Editor’s note: This is part of a 32-part series dissecting the 85th Academy Awards, brought to you by the Large Association of Movie Blogs and its assorted members. Every day leading up to the Oscars, a new post written by a different LAMB will be published, each covering a different category of the Oscars. To read the other posts regarding this event, please click here. Thank you, and enjoy!
By Anna of Defiant...
Finishing the acting awards, the results for Best Actor follow this year’s trend of “the Academy got it wrong”:
5. Michael Shannon in Take Shelter (47 points) 4. Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (49 points) 3. Jean Dujardin in The Artist (52 points) 2. Michael Fassbender in Shame (80 points) 1. Ryan Gosling in Drive (85 points) Looking for...We’re getting close to the finish line! Today’s award goes to Best Actor. With 43 participating voters, here are the Top 5:
5. Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception) – 40 points 4. Jeff Bridges (True Grit) – 60 points 3. James Franco (127 Hours) – 68 points 2. Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) – 94 points 1. Jesse Eisenberg (The...Today’s LION Award goes to Best Actress, in what’s probably the biggest landslide vote so far. With 42 participating voters, here are the LAMBs Top 5 Actresses of 2010:
5. Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine) – 34 points 4. Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right) – 41 points 3. Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) – 44 points 2. Jennifer Lawrence...Editor’s note: Welcome to the fifth of a 24-part series dissecting the 81st Academy Awards, brought to you by the Large Association of Movie Blogs and its assorted members. Every day leading up to the Oscars, a new post written by a different LAMB will be published, each covering a different category of the Oscars. To read any other posts regarding this event, please click the tag following the post. Thank you, and...
The votes have been cast, the independent accounting firm of Fletch & Fletch has been consulted, and the time has come for the LIONs to be handed out.
Before we get started, I just want to say that I highly recommend clicking on the Lion-O picture and reading his intro for full comedic effect. Thanks.
Our seventh award for presentation is for Best Actor. There were a total of 55 votes, and what resulted was a dead...
Editor’s note: Welcome to the sixth of a multi-part series dissecting the 2008 Academy Awards, brought to you by the Large Association of Movie Blogs and its assorted members. Every weekday leading up to the Oscars, a new post written by a different LAMB will be published, each covering a different category (or more) of the Oscars (there are 24 in all). To read any other posts regarding this event, please just click on the tag...