2011 Oscar Preview
by Adam Chitwood Posted:November 26th, 2010
Best Supporting ActorFrontrunners:
Christian Bale –
The FighterGeoffrey Rush –
The King’s SpeechLikely to be nominated:Mark Ruffalo – The Kids Are All RightSam Rockwell – ConvictionMichael Douglas – Wall Street: Money Never SleepsOutside contenders:Armie Hammer – The Social NetworkAndrew Garfield – The Social NetworkEd Harris – The Way BackThis could finally be Bale’s year, after incredible performances in just about every role he takes on (I think we can safely pretend like
Terminator: Salvation never happened now, right?). His work in
The Fighter has everyone talking, and at the moment this category looks like his to lose. However, Rush could very well pull an upset. He hasn’t won since
Shine and his role in
The King’s Speech seems right up the Academy’s alley. Douglas’ cancer scare will more than likely have the Academy thinking of him, though whether he gets nominated for
Wall Street or
Solitary Man is a bit of a toss-up. Given the nostalgia for the role, and the resonance with today’s economic times,
Wall Street may be the better bet. Rockwell does some great work in
Conviction, but he most likely has a better role in him somewhere down the line that the Academy will reward him for (that guilt for snubbing him for
Moon has to catch up sometime). Hammer and Garfield turned in fine performances in
Social Network, but they may be a bit too young. However, the Supporting categories always seem to be where the out-of-left-field nominee comes from every year, so Hammer or Garfield (or even Timberlake) could still be a possibility.
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