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January 25, 2012

I’ve done this the past few years at The Awards Circuit, and this year seems like an even more apt time to do it. Consider this the alternate universe Oscar nominations, where only those who weren’t nominated for real are eligible. Essentially, for those of you who don’t remember this piece, I go through all the major categories and look at what each field would have looked like minus the films and performances that actually were nominated. The method I use is a combination of what/who got snubbed, what their likely next choices were, and I’ll admit it…a little wishful thinking as well. The point of this all is to both see what the biggest omissions were by the Academy as well as seeing how their slate stacks up. Do you prefer what they nominated or what I put down here as the alternate choice? For me, it varies by the category. Anyway, lets get on with it and see just how the Oscar nominations could have turned out in a different world.  Here goes nothing!

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January 25, 2012

I have a confession to make.   It may shock you, but then again, it may not.  Here it comes…I’m not a huge Meryl Streep fan. Some of you may have gathered this already, but for those of you who don’t know…now you do. I say this because I was never going to be blind to the flaws that ‘The Iron Lady’ has in order to blindly praise Streep. I found her performance fine but nothing special at all, and one of the most wildly overpraised of 2011. The film itself is rather terrible, and for my money one of the poorest biopics in recent memory (yes, even ‘J. Edgar’ is superior to me, and I didn’t care one bit for that one either). Director Phyllida Lloyd barely improves on her poor work on ‘Mamma Mia’ (which also wasted Streep), writer Abi Morgan makes me suspect her work on the script for ‘Shame’ was a fluke, and the acting on the whole is unworthy of much praise. Streep is doing the same sort of imitation acting that some love, but I didn’t like in ‘Julie & Julia’ either. Her voice sounds like the former Prime Minister, but she never goes any deeper than that in her performance. Honestly, Jim Broadbent gives a better performance to me. The story of Margaret Thatcher was always going to be a difficult story for me to embrace politically, but I’m relieved to say that its politics are the least of my issues (it’s actually rather mild overall). I can safely dislike this film on its own merits and failings as a biopic. And boy does it fail. The movie is incredibly self important without telling us why, as well as being boring and slow to the point of almost causing pain…perhaps its biggest failing.

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January 25, 2012



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January 25, 2012

The Oscar Nominations were announced today as you all know.  About a week or so ago, we announced the 2011 Awards Circuit Community Awards where “The Artist,” “Drive,” and “Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ led the way with nominations.  It’s time to cast your vote in each category.  Voting will be open for the next few weeks leading up to the Oscar ceremony.  Let your voice be heard and spread the word.  You can click on the “ACCA” button on the side or click here.

Also, courtesy of Picktainment, our annual Oscar pool is open.  You can click here or go to Picktainment.com and search for the group name: The Awards Circuit.  Choose your winners in each category.  The winner of course will be handsomely rewarded.

Just in case you missed it, the FULL list of Awards Circuit Community Award Nominations is after the jump.  Use the comment section for “FYC (For Your Consideration)” purposes.

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