Continuing this year’s slightly different version of my Oscar preview we look at both supporting categories and pick a head and a heart winner.
Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin in Milk
Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon in Revolutionary Road
Heart and Head Pick: Heath Ledger
I love Downey Jr. but having recently watched both films a second time Ledgers performance is truly mesmerizing. Each time I watch I find new things that jump out at me whether it be his cadence or his movements. Ledger will win partly because of his tragic death but he deserves to win because of this performance for the ages.
Supporting Actress
Amy Adams in Doubt
Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis in Doubt
Taraji P. Henson in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei in The Wrestler
Heart Pick: Anyone but Tomei
Alright, I guess I’m a little bitter, but I still believe that Tomei’s name was read in error when she won for My Cousin Vinny. She could be amazing in The Wrestler and I could care less. Hell I’d even pull for the annoyingly predictable Cruz instead.
Head Pick: Amy Adams
Well respected and well received I believe Adams will take this home in a tight race.
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