The Stingray Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 FINAL FINAL FIVE: Jessica Chastain --> winner Jennifer Lawrence Naomi Watts Marion Cotillard Quvenzhane Wallis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloneWars Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I really, really want Jennifer Lawrence to win! She is fucking amazing! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Totally agree rooting for j law Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travod Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I'm really completely fine with either, but I'm rooting for JChass.I love how K-Biggy sounds like a rapper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackO Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I am looking forward to Lawrences off the cuff speeches. At least guaranteed one with the Globes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forg Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) I think Quvenzhane's chances at this point is low although I hope she can still make it. People are forgetting Helen Mirren, she scored a Globe and most importantly a SAG nod despite the movie's, lukewarm reception. Here's my predictions:ChastainLawrenceWattsMirrenCotillard (or Riva)I still think Streep's Hope Springs performance is nomination worthy (I like it better than her performances in Iron Lady and Doubt) but well she seated this one out. If she didn't win last year or Sony at campaigned, she's an easy nod. Edited January 2, 2013 by forg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacquelinejane Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I like Chastain enough but I am going to be sooo disappointed if JLaw doesn't win it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Lawrence's performance, while great, didn't strike me as potentially unbeatable, or even an all-time kind of great. If Chastain's work is at least as good, I won't mind at all if she wins; especially considering that she definitely appears to be more of a lead in her movie than Lawrence does in hers. Honestly, she's practically supporting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Lawrence's performance, while great, didn't strike me as potentially unbeatable, or even an all-time kind of great. If Chastain's work is at least as good, I won't mind at all if she wins; especially considering that she definitely appears to be more of a lead in her movie than Lawrence does in hers. Honestly, she's practically supporting. And here we go yet again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 And here we go yet again.So? It's a legitimate reason to downgrade a performance nominated in Lead Actress if you feel that the role really isn't a leading one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 So? It's a legitimate reason to downgrade a performance nominated in Lead Actress if you feel that the role really isn't a leading one.It is but it's tiring and annoying at this point. It happens every year, Lawrence this year, Davis last year, Streep in 09 and 06, Winslet in 08, & etc. it's something that while big gets blown completely out of proportion every year during, before, and after the awards race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 It is but it's tiring and annoying at this point. It happens every year, Lawrence this year, Davis last year, Streep in 09 and 06, Winslet in 08, & etc. it's something that while big gets blown completely out of proportion every year during, before, and after the awards race.Most of the time it happens is because it's true. But truth pales to studio campaigning and money being thrown around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Most of the time it happens is because it's true. But truth pales to studio campaigning and money being thrown around.I find something like this actually a surprisingly gray area. Davis was debatable, Lawrence is debatable. I have both of them in lead personally. Most of the time it's debatable. Only blatant case of category fraud recently would be Steinfeld, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Davis- leadWinslet- supportingStreep (06)- Same gray netherworld as Day-Lewis in 2002 (though Day-Lewis was a shade more lead than Streep was) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Davis- leadWinslet- supportingStreep (06)- Same gray netherworld as Day-Lewis in 2002 (though Day-Lewis was a shade more lead than Streep was)Yeah, I agree with this. Winslet was definitely supporting in the reader and IMO won and was nommed for the wrong performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forg Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Winslet was like a career Oscar, I love that she finally won although I wished it was for the stronger film Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I seriously don't know a single person who would say Kate Winslet's performance in The Reader was better than her performance in Revolutionary Road. And pretty much every other group, even SAG and GGs knew The Reader was a supporting performance. That whole business was one of the weirder academy moments... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloneWars Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 The problem with this whole lead supporting thing for females is that most often the LEAD role (as in the person with the most screentime) goes to a male. Very few movies don't have a male that is a true lead. So, if a female has the second most screentime, she is considered a lead as far as females are concerned. It's just the way things work. Society is sexist. Most movies revolve around a guy and not a woman. That's the problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacquelinejane Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 The problem with this whole lead supporting thing for females is that most often the LEAD role (as in the person with the most screentime) goes to a male. Very few movies don't have a male that is a true lead. So, if a female has the second most screentime, she is considered a lead as far as females are concerned. It's just the way things work. Society is sexist. Most movies revolve around a guy and not a woman. That's the problem.BINGO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I seriously don't know a single person who would say Kate Winslet's performance in The Reader was better than her performance in Revolutionary Road. And pretty much every other group, even SAG and GGs knew The Reader was a supporting performance. That whole business was one of the weirder academy moments...She should have won for RR. Leo should have been nominated and won for RR. That film was brilliant imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
