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Best Actor Oscar 2002

Wed, 3 Apr 2002, 01:43 pm
Walter Plinge19 posts in thread
Russell should have nailed that award but @!#$ does happen these days. If he'd taken the oscar this year instead of last for Gladiator (which he was awesome in - but at heart, was written as a very one dimensional role), the cherry would have been twice as sweet. Imagine that, three consecutive nominations and then on the final, falling ass-backward into Oscar Glory.

Oh well.

Who cares if he gets in a few biffs. Surely that doesn't draw away from his performance, which, lets face it, has raised the benchmark in the history of screen acting. He has every reason to demand respect. He is not paid twenty million a film to 'respect his elders' and be on his 'best behaviour'. He is paid to produce the exemplar final product - which there is no argument, he does.

But, on reflection, Brando did miss out on the Oscar for 'Streetcar.' So this isn't the first time that this has happenned.

Stay cool, everyone.

RE: Best Actor Oscar 2002

Wed, 3 Apr 2002, 03:02 pm
Walter Plinge
Silly of me, I always thought that Oscars (and other similar awards) were meant for excellence in acting , or whatever, excellence being the operative word.
Russell Crowe ACTING in Gladiator? you have to be joking.
Must admit that he did redeem himself in A Beautiful Mind tho. I am now prepared to admit that he can actually act. He was generally a damn sight better before the swelled head syndrome affected him

Thou puny elf-skinned boar-pig! (Nothing personal in this)

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