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...nominated once despite the often remarkable work he’s done in the past, and all of the Lost in Translation fans that pushed it to a Best Picture nod will vote for his nuanced work. I think there’s even room here for a Johnny Depp upset; Academy voters love hookers with hearts of gold, and in Pirates of the Caribbean, he’s certainly dressed for the part...
Speaking of jaw-droppers, the SAGs gave Best Actor to Johnny Depp, whose role as Captain Keith Richards in Pirates of the Caribbean thankfully attracted more voters than Bill Murray’s work as a low-wattage Tom Hanks and Sean Penn’s performance as an Actor playing A Suffering Man. I would love to see Depp win the Oscar—he’s one of those rare actors incapable of giving a bad performance—but my money’s still on Sean and his loyal following. Bill Murray is a comic...
...least some halfhearted partial praise? In a year when the third Lord of the Rings movie will win Best Picture despite failing to give a coherent structure or psychological basis to its plot (why get hung up on details?), the academy was at least smart enough to recognize Johnny Depp and Keisha Castle-Hughes for making deceptively difficult roles look easy. Depp has been around forever, contributing sensitive performances in challenging films like Edward Scissorhands, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? and Before Night Falls. That his first Oscar nomination is for work in Disney’s Pirates...
...that make for great press have been exaggerated. The stuff I did do I take full responsibility for, and it's usually been on behalf of a movie. I'm passionate in that area. What's happened to me and my pals Sean Penn and Russell Crowe and Johnny Depp is that we all have children, and fatherhood has softened our approach. It's time for us to mellow...
Well, at least the folks at ABC are happy. Or are they? With all the indie nominations, some big stars and big movies were orphaned. "There's fear at the Academy about ratings," says an industry consultant. "Johnny Depp and Renee Zellweger are the biggest stars. It's really going to be about the presenters...