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• 1 11-26-2010 at 1:55 pm
  
  Kevin K. said...

  I feel like there’s getting to be less and less to talk about these days regarding the awards season, which kinda makes me think that it should be condensed a bit. We’ve had a clear frontrunner since September, and I think the only thing that’s happened since Toronto, Telluride, and Venice is a few people have fallen off the list and been replaced. But other than that, not much going on, and again, I think the season needs to be condensed to remedy this, because I’m getting bored and droll kind of waiting around for SOMETHING to happen. Like you said Kris, there is no Avatar this year, there’s nothing that could come out at the last second and blow us away. True Grit is kind of a safe bet. A western directed by The Coen Brother starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, and Josh Brolin. It’s in.

  Ultimately, I liked the discussion you guys had this week but there was a sense of truly deflated excitement about anything this year. Our favorite films getting less and less good in our eyes is never a good sign. I will say that I’m sad to hear you feel Inception requires a big screen for true impact. Ironically, the reviews for the blu-ray I’ve read have been stellar, so maybe you just weren’t in the mindset for the film? Or maybe these reviewers have better high-def setups. In any case, I haven’t seen the dvd or the blu-ray yet so I can’t comment one way or another how I feel about it on a small screen. But I will say that I saw the film 5 times in IMAX and I liked it better each time, and it’s definitely still competing with Black Swan for my favorite film of the year. IDK maybe I just loved the film a lot, so I’m painting too broadly with that brush.

  In any case, great podcast again this week, if again, a little droll. But like I said, that’s to be expected when the reality is that nothing is really happening right now. Kudos!

• 2 11-26-2010 at 2:05 pm
  
  Loyal said...

  Great podcast, thanks for answering my question Kris and Anne.

  I definitely had Secretariat in mind which made respectable money and is liked well enough. And The Town of course which is a hit both critically and financially.

  True Grit is interesting to me seeing as The Coens are coming off of the 9m grossing A Serious Man. Westerns are tricky, though with it’s PG-13 rating I think True Grit shouldn’t have any problems passing 3:10 to Yuma (53m) or Open Range (58m).

  Keep with the box office theme, part of the reason I don’t see The King’s Speech winning BP is that it’s not going to be a huge hit at the box office. Yes yes, there’s The Hurt Locker but that film had so many things working in its favor (Bigelow, topical subject matter, critical mandate, no viable alternative) that The King’s Speech simply will not have.

  Looking forward to hearing both Top 10 of 2010 lists on Dec 10th.

• 3 11-26-2010 at 2:11 pm
  
  Keil Shults said...

  where is the love for john hawkes?

• 4 11-26-2010 at 2:11 pm
  
  ann said...

  Great podcast!! I agree that I can’t see any other film taking best picture than the King’s Speech. Also it seems like the social network is looking like this year’s Up in The Air, but we’ll see if can regain it momentum. And it’s disappointing that you feel that way about inception on the same screen. All the blu ray reviews that I read were praising the quality.

• 5 11-26-2010 at 2:12 pm
  
  Loyal said...

  I’ve seen Inception 6 times in theatres and once via screener. I have a 50 inch plasma with 7.1 surround sound, I thought the film worked great at home. I’m looking forward to the Blu-ray release in December.

  But I’m also very biased since I loved the film, maybe other people watching it at home will be underwhelmed.

• 6 11-26-2010 at 2:38 pm
  
  JJ1 said...

  OK, couple of things to say:

  1) Although I think he does a fine, fine job, I do think that the ushering in of Timberlake/Sean Parker into the movie is when The Social netweork starts to hit a small wall and feel inauthentic (just in moments) – love the film. Maybe, to pinpoint, the dinner scene with Sean, Mark, Eduardo, & Christy?

  2) Winter’s Bone. Gah. In regards to NY & LA critics, Anne says in the podcast: ‘I mean, HOW can Winter’s Bone not be the obvious choice there?” I just don’t see it. The movie was slow, depressing, and largely forgettable. But I guess that’s just me. Do we really see ‘WB’ being a huge BP/BActress contender in the critics awards?

  3) And am I the only one who doesn’t understand the Jennifer Lawrence love-gasm? Was she good? Yeah, she was good. But I don’t think she exhibited anything outstanding. And the buzz around her confounds me.

