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29 February 2016—
After all those lobbying, hard working, public relations, Q&A’s, press days, interviews, talks… Oscars finally found the owners.
I always wonder; if a movie has two main characters to tell a story, how the ‘nominees select committee’ decides whom to nominee?
Brie Larson who portrays a kidnapped woman, who was forced to live and raise her son in a single room, won the Oscar, Golden Globe, Bafta, SAG “Best Actress” awards.
(Photo: AP/A24 Films)
Brie Larson (L), and Jacob Tremblay in Lenny Abrahamson’s film Room,
Was she alone in that room? Well, of course not!
Could she give a strong performance without Jacob Tremblay, who portrayed her son Jack, a young boy who has lived all his life in one room? Of course not!
Why wasn’t he nominated for the “Best Actor” or “Best Supporting Actor” categories?
My “Wish List” desired Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years, to win the “Best Actress” Oscar. She played a woman, who discovers new or old news about her husband, played by Tom Courtenay, right before their forty-fifth wedding anniversary.
Tom Courtenay (as Geoff Mercer) and Charlotte Rambling (as Kate Mercer) in 45 Years, directed by Andrew Haigh.
Kate and Geoff Mercer are about to celebrate their forty-fifth wedding anniversary, and the planning for the party is going smoothly. They missed the 40th one because of Geoff’s heath problems. About a week before the celebration Geoff receives a letter saying that his girlfriend’s body has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the ice of the Swiss Alps . Geoff says, “I told you about Katya” to Kate. Kate asks, “Who is Katya?” This is just a beginning. Kate learns more about her husband’s past relationship. Is it going to change her feelings, their relationship, marriage, their life?
The film is very quiet. No one yells, they just talk. Sometimes only with their eyes they can tell what they feel. Charlotte Rambling and Tom Courtenay are very good at telling a story without words. Such a brilliant performance they gave.
I really wanted Ms. Rambling to win the Oscar, and Mr. Courtenay at least to be nominated.
Do you remember Steven Knight’s film “LOCKE with Tom Hardy, and eleven voices? About how a one-night stand can chance happily married, very successful businessman’s life. A film (mostly) shot in a small car’s front seat, in real time, with one person and phone calls which he communicates with everyone in his life and conducts everything needs to be taking care of. “Locke” exhibited a great cinematography, very challenging directing and great performance by Mr. Hardy. And nobody was nominated in any category for last year Oscars.
I am very happy that Leonardo DiCaprio won the Oscar. I can’t say that the role he played in The Revenant was his remarkable, best performance, but he undeniably had deserved more than one Oscar with his previous roles.
I always believe that changing one’s appearance is like wearing a mask, something to hide behind, and something that help one get into character he/she is portraying. Mr. DiCaprio in The Revenant, Eddy Redmayne in The Theory of Everything or in The Danish Girl, Charlize Theron in Monster…etc. are just some examples.
Here is the complete list of winners: (Most of my “Wish List” came true, except Best Actress category. The ones with (*) are on my winners “wish list” given in the previous article at nkendiken.com)
Best Picture: Spotlight *
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant *
Best Actress: Brie Larson, Room
Best Directing: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant,
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies *
Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl *
Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul (Hungary) *
Best Documentary Feature: Amy *
Best Cinematography: The Revenant Emmanuel Lubezki *
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