackson, Tarantino’s definitive acting collaborator has none.

Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, The Hateful Eight, Django Unchained….Jackson would be a worthy supporting…[Read more]

That’s not exactly an accurate formula. Donald Sutherland is overdue, and he never was actually nominated.

Adams is done as a potential winner methinks. Reactions to the film becoming too divisive and her personal reviews seem good, but far from undeniable.

The only reason she’s still contending for a nomination is because people have been predicting her as the winner for like a year, and are reluctant to let go.

So it looks like Regina King’s to…[Read more]

Hmmm…I think Boy Erased has a lot of potential to surprise. It seems like the kind of film that fits right into the tastes of Academy voter steak eaters, that pundits underestimate till the end. I can see Boy Erased surprising with another acting nod (Crowe, or maybe even Hedges) and a screenplay nod for Edgerton. In a field of 10, it might…[Read more]

Kidman recieved 2 nominations from the Golden Satellite Awards. Best Actress for Destroyer and Best Supporting Actress for Boy Erased.

It is just the Satellites, so can’t get carried away, but maybe it’ll be the start of more double nods.

I feel like McCarthy may be done. It can no longer be ignored that Richard E. Grant is the performance generating passion in that film. He’s turning up everywhere, usually without McCarthy. And now he’s won the New York Film Critics Supporting Actor award, with no mention for McCarthy.

Early in the festival circuit when all the press was about…[Read more]

Such an obscure actress pick who likely won’t make a dent in the actress race hurts the likes of Close, Collette and McCarthy, who need these type of wins. Gaga and Colman are probably safe regardless, and Kidman can (in theory) get by on industry awards/support.

The biggest takeaway from A Star Is Born was how much it was Bradley Cooper’s film from an acting perspective. Gaga is always at her best in the singing scenes (wonderful voice), but had moments of uneveness in her acting. Sometimes she’s strong, and then others she’s kind of a blank slate.

Ultimately Lady Gaga was more than fine. Very good even.…[Read more]

This race may have some twists in it yet. Academy member Rod Lurie (director of The Contender) has tweeted that he’ll be voting for Nicole Kidman in Destroyer as his WINNER of the Best Actress Oscar.

It’s weird to think Kidman had this reputation as an aloof “ice queen” earlier in her career, but at least in the last several years, seems very open and warm in public.

No she is not. MQOS is not a BP contender, and while Ronan’s praise is good, it’s absolutely nowhere near Kidman’s praise (best ever performance, as good as Theron in Monster etc) or Aparico’s (she’ll be a lot of critics no. 1’s). Knightly in Collete might be a more apt comparison, and she’s likely getting nowhere near a nomination. For all her…[Read more]

Pike is a non-starter. She’s like Rebecca Hall in Christine. Not enough traction, not enough people will watch her film. I don’t think Roberts has enough buzz to make a dent, though she is a big enough star for the Golden Globes to reccusitate with a nomination. Don’t see Blunt happening beyond the Globes. Critical passion might give Aparico a…[Read more]

Bingo. Kidman has enough juice and credibility with auteurs and independent filmmakers to be an arthouse leading lady till she’s 90 years old. A much older Kidman could lead films in Europe like Charlotte Rampling if the fancy struck her.

Kate Winslet used to fill Ronan’s slot for younger actresses. Winslet was rarely competitive for the win in most of her early nominations, but kept racking them up.

I feel like the odds of Kidman not getting even one nomination are extremely low. No one has a higher industry presence than her right now, not even Lady Gaga, who turns up to everything. A Hollywood Film Awards lifetime achievement, AFI gala. BAFTA evening, LA Times Roundtable, Hollywood Reporter roundtable, Variety Actors On Actors and now the…[Read more]

Variety names Kidman Show Woman Of The Year

McCarthy has no passion (Richard E. Grant keeps getting nominations without her) and her film is not exactly lighting up the Box Office. She has strong reviews, but so do about 15 other actresses. What exactly is the narrative that demands she be nominated?

Widows now has a bit of a stench of failure around it due to the underwhelming opening…[Read more]

This.

People get bored of the same talking points at this stage of a race, and try to manufacture some late breaking ‘drama’ like this. It almost never happens. Anything is possible, but in a year this stacked with actress contenders, I don’t see how Blunt (an actress AMPAS has never cared to nominate at all, despite several opportunties) could…[Read more]

Well Kidman’s certainly ingraining herself deeply into the conversation as far as her industry presence. A bunch of successful SAG and other Guild screenings.

Now her hairstylist on Instagram has sort of leaked that Kidman is on the Actress Hollywood Reporter roundtable (Wonder who else is on there?)

So that’s the LA Times Roundtable, Variety…[Read more]

Fair enough. I added another bit to my previous post about Jessica Lange, in case you are interested.