  4) Kris is right, for people as fortunate as he to see the festivals/screeners/screenings, the “excitement” of early Oscar season is high. But for me (in suburban Long Island), after hearing about the greatness of movies 3-4 months in advance, it almost becomes excruciating waiting for them to finally come out, and then to see that a) they wind up not well received by critics, or b) my interest had run it’s course before it came out – it all becomes a bit of a buzz kill.

  I love movies, so I deal, haha. But yeah, for me, the festivals give me a tiny bit of eventual buzzkill come December-January.

  5) Leslie Manville. Still Lead? I keep hearing whispers of Supporting. Any truth to that?

  Great podcast, once again. :)

• 7 11-26-2010 at 2:49 pm
  
  Graysmith said...

  As for John Hawkes, he’s obviously at a disadvantage against the equally unknown Jennifer Lawrence because he’s no young starlet (the Academy’s very favourite). But he could surprise, especially considering how weak the category is this year. For one, most voters will likely check out the film on account of Jennifer Lawrence’s buzzed performance, so his performance will be seen unlike if he’d been starring in some other movie voters would have little reason to pop into their DVD player. And even if he’s a longshot at best, let’s not forget Michael Shannon’s shock nomination for Revolutionary Road. He was (still is, pretty much) just as unknown as Hawkes, and even if the two films aren’t comparable, anything could happen.

  I actually think True Grit’s box office prospects are promising. Opening around the holidays will always mean a bump up in grosses, and December as a whole is looking pretty paltry. It opens against Gulliver’s Travels (“you know, for kids!”) and Little Fockers (which will probably do well but how excited are people really for it?), and the week before doesn’t really have anything comparable either.. I don’t know, people in general seem excited for True Grit.

  Oh, and yay for the score sample! It sounds terrific, maybe even like Carter Burwell’s most “Oscary” score in forever. Most of his scores have always come off as too minimalistic to get Academy attention.. I hope he’s heading for his first nomination, he’s earned it by now. How’s the rest of the score, Kris?

  As for Inception not playing as well on the smaller screen, can’t that can be said for pretty much all big visual tentpoles though? I haven’t seen Avatar since it played in theaters, but I would assume it doesn’t play as well on a smaller screen just because that’s how it is. I don’t know, I don’t see it as a huge problem for Inception, really, since it’s kind of par for the course for this type of film.

• 8 11-26-2010 at 3:27 pm
  
  Dreyer. said...

  God, your Inception bias is so obvious Tapley. How come every time a movie becomes a cultural phenomenon some people HAS to be negative about it. Comparing The Town to Incepion is a MASSIVE insult to any movie fan. Town is a decent heist film with a cheesy love story and a lame voice over.

  And Weir and The Way Back is not happening buddy, get over it.

• 9 11-26-2010 at 3:39 pm
  
  Rob said...

  Anne sure does love the word “extraordinary.”

• 10 11-26-2010 at 3:43 pm
  
  Kristopher Tapley said...

  Dreyer (aka “Christian” — stick to one handle): It’s not a “bias.” I’ve been open about how I felt about the film every step of the way. And I can’t really be anything other than honest about my perception, so if you have a problem with that, I’m sorry you’re such an angry fanboy with nothing better to do than get upset about what someone else thinks about a film you LOVE SO MUCH OMG!

  By the way, last year’s “cultural phenomenon?” My #5 of the year. 2008′s “cultural phenomenon?” My #5 of the year, too. “Inception” is not a “cultural phenomenon” by those measures. At all. And I think most would agree.

  The “comparison” to “The Town” wasn’t even a comparison more so than a segue, by the way, because we were talking about commercially successful films finding room in the Oscar race. Consider it an insult if you want, but it’s patently stupid to do so.

  I was also quite clear in this podcast about where I saw “The Way Back” going. It has everything to do with marketing concerns, nothing to do with quality. Not that you could even begin to speak to that since you’ve likely not seen the film.

• 11 11-26-2010 at 3:47 pm
  
  Dreyer. said...

  I will also add: You don’t love movies if you hope Inception fails to make the cut this year sir. What kind of a message does that send to WB and people wanting this kind of high risk material instead of the yearly calculated safe stuff like iron man 2.

  Last time we had a movie like this was Matrix. Thats over 10 years ago. We will have a new the kids are all right next year. Fuck, give Nolan some credit for making the best film of the year.

• 12 11-26-2010 at 3:50 pm
  
  Dreyer. said...

