- Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
- Alan Arkin, Argo
- Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
- Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
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Christoph Waltz + Tarantino = Instant Oscar. Who do you think is gonna get snubbed?
Obit of the Day (Breaking): Academy Award Nominee Michael Clarke Duncan
Michael Clarke Duncan was a big man, (6’ 5”, 315 pounds) and may have normally been found on the football field. But the Chicago native was forbidden from playing by his mother, so he moved to the stage. After graduating from community college Duncan found himself digging ditches for the local gas company, it was then that he decided to move to Hollywood.
Duncan’s imposing physique and talent earned him a role in the blockbuster asteroid film, Armageddon (1998). The following year, his co-start, Bruce Willis, called Frank Darabont who was directing the film version of Stephen King’s novel, The Green Mile. Willis recommended Duncan for the role of John Coffey the gentle giant who brought magic to Tom Hanks’ death row. For his performance, Duncan was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Duncan would be featured in various films and TV series (including Sin City, Talladega Nights, Family Guy, and Chuck). His final two films, In the Hive and The Challenger are not yet released.
In July 2012, Duncan suffered a heart attack. He was unable to recover and died on September 3, 2012. He was only 54.
Sources: Chicago Tribune and IMDB.com
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He deserved all the praise he got for “The Green Mile.” It’s sad he died so young.
Will Sacha Baron Cohen try to make an appearance at the Oscars wearing this getup? Not if the Academy has anything to say about it. Cohen, who co-starred in (but was not nominated for) the heavily-acclaimed “Hugo,” has a much-anticipated return to his character-driven films, “The Dictator,” coming out later this year. The Academy hasn’t banned him from the ceremony, as was rumored; however, they claim that he has to show up as himself, not Admiral General Alladeen. To which we say: Show up as Alladeen anyway, Sacha! What are they gonna do, block you from the ceremony and make an even bigger scene than if they simply let you in?
I appreciate how Eddie feels about losing his creative partner, Brett Ratner, and we all wish him well.Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences head Tom Sherak • Giving a cordial farewell to Eddie Murphy, who was slated to host the Academy Awards this coming year but decided to drop out following the dismissal of the show’s producer (and Murphy’s friend and collaborator), Brett Ratner. Ratner was removed from his producer role after he used an anti-gay epithet, and subsequently gabbed about his sex life on Howard Stern’s radio show (in other words, he appeared on Howard Stern’s radio show). What the departure of Murphy and Ratner ultimately means is unclear, as no new host or producer has been announced or proposed yet. source (via • follow)
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