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Enter Our Oscar contest: The Best Actor Race
Your friendly neighborhood arts and Entertainment editor is putting on his Sir Critic hat again and presenting an Oscar contest!
It’s pretty simple, really. All you have to do is correctly predict the winner in each category we present. And to do so, you comment on these blog posts we’ll do all week. Whoever gets the most categories right will win a DVD of the Best Picture Oscar nominee of their choice.
Remember, this is not who you want to win, but who you think WILL win. And I’ll even be a sport and help out with my Oscar expertise. I placed sixth in the nation in an Oscar trivia/predictions contest once. But then again, I also predicted The Silence of the Lambs wouldn’t win any major Oscars, so take that as you will. See if you can beat me.
We’ll do at least one category per day through Friday. Your contest entries/comments will be accepted until the start of the Oscar telecast, at 8 PM Eastern time Sunday.
We’ll start off with one that’s really easy this year: Best Actor.
Javier Bardem, Biutiful: He has a lot of passionate supporters and was something of a surprise nominee. He’s almost always great. But his film has not been widely seen, and it’s not that well liked.
Jeff Bridges, True Grit: He’s one of the industry’s most well-respected actors, and he accomplished the unenviable task of following in John Wayne’s footsteps. Only thing is, he just won last year, for Crazy Heart, and I’m not sure he’s SO beloved to win two years in a row, like Spencer Tracy and Tom Hanks did.
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network: He very effectively shattered the beef against him that he plays the same likable geek every time, playing Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg as a standoffish genius/traitor, bu he still found an emotional center to the role. I think some voters will be put off by the coldness of the character, though.
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech: He had to play someone who was afraid of his own shadow, but who still seemed like he could be king, and he did it with absolute assurance. Firth is extremely well-liked, and he has a lot of goodwill from his nomination for A Single Man last year. And he’s in the presumed Best Picture winner. The Oscar is his to lose.
James Franco, 127 Hours: He had to carry an entire film almost on the strength of his performance. He is very often the only character onscreen. He IS the film. He’s co-hosting the Oscars this Sunday, so obviously he’s very well liked. However, many find a movie about a man who has to hack his own arm off a very tough sit.
Sir Critic’s prediction: Firth
Your predictions?
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By Don Carpenter
February 21, 2011 3:11 PM | Link to this
It’s rare for an actor to win both the Golden Globe in the same category, unless you’re Tom Hanks! I am picking Colin Firth as he seems to be the one with all the momentum.
By Michelle
February 22, 2011 5:41 AM | Link to this
i agree with the critics, I think Colin Firth will win.
By srah
February 22, 2011 1:31 PM | Link to this
I pick Colin Firth!
By Winona
February 22, 2011 1:35 PM | Link to this
I’m going with Colin Firth on this one (much like everyone) - this category seems to be one of the easiest to predict this year.
By Lora
February 22, 2011 1:35 PM | Link to this
Jeff Bridges
By linda
February 22, 2011 1:36 PM | Link to this
Firth
By Jay
February 22, 2011 1:39 PM | Link to this
Colin Firth
By Sue Hezlep
February 22, 2011 3:15 PM | Link to this
Colin Firth
By Dawn
February 22, 2011 3:40 PM | Link to this
Colin Firth
By Renee
February 26, 2011 1:07 PM | Link to this
Colin Firth