  $823 dollar for an orginal film isnt a cultural phenomenon?

• 13 11-26-2010 at 3:55 pm
  
  Dreyer. said...

  million that is..

• 14 11-26-2010 at 4:01 pm
  
  red_wine said...

  The Western Theme put such a big smile on my face, I loved it! It reminded of a dozen different western scores but gosh how wonderful does it sound.

  Kris I think you are bang on right about the first one hour of The Social Network, that’s where the gold is. I roughly associate the descent in quality with Timberlake’s entry into the film. The film sags after the first hour and simply does not end as strongly as it begins.

  It will be a good choice for Best Picture but in no way will it be the indisputable choice. The movie is heavily over-praised already, it will stand the test of time but its really not a ‘Holy Shit!’ kinda movie the way perhaps No Country, Hurt Locker were. Its not a masterwork. That is the reason that because there is no masterwork in this race, there’s a whole bunch of films good enough to win like this one, Toy Story 3, Kids … though I haven’t quite seen many other “Oscar” films.

  The problem with Inception is that the first couple of times the exposition is fine because you don’t know what’s gonna happen. But on repeat viewings, the expository first hour becomes unbearable. Its like having to read the manual every time before you can switch on the TV. Also the plain shallowness/superficiality of the movie makes it easy to just shrug it off.

  I think this year’s race is characterized by good enough stuff rather than ‘wow that SHOULD win’ movies. The really superb movies more or less lie outside the race.

• 15 11-26-2010 at 4:02 pm
  
  Kevin K. said...

  Dreyer: Kris has never said he hopes the film doesn’t make it, he was simply voicing concerns over whether or not it would play well to people in the Academy watching it on a screener, as opposed to a big screen in the theatre. Last week he also explained very clearly that he thinks Nolan is a fantastic filmmaker and he likes, dare I say, loves most of his films, but that he was simply skeptical about the film’s chances with the Academy because of various reports of a mixed reaction to the AMPAS screening, the critical in-fights at the time of the film’s release, etc etc. He gave the film 3 1/2 stars out of 4, I don’t think that indicates a negative bias towards the film, nor a desire to see it fail.

• 16 11-26-2010 at 4:09 pm
  
  Kristopher Tapley said...

  Yeah, Dreyer, I’m struggling to see when and where I said I hoped “Inception” would fail. You’re obsessing over something that doesn’t exist in as absolute a fashion you seem to think (or maybe hope?) it does.

  I vastly prefer an original like “Inception” to the likes of consistently duplicated brand appeal filmmaking. I’m long on the record for this and, frankly, I think most feel the same way. It’s not some brilliantly unique perspective, to want fresh cinema, and thinking “Inception” lesser than its legion consider it is not — hate to break it to you — announcing a desire for derivative filmmaking.

  I’ve given Nolan credit, by the way. Plenty of it. (Hello? My review?) But I’m sorry I don’t think it’s the best film of the year (or, potentially, one of the 10 best). You will, indeed, wake up tomorrow. The sun will rise. The sky will not fall.

• 17 11-26-2010 at 4:09 pm
  
  Dreyer. said...

  Yes, obviously I’m the fanboy here – but its INSANE listening to smart people “inside” the industry not beeing 100% confident in a film like this, when they were all over Avatar…

  Disturbing is the word.

• 18 11-26-2010 at 4:20 pm
  
  Kristopher Tapley said...

  If “Inception” made $2 billion, I’d probably be right there with you. And no, it’s not just the money thing that got “Avatar” there, so don’t mistake me. But that’s where complaining over “simple” narrative proved to miss the point that the Academy tends to respond to universal, broad, conventional stories year in and year out. I don’t make the rules.

• 19 11-26-2010 at 4:21 pm
  
  Kevin K. said...

  As I always say, different strokes for different folks. Getting upset and throwing a hissy fit because someone didn’t like it as much as you did is as bad as a lot of the hyperbolic pans of Inception from those who didn’t like it. I love the film, as I said before, right now I’m still torn right down the middle as to whether Inception or Black Swan is my favorite film of the year so far, and I won’t be able to make a decision until I see both again in a week or two. I think Inception is so much more than the exposition people complain about or the high concept dream science. To me, it’s a brilliant examination of a man coping with grief, guilt, and a desire to just go home to his family, set within a large scale blockbuster.

