As “The Kids Are All Right” rolls into over 800 theaters this weekend, including many that are very much in the mainstream, it seems as good a time as ever to check out the results of the poll I ran along with the Oscar Moment on the movie.
The poll was a little bit different than any other one I’ve run before (at least with an Oscar Moment). Rather than answer a simple “yes/no” question, I asked readers to pick ALL the contenders from Lisa Cholodenko’s film that they expected to wind up nominated at the big dance.
So there might have been some confusion, and I apologize for that. The results seem normal now, but at first, they didn’t seem … well, all right.
There was a clear favorite candidate: Annette Bening. With six votes, readers clearly think she is going to be a major threat in the Best Actress race. (Although I will say, after having seen the movie, I think Bening should be supporting and Moore should be lead.)
Then things got a little more interesting. Four people think that the movie will be nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. That’s a nice number, but it shows that not everyone is convinced this is the real deal. Only one person thinks Lisa Cholodenko will receive a nomination for Best Director, which isn’t too shocking given that the movie isn’t the type where the director gets a lot of credit. But in 2007, Jason Reitman sneaked in for “Juno” when no one expected it, so you never know.
Among other actors, Julianne Moore received the next highest votes of confidence with four. In my review, I singled her out as my favorite, and I sincerely hope she wins. Hopefully no category fraud issues spell her doom.
Surprisingly, Mia Wasikowska wound up with more votes than the elder statesman Mark Ruffalo – two to one, in fact. Many people consider Ruffalo very overdue for a nomination, particularly after being snubbed for 2000′s “You Can Count on Me.” But if the field is weak enough, Wasikowska could sneak in if love for the movie is strong. It wouldn’t be the first time that two actresses from the same movie were nominated in the category; it’s happened the past two years.
Also worth a mention, Josh Hutcherson received a vote, which I sure liked to see. Represent 17-year-olds! (Fun fact: he’s two days older than I am.)
Movies have always had a knack for turning pain into comedy; it’s one of the reasons why we go. We can’t laugh at suffering in the real world, but we can go and sit in front of a screen and be thoroughly entertained by the trials of people we don’t even know.
Christopher Nolan inspired me to a personal first today during my second viewing of “Inception.” I took notes during the movie.
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Some movies are no one’s idea of a masterpiece. Martin Campbell, who directed the acclaimed “Casino Royale,” made the pretty average “The Legend of Zorro” as well. William Monahan, who won the Oscar for writing “The Departed,” was also responsible for bringing middle-of-the-road entertainment like “Kingdom of Heaven” and “Body of Lies” to the screen. Mel Gibson, who starred in the beloved “Braveheart,” has more than a few rotten movies littering his mostly impressive resume.
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