Posted: 1/12/19 at 8:15am
Jarethan said: "Personally, I enjoyed Star, but IMO it paled next to the Judy Garland version. Gaga surpassed my expectations, and gave an excellent performance,but I don't think she was better than people who were not even nominated in her category, e.g., Julia Roberts, Tony Collette, Nicole Kidman, off the top of my head, or Judy Garland, for that matter. Did she really give a performance that justified a first-time-out win?
.Look at Jessica Lange...she gave a GREAT performance as Frances, but the movie happened to open the same year as Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice, so she was 'snubbed', i.e., didn't win; than she wins an Oscar for an okay performance in a mediocre movie, partially as a consolation prize for Frances, and mostly because she won in a really rotten year for actresses."
Sorry for the edit, Jarethan. First, I'd like to thank you for mentioning Julia Roberts. I've never thought of her as a great actor, but she is wonderful in "Ben Is Back" and I am sorry to see her performance not get the attention it deserves. Second, regarding Jessica, I imagine you are referring to her Best Actress Oscar for "Blue Sky" and not her Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "Tootsie," which was largely considered her consolation prize for not winning for the same year's "Frances."
By the way, I love Ethan Hawke but I did not like "First Reformed." He is very good in it, God knows, but the film, which I thought would be right up my alley, left me totally cold. Last year I would love to have seen him nominated for "Maudie, " a beautiful and overlooked gem. Sallie Hawkins should have been nominated for it (instead of "The Shape of Water"
as well.
Awards! What can you say?
Updated On: 1/12/19 at 08:15 AM