  But I also respect Kris enough to know that he and I don’t agree on a lot of films (Antichrist), and agree completely on others (Avatar), and that’s ok. He can’t be anything but honest about how he feels about a particular film, and there’s nothing wrong with that. None of us can. If you loved Inception, more power to you, I’m glad you did because so did I. But putting words into someone’s mouths and twisting expressed concerns over awards potential for the film into a perceived dislike of the film is silly. Even Guy, who had even more reservations about Inception, still gave it a B/B+ if I remember correctly. Chad is the only one here who didn’t like it (though we’ve never heard Gerard’s take on the film as far as I know). But just because Kris and Guy didn’t give the film a gushing rave and are reserved about awards potential doesn’t mean they don’t like the film, want it to fail, or want more derivative cinema. That’s a silly assumption to make.

• 20 11-26-2010 at 4:25 pm
  
  red_wine said...

  Though I don’t like Avatar, I can say this Avatar remains visually astounding even on TV, heck even on my mobile screen, its just the sheer quality of the colors, contrast. Its a beautifully vibrant movie. Inception is really bland looking by comparison (and by itself), all corporate design and landscapes, it doesn’t have the bursting with visual invention quality that Pixar films or Avatar has.

  I still think Avatar is a very poor film but it remains one of the most gorgeously designed and rendered films ever.

  Nobody would want Inception to fail. I am actually a sucker for high production values and really like to revel in a film which has been well shot, sharply cut, and superbly designed (a reason why I have time for all Spielberg films) but a script is an indisposable necessity and Inception has a horrible one.

• 21 11-26-2010 at 4:29 pm
  
  Ben M. said...

  I actually have been thinking of dumping The Way Back from my predictions and I feel the concerns raised (particularly the money and release date ones) could be very real problems the film has on the awards circuit. I will probably update my own predictions for either Inception, Rabbit Hole, or Black Swan in the 10th slot.

  Also, I do think Made in Dagenham is shaping up to be one of the potential contenders that goes nowhere. Of course things could change with the precursors, but right now the soft critical and b.o. response to its limited release last week reminds me of Never Let Me Go.

• 22 11-26-2010 at 4:40 pm
  
  Kevin K. said...

  Given the direction the race has been going, I’d say my ten would be

  127 Hours
  Black Swan
  The Fighter
  Inception
  The King’s Speech
  The Social Network
  The Town
  Toy Story 3
  True Grit
  Winter’s Bone

  I have The Kids Are All Right, The Way Back, and Another Year on the outside looking in. But Made In Dagenham seems to be the kind of film that could get some acting nominations, but no one is talking about it at all. It’s dead. The difference between it and Never Let Me Go was that NLMG was far more divided a reaction, whereas Made in Dagenham seems to be much more positive. But still, it’s not part of the conversation at all. I think the critics groups will give us some clarity soon, as well as the Guilds and Golden Globes of course.

• 23 11-26-2010 at 4:40 pm
  
  Graysmith said...

  If making money is all it takes to be a cultural phenomenon, then Alice in Wonderland was a bigger cultural phenomenon than Inception was, with it’s ONE BILLION DOLLARS+ gross.

  That said, I do think Inception is this year’s movie “phenomenon”. It may not be on the level of something like Avatar, Titanic or the like, but I can’t think of another movie that was a more anticipated, buzzed about must-see.

• 24 11-26-2010 at 5:04 pm
  
  Ben M. said...

  If there is a movie phenomenon I would go with Toy Story 3: best b.o. of the year, arguably the best reviewed film, and the likely finale to an iconic franchise, though nothing was a phenomenon on the level of Avatar (though of course a film like that doesn’t come along every year).

  The critics group race should be interesting, right now I would say Social Network, Winter’s Bone, Kids Are All Right, and Another Year jump out to me as the most likely to win at places like NY, LA, NSFC; with Toy Story 3, Black Swan and True Grit (assuming the film delivers) as possible alternates.

  My NGNG prediction would be for A Prophet to win BP at the NYFCC. I’m already predicting it to win the Foreign Film award since that group follows the US release date rather than academy eligibility in the category (see Lives of Others winning for 07 and 4 Month, 3 Weeks, 2 Days for 08).

• 25 11-26-2010 at 5:14 pm
  
  Dreyer. said...

