I love film, and I believe that good films ought to be awarded. The problem with the foremost award ceremony, The Academy Awards, is how they nominate the best films and actors ever year, and then give the awards to the wrong ones way too frequently. Here is my take for this year:
-Christopher Nolan is not nominated for Best Director. I feel the best film of a particular year and the best director of a particular year are almost always different films. The best director is the one who has the greatest vision and the most artistic exicution. The best director makes the viewer consciously aware that there is a man or woman behind the camera making everything work perfectly. That director this year was Christopher Nolan; he is the best commercial auteur in America (even though he's British.)
-"The Kids are All-Right" is not that great of a film. The plot had a shift half-way through as abrupt as "From Dusk Til Dawn," there was no real conclusion with Mark Ruffalo, and it seemed like it was trying to be a lesbian film for its own sake. Of all the characters, I felt for Julianne Moore so much more than Annette Bening. I suspect this is a pity nomination, but should Julianne deserve one also for her critical output?
-You also know why Annette Bening shouldn't get best actress? Because Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit was better! At only 16 years old, Hailee totally owned True Grit, despite being cast alongside Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges, and Josh Brolin. She was in every scene, why is she nominated for best "Supporting" actress? Too often "best supporting actor/actress" means a character comes into a scene, has a heartfeld 2 minute monologue, and that's supposed to be the grand scale of acting. Hailee had no teary-eyed monologue, because her character maintained herself as an intrigue part of the story throughout, her development, delievery, motions etc. were subtle and didn't scream "Throw me an award! (Mo'Nique)" and that's why she's awesome.
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