A-LISTS hollywood And the OSCAR goes to… by tim parks Well it’s that time of year in Hollywood, when the fabled globes are being trotted out. Actors
and actresses are being recognized for—
horrors...their sagging abilities—and all are hoping to grab a naked golden man and take him home on February 27. In short, it’s award season again (geez –what did you think I was alluding to?). There’s a method to accurately assess just who could possibly take home the gold. First, we
have the Golden Globe Award-winners and then the S.A.G. winners, which typically give wager- makers a heads-up as to whom and what will add Academy Award-winning Actress/Actor/ Best Picture to their respective resumes. The exception of course is Best Picture, since it’s part of the aforementioned “what,” category—hello! However, there are surprises and unpredictable moments, such as the show coming in under the 16-hour mark, which can make for a more exciting telecast. So, let’s go ahead and take a gander at what we can expect from this year’s gay equivalent to
the Super Bowl. And I may have to watch the latter sporting event, as I had previously said the only way I would was if the Packers were playing. Great!
And The Nominees Are
The Golden Globes were a virtual gay and lesbian love- fest for film and TV, when Annette Bening snagged Best Comedy Actress for The Kids Are All Right (which won for Best Comedy). Natalie Portman’s dramatic “it’s just a phase” pirouette (or turn) in Black Swan was honored, along with Cher’s oh-so-true Burlesque ballad “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” nabbed Best Song. Glee was named Best Comedy Series, while two of its supporting actors, Chris Colfer and Jane Lynch, were recognized, as was real-life gay actor Jim Parsons for The Big Bang Theory. I couldn’t help but wonder…how does that transfer over to the 83-year-young Academy Awards (Thanks, Sex and the City reruns on E!), since the categories are pared down and they don’t honor TV? Don’t fret yourself none, ya hear, there are still plenty of nominated actors who have played gay in previous roles and similar ladies act- ing out as lesbians.
In the Best Actress category, it boils down to two women (sorry Nicole Kidman, Michelle Williams and Jennifer Lawrence—whoever you are).
SHOULD WIN: Bening, who showed that she was so into her role in The Kids Are All Right that she is still sporting her spiky lesbian ’do. That’s some dedication! Alas, it’s bridesmaid time again for the four-time nominee.
WILL WIN: Portman; and I can’t wait because she’s pregnant and all emotional, which could lead to a very “interesting” acceptance speech (no need to thank George Lucas; he didn’t give you a lot to do in the Star Wars prequels). Besides, she’s already done her requisite post-win “slumming it” role early in No Strings Attached (for further examples, see Cuba Gooding’s career).
For Best Actor, we have a wealth of played-it-pink actors, such as Javier Bardem (uh, your movie Biutiful is spelled wrong, someone should have caught that), James Franco for 127 Hours and Colin Firth in one of The King’s Speech’s 12 nods, while Jesse Eisenberg and Jeff Bridges round out the hopefuls.
SHOULD WIN: It’s a toss-up between Eisenberg and Franco, which sounds kinda naughty.
WILL WIN: Firth proved he can play a king just as con- vincingly as he did a queen, even though his A Single Man performance didn’t get him the Oscar last year.
And, as far as the Supporting Set of Christian Bale, John Hawkes, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Geoffrey Rush, Amy Adams, Helena Bonham Carter (can’t wait to see what she wears!), Melissa Leo, Hailee Steinfeld and Jacki Weaver goes…
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