Best Female Performance

Started by Jeremy Blackman, February 24, 2004, 06:44:22 PM

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Jeremy Blackman


Best Female Performance: Scarlett Johansson for LOST IN TRANSLATION

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Scarlett Johansson (LOST IN TRANSLATION)
Nicole Kidman (COLD MOUNTAIN)
Alison Lohman (MATCHSTICK MEN)
Uma Thurman (KILL BILL: Volume 1)
Naomi Watts (21 GRAMS)

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Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

Sleuth

exactly how many aliases did Chest use to vote?
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Finn

She probably gives the most under-rated performance this year.
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Quote from: Sloyjexactly how many aliases did Chest use to vote?

Let's see:

Rest Chockwell
Chest Wellrock
West Chellrock
Rockst Chewell
Rocky Chocky
I.P. Freely
Chesty Laroo
Chest in Translation
Rech Stockwell
Dean Stockwell
Dan Marino

modage

i think she's actually the last person i would've voted for in this catagory.
Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

Sleuth

Actually, I still haven't seen it, but...Naomi...
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samsong

Quote from: QuoyleShe probably gives the most under-rated performance this year.

I think Zooey Deschanel (All the Real Girls) should have that dubious honor.

Jeremy Blackman

Quote from: SloyjActually, I still haven't seen it, but...Naomi...
I can't really complain, but it just seems that Naomi was the obvious choice.

Chest Rockwell

I would have been happy with either Scarlett or Naomi, personally.

ElPandaRoyal

Naomi... NAOMI... Naomi... Watts...
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godardian

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Quote from: SloyjActually, I still haven't seen it, but...Naomi...
I can't really complain, but it just seems that Naomi was the obvious choice.

This is the exact same way I feel... No Naomi for best female performance is sort of shocking and honestly makes me question what people's criteria were. Nothing wrong with Scarlett, but she was clearly not called upon to do nearly the things Watts did with such, again, intuition- she may be the most intuitive female actor currently playing leads in movies.
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Quote from: godardian
Quote from: Jeremy Blackman
Quote from: SloyjActually, I still haven't seen it, but...Naomi...
I can't really complain, but it just seems that Naomi was the obvious choice.

This is the exact same way I feel... No Naomi for best female performance is sort of shocking and honestly makes me question what people's criteria were. Nothing wrong with Scarlett, but she was clearly not called upon to do nearly the things Watts did with such, again, intuition- she may be the most intuitive female actor currently playing leads in movies.
i agree.  i thought she was a lock, although personally i voted for Uma because from what must've been on the page to how she went about actually executing (no pun intended) that character must've been some effort on her part.  also, her range was greater in being able to deliver tongue in cheek lines one minute, making you believe she can kick your ass the next, and delivering all the devastatingness of naomi watts 21 grams performance in 1 scene when she wakes up in the hospital to find her baby is gone.
Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

SHAFTR

hmmm, we aren't much different than the Academy...shafting Naomi.  I think Scarlett was good, but many actresses can pull off the 'alienated' feel.  Watts showed incredible emotional range in 21 Grams.
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