 This year we have several actors in contention for Oscar nominations from the same film. The Supporting Actress category is typically has no problem nominating two ladies from the film as we saw just recently with Jessica Chastain and eventual Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer from The Help (2011). This year, the following films have two or more possible Supporting Actor nominees from the same picture; Argo (Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Bryan Cranston), Lincoln (Tommy Lee Jones, James Spader, David Strathairn), Quartet (Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay), Les Miserables (Russell Crowe, Eddie Redmayne), and Seven Psychopaths (Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken). You can also probably name Django Unchained, Promised Land, and Cloud Atlas as well.
The last time that Oscar nominated two male actors from the same film was Bugsy (Ben Kingsley, Harvey Keitel).
What’s the last film that you felt had two worthy supporting male performances that would have nominated if you had an Oscar ballot? Read more on Oscar Question of the Day – Double Dipping Men…
Categories: Question of the Day Tags: ben kingsley, Billy Connolly, bryan cranston, Bugsy, Christopher Walken, Cinema of the United States, David Strathairn, Eddie Redmayne, Entertainment/Culture, harvey keitel, james spader, Jessica Chastain, John Goodman, Lincoln, little miss sunshine, Octavia Spencer, Oscar, possible Supporting Actor, Russell Crowe, Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell, Steven Spielberg, Tom Courtenay, Tommy Lee Jones, Valerie Faris, Woody Harrelson
 Few filmmakers are as easily identifiable as Wes Anderson in terms of knowing their work when you see it. For some, he’s a constantly quirky delight, while for other’s his films are a struggle to sit through. I find myself usually somewhere in the middle, and that’s again where I find myself with his latest flick ‘Moonrise Kingdom’. As visually stimulating as anything he’s done, but as indifferently plotted, this is a perfect example of how Anderson the director and Anderson the writer (or co-writer, to be more precise) are pretty much two different people. For all the obvious care that he puts in behind the lens, he seems to just be writing for the sake of it, not really caring what the movie is going to actually be about, so long as it looks good. This is the core of my issues with Anderson. Now, he’s got a surprisingly compelling young love story at the center, but not enough time is spent there, leaving us instead with an A list supporting cast with too little to do, even if they all turn in good performances. Newcomers Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward are both rather great and the film is at its best when they’re on the screen. Sadly, that’s not as often as it should be. Still this might be Anderson’s easiest film to digest in quite some time. I wouldn’t be surprised if it turns into a surprisingly big hit and makes a play for a Best Picture nomination. I wouldn’t necessarily support it, but I can see it happening if a perfect storm of sorts occurs.
Read more on Moonrise Kingdom (**½)…
Categories: Film Reviews Tags: Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bruce Willis, edward norton, Frances McDormand, harvey keitel, jared gilman, jason schwartzman, kara hayward, Moonrise Kingdom, Oscar hopeful, Tilda Swinton, Wes Anderson
 Directed By: Wes Anderson
Written By: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Cast: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Kara Hayward, Jared Gilman, Jason Schwartzman, and Harvey Keitel.
Synopsis (From IMDB): Set on an island off the coast of New England in the 1960s, ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ follows a young boy and girl falling in love. When they are moved to run away together, various factions of the town mobilize to search for them and the town is turned upside down – which might not be such a bad thing. Read more on Awards Profile: Moonrise Kingdom…
Categories: Award Profile Tags: award profiles, Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, edward norton, Frances McDormand, harvey keitel, jared gilman, jason schwartzman, kara hayward, Moonrise Kingdom, Tilda Swinton
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