So the 'lovies' and curios of the red carpet are once again getting ready for their Oscar close-ups; buffing, primping and pimping for the best frock in town. Nice to see a truckload of Brits up for various accolades but then again they always sort of are. Last year saw two Brits take top awards for excellent performances though I would have given Best Actor to Viggo Mortensen for his Eastern Promises role which was authentic, studied and well...he got his kit off (need I say more?).
Daniel Day-Lewis is a brilliant actor but we all know that don't we? Son of a Poet Laureate and brother to refined UK TV cook Tamasin, who can scramble eggs with her accent alone, deserved it too. There is something a bit predictable about giving awards to actors like Day-Lewis or Streep for example, that takes away the magic . We should just agree that any film with them in it is going to be great and be done.
There Will be Blood is one of those films that had the kind of moments (solely driven by Day-Lewis's skill) that truly stay with you. The final scene is truth in artform. OK the Oscar was his.
This year I really hope Sean Penn gets his Oscar rocks off for Milk and although it wasn't pleasant to look at Mickey Rourke should get something too for his performance in The Wrestler which reminds me, it's high time Marisa Tomei got another Oscar (supporting) for her part in the same film. She's the diamond in the rough.
Another actor that has risen from the ashes is Robert Downey Jr. Hunkeroonie and extremely funny in Tropic of Thunder. Really really good. At this rate there won't be enough Oscars to go round.
So many good films to choose from it's going to be a hard choice all round unless the inevitable happens and Meryl gets it all again.
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