Tag: Fred Melamed
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1/22 Oscarweb Round-up
• Nikki Finke says Oscarcast producers may be secretly considering a third host. [Deadline Hollywood Daily]• Julian Sancton talks to the brilliant (and all but forgotten this season) Anthony Mackie. [Little Gold Men]
• Davis Guggenheim’s education crisis documentary “Waiting for Superman” is Sundance’s first pick-up. [The Wrap]
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David Poland’s Oscar underdogs … where are the ladies?
For those of you bored of reading the same ever-narrowing list of names in the assorted Oscar-speculation pieces across the web, David Poland’s latest column is a slight breath of fresh air.Decrying the fact that many pundits are making ludicrous long-shot calls like “This Is It” for Best Picture, while ignoring more deserving contenders who could use the attention, Poland provides a list of less-hyped contenders in the top categories that he feels merit consideration.
His definition of the term “underdog” ranges from genuinely fanciful contenders (Catherine O’Hara and James Gandolfini for “Where the Wild Things Are,” “In the Loop” for Best Picture) to names still very much in the race who have lately lost a bit of steam (Matt Damon, Jeremy Renner and Viggo Mortensen, all in the Best Actor category).