Someone named Ryan Goslin in something called "Half Nelson" can be ruled out. Oscar has never rewarded a performance in a straight to video film and never will.
Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness (sic)" and Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamonds" are simply mudders filling out a weak field.
Those who know Oscar, know that Oscar loves sentiment. I'm going to buck the trend of so-called experts, who are thumping the tub for Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland". Whitaker should have won last year for his work in "The Shield", but Oscar has no sympathy.
This year, Oscar will go to the marvelous Sir Peter Toole in "Venus". I was fortunate enough to meet Sir Toole when I was working as a gaffer on the classic 1980 film, "The Island". Sir Toole stopped by the set to visit Sir Michael Caine. But Sir Toole will not be awarded the Oscar on sentiment alone; the reviews I've read seem to indicate that he did a pretty fair job in "Venus".
COMING ATTRACTIONS: Best Picture, 2007
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Is O'toole gay? I thought only gay actors could win an Oscar. Of course a straight actor can win if he is playing a gay actor in the movie he is nominated for.
Climb on the top of a large building and scream about your insignifcance... Very weak!
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