Just a fortnight + 1 until Hollywood's High Holy Night
Remember what Jude and Nicole were looking at?
Remember when?
Jude Law Nicole Kidman Renée Zellweger
What profiles those two have, eh?
Continue for flashback / discussion
Yes, it was February 2004 and they were gazing upon their Cold Mountain co-star winning her gold man. (Nicole had already won the year before. Jude is still waiting)
Zéeeeee rattled off the names of her fellow nominees "Holly, Patricia, Marcia. and uh...." but had to look at her notes before saying "Shohreh" Awkward! Also: how ridiculously stratospherically gorgeous is Shohreh Aghdashloo!? I had forgotten. It's horrible that she only gets tiny gigs on TV series that I don't watch.
But let's end on a positive note. Zéeeeee thanked Vincent D'Onofrio for "teaching me how to work" and Tom Cruise for "showing me early on that kindness and success are not mutually exclusive". It's very classy when people thank former co-workers of any type for early key boosts to their career, rather than just focusing on the current performance. After all, Oscar wins are just as often about entire careers or in-the-moment momentum as they are individual performances.
In fact, you can break down all four acting frontrunner this year into "in the moment momentum", "career honors" and "individual performance", can't you? I think so.
- Who can you see forgetting the names of their co-nominees this year?
- Who would you love to hear thanked come Oscar night that has nothing to do with this year's movies and why?