BEST ACTRESS: He picked me, mommy!

[Blasty]

'Jamie Lee Curtis was born a man/hermaphrodite' is one the most famous Hollywood urban legends. It's got its own Snopes article. I'm surprised you've never heard of it, Blasty? It's at least as notorious as the Richard Gere gerbils story.

LOL I've never heard that one! LMAO I was just watching her in Halloween II last night as well, where she's in that little hospital gown - you mean that limp she has in the movie is because she's tucking it in?

It all makes sense now!

[Salladeel]

This is the greatest thing I've ever seen, mostly because I wouldn't blink an eye if that was Tilda's ACTUAL outfit to the Oscars.

[Dr_Dmitri-Yuriev]

Continue the discussion.

Break a few necks.

A new poll already? I thought you were going to wait for at least the BAFTA longlist to create new ones. Anyway, if you do actor don't forget to include Demian Bichir this time.

[Dr_Dmitri-Yuriev]

1. Davis
2. Streep
3. Williams
4. Swinton
5. Close

ALT: Theron

[Thomas]

I voted Mara here as I had some sort of vain hope that TGWTDT would overcome its obstacles, become a massive hit and thus be able to overtake the lazy nomination for Glenn Close's mediocre performance.... but I digress. It is not going to happen. Close, Davis, Streep, Swinton and Williams it is.

[Dr_Dmitri-Yuriev]

I voted Mara here as I had some sort of vain hope that TGWTDT would overcome its obstacles, become a massive hit and thus be able to overtake the lazy nomination for Glenn Close's mediocre performance.... but I digress. It is not going to happen. Close, Davis, Streep, Swinton and Williams it is.

Yeah, it doesn't look like Dragon Tattoo will be that big, it only made 3.4 million on Wednesday (it appears as 5 on box office mojo since they added Tuesday late numbers) and 3.3 million on Thursday.

[Thomas]

It needed to get HUGE. Reviews here in Scandinavia has been modest, which is somewhat understandable, but I really thought this had bigger potential, LOL.

[Howard Beale's Toothpaste]

I always thought the hype here was overblown. It's easier to read about rape and ritualistic neo-Nazi killers than it is to watch a movie about it. Plus the marketing was kind of off-putting to those who weren't already lathered into a frenzy to see it.

[Souler]

Is TGWTDT the new Snakes on a Plane?

[Atonenent.]

The hype was waaay overblown around here. The most of us predicted it to get a BP nod but it was correctly rarely predicted outside of AD. If anyone said that this won't be the #1 thing in December in the whole world everyone laughed. Of course it will be huge and make a billion dollars. Everyone that doesn't think so is a hater!!! Seriously, I am so glas the crazy is over. But if she actually gets nominated it'll be painful.

[Mike Aiello]

I don't think Jamie Leigh Curtis will ever be nominated so there probably isn't too much worry there.

Ok, so this is off topic, but Jamie Lee Curtis is one of my favorite actresses to have come close to Oscar, but never been Oscar nominated. She received Globe and BAFTA nominations for A Fish Called Wanda but lost that comedy slot to Melanie Griffith (who wasn't funny) in Working Girl. And then in 1994, despite the fact that True Lies isn't usually a type of film that garners acting nominations, she won a GG and was nominated for SAG. Category confusion (lead at GG, supporting at SAG) and genre bias ultimately hurt her, as she completely missed out, while someone like Rosemary Harris gets recognized for doing nothing in Tom and Viv.

And then in '03...I had a small hope of her surprising for Freaky Friday...one of my favorite comedy performances of '03 (I liked her more than Diane). But she lost to the whale rider.

Anyway, I hope you're wrong and she gets another good role sometime, but I won't hold my breath.



Anyway, back on topic...

1) Davis
2) Streep
3) Williams
4) Swinton
5) Close

If Close misses, I think Theron will get that last spot, not Mara. But we'll see.

[bluerose]

I can vote for whomever i please, freedom of speech.....I know its wishful thinking but thats not a crime...or maybe it is on this board.

I have respected my ban and stayed away from DT threads, keeping my Mara support rational and to a minimum

Im actually trying to be a better poster and not to get on everybody's nerves, which obviously isnt working for some of you...

If its the OTT support which is so annoying then i will limit it further,

[Blasty]

LMAO you got to laugh at this - I wonder if Billy Eichner (who's really HOT) is an AD-er - Go to 3:40 to watch him take the pulse of AMERICA on Maramania:

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[Vincent Blanchett]

01. Viola Davis, The Help
02. Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
03. Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
04. Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
05. Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
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06. Charlize Theron, Young Adult
07. Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Poor Legend Theron and Legend Mara

[City Lights]

Go to 3:40 to watch him take the pulse of AMERICA on Maramania:

Billy On The Street: Exclusive Preview - YouTube

[harley2007]

I voted Mara here as I had some sort of vain hope that TGWTDT would overcome its obstacles, become a massive hit and thus be able to overtake the lazy nomination for Glenn Close's mediocre performance.... but I digress. It is not going to happen. Close, Davis, Streep, Swinton and Williams it is.

Glenn Close getting in is ridiculous, but likely. Mara, could possibly still get in. However much money it makes. The movie is very good and she is amazing in it. Now I know that does mean much to the academy, but we shall see.

[jb]

but lost that comedy slot to Melanie Griffith (who wasn't funny) in Working Girl.

Griffith wasn't laugh-out-loud funny, but her performance was definitely worthy of recognition.

Curtis should have campaigned in supporting like Kline.

[Prom King]

Against almost anyone else, I'd say Mara would take over that 5th slot, but the Academy loves Tilda - so my rankings in order stay:

1) Streep
2) Williams
3) Davis
4) Close
5) Swinton

[with_one_voice]

lol, well the consensus is certainly clear here

[Cédric]

I can vote for whomever i please, freedom of speech.....I know its wishful thinking but thats not a crime...or maybe it is on this board.

I have respected my ban and stayed away from DT threads, keeping my Mara support rational and to a minimum

Im actually trying to be a better poster and not to get on everybody's nerves, which obviously isnt working for some of you...

If its the OTT support which is so annoying then i will limit it further,

Oh pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease. Don't you even start pretending you didn't know what you were doing. YOU VOTED FOR ONE SINGLE ACTRESS! And you're the ONLY one to have done so for M**A. Enough said. Maybe you're not aware of it but some people got banned for doing that last year when voting for Portman alone, on top of trolling the boards with Portmania. That's almost where you are right now. This is your LAST warning. I swear there won't be another one. And if you resume posting 30 posts a day in TGWTDT threads on Monday, I'll have you banned on the spot.