1. . Rinko Kikuchi as Chieko in Babel: It's always impressive when an actress gives a good performance without saying a word, but Kikuchi takes it to a whole other level. She is heartbreaking and haunting as a girl shattered by the death of her mother and unable to communicate either verbally or emotionally with anyone. Great performance in an excellent film.
2. Cate Blanchett as Sheba Hart in Notes On A Scandal: Of course, Judi Dench delivers one of the best performances of the last decade, but Cate Blanchett is able to more then hold her own as Sheba. She conveys Sheba's fears, passions, and guilt brilliantly and it's my favorite performance by Blanchett so far.
3. Adriana Barraza as Amelia in Babel: Bararzza is very effective and heartbreaking as Amelia. Her last scenes are the highlight of her performance of course, but she is very earthy and really impressive. She, like Kikuchi, adds a lot to Babel.
4. Abigal Breslin as Olive Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine: What a wonderful performance! Many people have said it, but she is the heart of Little Miss Sunshine! Very funny, but also surprisingly sad at times. And that dance number! Hilarious!
5. Jenniffer Hudson as Effie White in Dreamgirls: I guess I should rewatch Dreamgirls, but on the first time I was impressed by Hudson, but when I watched some of it on TV, I was unimpressed. I understand that Effie is a stage diva, but it seems like Hudson only plays her like a bitch. And it's seems pretty one note. Her "And I'm telling you I'm not going" is great (Even though I think Jeniffer Holliday's version is better), but it doesn't save her.
What do you think of the nominees? Who is your choice? How would you rank them?
10 comments:
Breslin easily wins this for me :)
I know you loved her, and so did I! I just felt that Kikuchi, Blanchett, and Barraza were better, What did you think of Kikuchi and Barraza?
I slightly prefer Barraza...the whole storyline with Kikuchi felt off and exploitative for me.
Yeah, I think that the Kikuchi storyline needed more work, but I didn't think it was exploitative. But what did you think of her performance?
I would give Kikuchi and Breslin top honours here...I think Blanchett's performance is all over the place.
Burning Reels: I thought she was great, but to each his own. What did you think of Barraza and Hudson?
Decent grounded performance by Barraza and Hudson can sing but overall not a big fan of Dreamgirls - Murphy was probably my favorite part of that film.
I wasn't a big fan of Dreamgirls either. I hated Murphy's performance!
Abby gets my vote - what a talented little lady!
Breslin is the films beaming heart, and she easily holds the film together. What supporting actressing is all about...
Twister: True! She was wonderful!
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