• Claudia Puig writes a love letter to “Biutiful” star (and Best Actor nominee) Javier Bardem. [USA Today]
• Geoff Boucher and Rebecca Keegan note the eclectic flair of this year’s Best Original Score nominees. (More on those later). [The Envelope]
• The Coen brothers: the cartographers of cinema. [The Guardian]
• Paul Bettany (naturally) regrets passing on the lead role in “The King’s Speech.” [Associated Press]
• Speaking of which, the State of the Union: Obama versus Bertie. [Huffington Post]
• The Gurus o’ Gold speak up on the top eight categories. [Movie City News]
• Sasha Stone is still running the numbers. [Awards Daily]
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6 responses to “1/28 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Puig hearts Bardem, eclectic slate of tune nominees, Bettany’s ‘Speech’ regret”
He passed on TKS because he was working on The Tourist? Wow.
Also, the Coens article is fantastic.
I was confused by the blind Obama orgasams, and then I noticed I was on the Huffington Post.
A shame, Bettany resembles George VI a lot more than Firth, and he’s still owed an Oscar nomination…
The thing though is that even if Bettany had taken the role and gotten the nom, I doubt he’d be the frontrunner. Firth has two years’ worth of mojo right now, and is considered more due than Bettany.
Yeah, Bettany probably would have been nommed, and Franco or Bardem would be gunning for the win. imho