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Oscars 2012: Best Supporting Actress Roundtable

September 28, 2011 By Thelma 19 Comments

Melissa McCarthy,Dark Horse,Best Supporting Actress,Oscars 2012,Bridesmaids

OK, luvvies, let’s take a flyer into Best Supporting Actress territory. This is truly the wilderness. Here’s my first pass, with many holes since ….One thing I’m sure of: Viola Davis in Best Actress — pretty confident of Keira Knightley also in lead category.
1. Octavia Spencer, The Help
2. Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
3. Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
4. Marion Cotillard, Midnight in Paris
5. Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
6. Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter or Tree of Life
7. Berenice Bejo, The Artist
8. Sandra Bullock, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
9. Kate Winslet, Carnage
10. Carey Mulligan, Shame

Let’s rip.

Susan Wloszczyna: This looks pretty close to the mark of who is in the running. I would give the edge to Vanessa Redgrave, however. Although I found her rather ridiculous in Anonymous (I think I am in the minority in thinking this was Anony-mess) she is the epitome of riveting in a rather rousing Shakespeare adaptation.

As for the Melissa McCarthy confab: I thought of her force of nature in Bridesmaids. She had me won over instantly with her dainty pearl necklace — a nice contrast with her wardrobe that was inspired by Guy Fieri of Food Network fame — although it clashed with her carpal tunnel brace. If she were nominated I wouldn’t complain.

I would also move Berenice up a notch. I think the academy is going to fall hard for The Artist and she is perfection in it.

Sasha Stone: It’s hard for me to care about the Oscars this year. But every so often a name pops up that sparks my genuine interest. Melissa McCarthy is one of those. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Movies & TV, Oscar Race Tagged With: Anne Thompson, Best supporting actress, Bridesmaids, Descendants, George Clooney, Kim Voynar, Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Oscars 2012, Sasha Stone, Susan Wloszczyna, The Help

Brainstorming Woodstock: What’s the State of Women’s Filmmaking

September 23, 2011 By Thelma 3 Comments

Ida Lupino,Women's Directors,Woodstock Film Festival

What would Ida do?

 

On Saturday, I’ll be moderating the annual Amazing Women in Film Panel. I’ll have the honor of having three female directors on deck – Debra Granik, Susan Seidelman and Nancy Savoca, as well as critic Lisa Rosman, philanthropist Meera Gandhi, and trailblazing activist Robin Bronk. Given that brain trust: what big questions about the state of women in cinema do you have?

Here are some questions raised by FB and industry friends:

B. Ruby Rich: Why is it still so bad?

Thelma:  I was going to try to start off diplomatically — what have the gains been, and why are we still falling short? In a summer where Bridesmaids and The Help bookended the mainstream box office, why were execs and crix (mostly male) so surprised…. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Movies & TV Tagged With: B Ruby Rich, Debra Granik, Ida Lupino, Kim Voynar, Lisa Albright, Nancy Savoca, Susan Seidelman, Women Film Directors

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