Oscars

It’s three weeks till the Oscars, and at least one of the movies nominated has been a pleasant surprise.

My favourite movie of the year, Little Miss Sunshine, picked up four nominations including Best Picture. It’s a high achievement for a relatively small film. Their nominations were:

• Actor in a Supporting Role – Alan Arkin (the heroin-addicted grandfather)
• Actress in a Supporting Role – Abigail Breslin (the optimistic pageant-bound daughter)
• Best Picture
• Writing (Original Screenplay)

Dreamgirls is guaranteed to win at least one Oscar, the Music (Song) award, having three out of the five nominations. The other two nominations in that category are Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth and Cars, so it’s more like a 75% chance of winning.

Eddie Murphy could also get an Oscar for his supporting role in Dreamgirls. I sympathise with all the actors who, after years and years of ‘serious’ work and possibly a few best actor or best supporting actor nominations along the way, will cry into their champagne as a comedian walks away with the prize after his first non-comedic effort.