  Nope, Alice and Toy Story 3 was bound for success from the start – both based on beloved material and was family stuff with that 3d to go.

  It’s not like i don’t know im being silly here, but im standing by my statements that snubbing Inception for Best Picture and Director noms is a travesty beyond belief. I do apologize for putting words in other people’s mouth however – thats unfair and not helping getting my argument over. Sorry about that sir.

• 26 11-26-2010 at 5:15 pm
  
  D said...

  Halle Berry will be nominated this year, there is no need to say more!

• 27 11-26-2010 at 5:46 pm
  
  Rashad said...

  John Hawkes being overlooked is not only criminal, but extremely sexist. He gave the best performance in the film, but because Lawrence was better than most young females, people overrate her performance and ignore his. The movie works best when Teardrop is in the film. It’s dry and slow without him.

• 28 11-26-2010 at 5:47 pm
  
  chmoye said...

  We’ll be revisiting this discussion when Social Network starts winning Best Picture critics prizes in a few weeks. It’s so interesting to listen to this podcast and compare/contrast to with the same dialogue going on at Jeff Wells and Sasha Stones’ podcast.

• 29 11-26-2010 at 6:25 pm
  
  Andrew M said...

  I loved that True Grit piece

• 30 11-26-2010 at 7:04 pm
  
  Andrej said...

  Thanks for answering my question! It was a bit obvious I think, but ever since RT announced The King’s Speech’s score I’ve been wondering if there could be enough room for any of those movies I mentioned to get in and steal TKS’s thunder.

  Great podcast, too :)

• 31 11-26-2010 at 8:29 pm
  
  Georgia said...

  Thank you both for keeping The Way Back in discussion. I’m sure it’s worth seeing. And if it’s in a style not currently popular, well, so what? I’m just hoping it will be distributed widely enough so that I can see it on the big screen as an epic should be seen, rather than waiting for the DVD.

  I can see why Weir doesn’t want to do another Master and Commander, time and logistics and money would take up so much when he could do something new (I hope).

  But Russell Crowe was the heart and soul of that movie. If Crowe enters a period where he has to do small-budget films and theatre and foreign films to keep working, that might be a good thing since I’ve been ambivalent about his latest big budget films, although he is great in them. Eventually he’ll be “rediscovered”.

  There are so many brilliant actors whose work I love watching who seem to struggle with being called difficult (or weird or angry). eg: Crowe, Edward Norton, Christian Bale, Joaquin Phoenix, etc. Couldn’t we weed them out on the basis of not being able to act instead?

• 32 11-27-2010 at 1:08 am
  
  Gautam said...

  Thanks for taking up my question Kris .. but I have one more … If Naomi can be ignored by the Academy for Mulholland Drive .. do you see a possibility of Natalie being ignored for Black Swan.. because after all both the charecters moved from bright and innocent to evil and dark … and both the movies are out-worldly .. infact I would say .. Naomi’s act was a notch above Natalie’s still she was neglected .. or do you feel the world has moved on from then ..

• 33 11-27-2010 at 4:15 am
  
  Koto said...

  Great Podcast! I have a problem with hearing English,but fortunately I could hear some part.And thanks so much for talking about Jim Sturgess and nice words about him,Kris.He is not only very talented,but also really nice person.I’m really looking forward to reading your interview with Jim.

• 34 11-27-2010 at 6:29 am
  
  SoSueMe said...

  Gautam …Naomi Watts was a complete unknown when Mulholland was released…Natalie is a veteran with a previous nom…she won’t be ignored come nomination day.

• 35 11-27-2010 at 6:33 am
  
  SoSueMe said...

  I think Anne has a crush on Jim Sturgess!

• 36 11-27-2010 at 7:19 am
  
  Gautam said...

  @ SoSueMe ..I dont think being unknown matters so much if you give a powerhouse of a performance .. and Naomi’s act was and is still regarded on of the best in decade.. Also case in point this year nobody knew Jeniffer Lawrence .. but after Winter’s Bone .. she is front-runner in oscar race ..

• 37 11-27-2010 at 8:28 am
  
  Kristopher Tapley said...

  They also screwed up Naomi’s campaign early on, switching categories mid-stream. Worked out for McKellen, but not for her. She probably had votes scattered between the categories.

• 38 11-27-2010 at 8:31 am
  
  JJ1 said...

