The 83rd Oscars Honoring the Films of 2010 Are Now History
DID/SHOULD HAVE WON: Christian Bale, The Fighter
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Christian Bale wins: SAG, Globes, BFCA, NBR plus 12 critics orgs |
Geoffrey Rush wins: BAFTA, minor critics orgs |
John Hawkes wins: minor critics orgs |
Jeremy Renner wins: n/a |
Mark Ruffalo wins: NYFCC |
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Trivia: Speech Therapy is not new to Oscar. My Fair Lady won 8 Oscars for 1964. Rush is a triple crowner and the only member of this group to already have an Oscar (for Shine). He's one of three Aussie actors nominated this year (see also: Nicole Kidman and Jacki Weaver) Middle Name |
Trivia: Though Winter's Bone is a major breakthrough he's not entirely new to awards season. He's a 3 time SAG nominee (ensemble nominations for Deadwood and American Gangster prior to this film) Middle Name |
Trivia: This year is unusual in that there are three consecutive nominees (usually there is only one) with Bridges, Firth and Renner -- all nominated for Best Actor last year -- back for another nom. Middle Name Lee" |
Trivia: He's the shortest Supporting Actor nominee this year at 5' 9". Like Geoffrey Rush, he frequently spends time on stage, too. And, like his character, he's fertile (haha). He has more children than any of his competitors (Ruffalo: 3; Rush: 2; Bale: 1) Middle Name: |
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| 42% Role: Biographical Baity: Drug addict, Redemptive arc 41% Performance: Digs weigh down. His signature (scary) commitment but also super-likeable. Finds the comedy in heavy role. 9% Critical Push: Overdue Serious Thespian Factor. 5% Amy, Mark & Melissa 3% He's Patrick Bateman |
33% Role: Eccentric, biographical, a mentor and they like that in "Supporting" Leads. 32% Performance: Much subtler than it could have been given the theatrics. Entertaining. 12% Frontrunning film 10% He's Geoffrey Rush 9% Precursor steadiness 6% Colin Firth |
65% Performance: Adds to film's incomparable tenseness memorably. 13% Role: Good but would have been ignored with a lesser actor 12% Awards narrative & precursor follow through: hardworking character actor gets his due. 6% Jennifer Lawrence 3% Smashing counterpart in Dale Dickey 1% Deadwood fans |
45% Role: Oscar loves the villains in this category most of all. 30% Performance: Coiled, angry and believably Bostonian. 19% The Hurt Locker afterglow 4% Ben Affleck 2% The Town -- they couldn't think of anywhere else to honor it. |
45% Performance: Charismatic, sympathetic but also nuanced enough to see why he's no good for the family. 25% Role: It's a hell of a script. 22% Yeah, sorry about You Can Count On Me. You've been awesome for a decade! (Overdue factor) 6% Early hit. Early traction. It stuck. 2% "I love lesbians" |
