When Gwyneth Paltro said, "And the Oscar goes to Kevin Spacey," my
hopes sank like the Titanic. My mind wondered if there is
any real American Beauty for how could Denzel not win?
According to The Iinsider's view in the Wall Street Journal,
Denzel was gonna win. They were right about everything else. Like
Malcolm X, I felt hoodwinked...bamboozled but I had A Sixth
Sense that Spacey would win.
Nevertheless, I thought Denzel's performance edged Spacey
because Denzel's performance captured the entire life of a man. A
real life hero too boot. Spacey had to explore the life of Lester
Burnham, a middle-aged man with a dysfunctional family, a crush on
a teenage girl, and a new found love affair with smokin blunts.
Spacey's performance as Verbal Kint in the Usual Suspects
was absolutely once-in-a-lifetime, but Lester Burnham was no
acting-stretch for Spacey. Quite frankly, I thought his portrayal
of Buddy Ackerman in Swimming with Sharks(1994)was far
better.
Anyway, I just hope Denzel has thick skin. It must have been
tough to not win when nominated for Steve Biko in Cry
Freedom, or falling short after mastering the mystique of
Malcolm X BUT to lose against a character like Lester
Burnham is quite disappointing. One day Denzel will win the Best
Actor Award or maybe he won't but most important, could the Academy
please shorten the telecast? Except for Michael Caine's classy
acceptance speech, a couple of jokes by Crystal and various pieces
of eye-candy, what a snooze-fest. I was waiting for Jennifer Lopez
to walk out any minute and save the show. Oh well, maybe next
year.
When Gwyneth Paltro said, "And the Oscar goes to Kevin Spacey," my
hopes sank like the Titanic. My mind wondered if there is
any real American Beauty for how could Denzel not win?
According to The Iinsider's view in the Wall Street Journal,
Denzel was gonna win. They were right about everything else. Like
Malcolm X, I felt hoodwinked...bamboozled but I had A Sixth
Sense that Spacey would win.
tough to not win when nominated for Steve Biko in Cry
Freedom, or falling short after mastering the mystique of
Malcolm X BUT to lose against a character like Lester
Burnham is quite disappointing. One day Denzel will win the Best
Actor Award or maybe he won't but most important, could the Academy
please shorten the telecast? Except for Michael Caine's classy
acceptance speech, a couple of jokes by Crystal and various pieces
of eye-candy, what a snooze-fest. I was waiting for Jennifer Lopez
to walk out any minute and save the show. Oh well, maybe next
year.