Countdown to Oscar Night: Acting

Best Actress
Yalitza Aparicio - Roma
Glenn Close - The Wife
Olivia Colman - The Favourite
Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy - Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Maybe the Oscars should have more "lifetime achievement"-style awards so that they didn't waste entire awards seasons like this. Everybody knows that Glenn Close is getting this award. Too bad it's for the worst movie nominated for any award this year. It would be so exciting to see the other ladies vying for the awards as each of them gave performances of a lifetime. Especially Gaga...

My Ballot
Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born
Yalitza Aparicio - Roma
Melissa McCarthy - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Olivia Colman - The Favourite
Glenn Close - The Wife

My Pick to Win
Glenn Close - The Wife

Shamefully Snubbed 
Elsie Fisher - Eighth Grade


Best Actor
Christian Bale - Vice
Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe - At Eternity's Gate
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen - Green Book

The more I think about Rami Malek's performance the more I am puzzled by the love for it and the entire Queen movie as a whole. Are we really giving Lifetime-channel movie awards now? Lead actors who gave better performances this year of the top of my head: Ethan Hawke, Lakeith Stanfield, Joaquin Phoenix, John David Washington, Daveed Diggs, Ben Foster, John Cho, Sunny Suljic, Ryan Gosling, and Chadwick Boseman. Let's move on to "supporting", maybe I can find something to cheer about...

My Ballot
Christian Bale - Vice
Willem Dafoe - At Eternity's Gate
Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born
Viggo Mortensen - Green Book
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody

My Pick to Win
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody...... uggggghhhh....

Shamefully Snubbed
Ethan Hawke - First Reformed  (2nd biggest snub of the night after Mr. Rogers)


Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams - Vice
Marina de Tavira - Roma
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone - The Favourite
Rachel Weisz - The Favourite

This is certainly the biggest lock of the night that I'm actually happy about. Too bad the rest of the nominees are a bit underwhelming.

My Ballot
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone - The Favourite
Rachel Weisz - The Favourite
Marina de Tavira - Roma
Amy Adams - Vice

My Pick to Win
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk

Shamefully Snubbed
Margot Robbie - Mary Queen of Scots


Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali - Green Book
Adam Driver - BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott - A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell - Vice

I'm typing this while I'm watching the Spirit Awards and I think that is why I'm so frustrated. If Beale Street Could Talk just won Best Feature and it isn't even nominated tomorrow. Richard E. Grant won this award and he doesn't stand a chance against the pseudo-political posturing of the Academy.... 

My Ballot
Richard E. Grant - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Elliott - A Star Is Born
Mahershala Ali - Green Book
Adam Driver - BlacKkKlansman
Sam Rockwell - Vice

My Pick to Win
Mahershala Ali - Green Book

Shamefully Snubbed
Armie Hammer - Sorry to Bother You