THE ENVELOPE PLEASE

I've seen all the woman nominated for a Best Actress for the upcoming Oscars. Meryl Streep was as usual superb in August: Osage County. Judi Dench was remarkably believable in Philomena. Amy Adams in American Hustle was great. If they gave Oscars for breathing heavy, Sandra Bullock in Gravity would get it, but my guess she's lost in space.
BUT, by far the best performance by a Actress in a Leading Role has to go to Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine. At times it's hard for me to sit through just one showing of some movies, but I've seen Blue Jasmine 3 times so far. She plays a Ruth Madoff type woman who's husband made his millions from unsavory dealings of others (including Jasmines sister). She goes from having all the riches one could ever want with multiple homes and servants to shacking up with her sister and children in a San Francisco apartment. She's comes off so believeable as a pill popping boozer on the verge of a serious mental collapse. I fell in love with Cate Blanchett, that it lead me to another great movie of hers "Notes On A Scandal" a 2006 movie in which she star with Judi Dench.
With the cost of movies these days, it's good to see that some are actually good.

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By fenwaydav | 02/20/2014 07:48 AM | 3 comments
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  • Marc, except for Sandra Bullock, all the women were exceptional. I agree Philomena was a real tear jerker and
    Judi Dench did a great job. We'll have to see who will get it.
    fenwaydav 02/20/2014 04:40 PM
  • I also vote for Cate Blanchett to win the Best Female Actor Oscar. I only saw the movie once, but her performance was SO powerful I would gladly see it again, mostly because of her performance although the rest of the cast was also great; maybe when it comes out on DVD.
    rjzip 02/20/2014 03:12 PM
  • I thought Philomena was excellent and think Judi Dench should get the Oscar. I was crying and crying. She took the movie to a new level and I can't picture any other actress pulling this off (well maybe Meryl Streep). I can't give enough praise for her performance.

    I agree on Gravity, I didnt enjoy it much except the last 15 minutes were great. I think most actresses could have done Gravity. I didnt see Blue Jasmine but saw clips and Cate Blanchett was really good in what I saw.
    Marc 02/20/2014 02:38 PM