  What a shame (on the vote splitting). How could Naomi not be rendered Lead? Her performance in ‘Mulholland Drive’ remains her best, by far. Though, I also thought she was superb in ‘The Painted Veil’.

• 39 11-27-2010 at 8:40 am
  
  JJ1 said...

  Kris, assuming that ‘The Way Back’ gets decent enough reviews, and even assuming it doesn’t do well box office-wise … does it still have a chance to make it into the Final 10 (or get big enough nominations) if it is screened for GG/guilds, etc. ?

• 40 11-27-2010 at 8:42 am
  
  JJ1 said...

  In other words, do you know if there will be a wide-enough distribution of screeners/Academy screenings/GG/guild, etc.

• 41 11-27-2010 at 10:50 am
  
  Graysmith said...

  Re: Naomi Watts, I do agree that it was probably a combination of being an unknown, starring in a “weird” movie (no idea how “weird” Black Swan is but I can’t imagine it’s David Lynch-weird), category confusion and the Academy simply dropping the ball. Same thing happened just two years ago when Sally Hawkins wasn’t nominated for Happy-Go-Lucky, a performance that in my own opinion was greater than all the five that were nominated.

• 42 11-27-2010 at 10:54 am
  
  Kristopher Tapley said...

  I’m not optimistic at this stage, JJ. And I imagine most will see it on screener, which will help doom it.

• 43 11-27-2010 at 11:11 am
  
  JJ1 said...

  K, I figured. :( Thanks, Kris.

• 44 11-27-2010 at 3:01 pm
  
  DylanS said...

  Kris, what about “The Way Back”s chances in certain craft categories, like cinematography or editing. What is your feeling on it’s nomination chances there?

• 45 11-27-2010 at 3:45 pm
  
  Kristopher Tapley said...

  Cinematography is obviously the best bet. I was impressed by the sound mix but that branch tends to bend with the breeze sometimes, so unless it’s a player elsewhere, I doubt it’ll show up there. The art direction in the gulag, which they built entirely, is striking and therefore worth consideration. And the makeup, due to wounds and heat stroke effects, is also exemplary.

  I’d rank the possibilities like so:

  1. Best Cinematography
  2. Best Makeup
  3. Best Art Direction
  4. Best Sound Mixing
  5. Best Costume Design
  6. Best Film Editing
  7. Best Original Score
  8. Best Sound Editing

  More or less. And I’ll just say this. In 2003 I expected Cold Mountain to be all over the place and only predicted Master and Commander for a handful of things. The next day, 10 nods for M&C. So who knows.

• 46 11-27-2010 at 4:40 pm
  
  Speaking English said...

  Anne says: “You’re a better man than I am.”

  Okay, Anne.

• 47 11-27-2010 at 5:43 pm
  
  Andrew M said...

  I’d say that the Social Network will be the one “mainstream” movie to win the critic prizes. Toy Story 3 could win a few, defiantly animated, but it won’t beat Social Network. Like you guy’s said, Winters Bone, The Kids Are Alright, etc will win more, but The Social Network will be right up there. I also hope it wins best picture because it’s my favorite movie of the year, but it will be a hard fight against The Kings Speech (and I hope True Grit).

• 48 11-27-2010 at 5:52 pm
  
  Kristopher Tapley said...

  English: She just means she hasn’t put the screener in yet. Diligence, etc.

• 49 11-27-2010 at 7:03 pm
  
  DylanS said...

  Thanks Kris. I had been curious about what makeup use there was in the film. I just wonder if it’ll be showy enough compared to films like “Alice in Wonderland” or “Black Swan”

• 50 11-27-2010 at 7:14 pm
  
  Speaking English said...

  LOL, I know. I just thought it was humorous.

• 51 11-27-2010 at 10:21 pm
  
  Tito rodriguez said...

  No1 In the best actress category stands a chance with Sally Hawkins putting on the performance of a lifetime in happy go lucky. Woooo hoooo Sally hawkins

• 52 11-28-2010 at 11:17 am
  
  Keil Shults said...

  @ KRISTOPHER TAPLEY:

  What did you think of John Hawkes’ performance in Winter’s Bone, as well as his chances for a Best Supp. Actor nod? I felt that both the film and Lawrence’s performance were really good, but a bit overrated. However, Hawkes, who I thought was the best part of the movie, seems to be getting completely overlooked by most Oscar prognosticators.

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