Word: oscars
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WHAT THE BUZZ IS SAYING: Capote has won him nearly every award worth taking. He is also commonly described as the leading character actor of his generation but until now was never nominated for an Oscar. That will be not just a reward for a superb performance but also a career-achievement citation...
...THIS FAR: Because Oscar totally overlooked his performance in last year's Sideways. The Academy has a long history of making good on its mistakes by giving a performer a prize for a later, often lesser, work. But there's nothing lesser about Giamatti's shrewd, loyal boxing manager. He is as confident and engaged as Sideways' oenophile was dithering and in retreat...
WHAT THE BUZZ IS SAYING: That he's the sentimental favorite. That he's an actor's actor. But also that the contemporary relevance of Clooney's vehicle trumps the nostalgic pleasures of Giamatti's. And that, of course, he'll get an Oscar someday...
WHAT ITS MAKERS ARE SAYING: An executive at Lionsgate, Crash's distributor, thought the tough job for his picture was getting it nominated. He was convinced that once voters saw it, Crash would have a good shot. So its Oscar campaign has consisted largely of a DVD blizzard of unprecedented size, which director Haggis thinks may be a new promotional paradigm. Nonetheless, he's aware that initially "people hated the politics of it, hated what I was saying and hated the filmmaking," and he doesn't believe that the more positive word of mouth that developed later will be able...
ROMY'S NEW GIG Mira Sorvino followed her dad's path in 2005, becoming an honorary deputy sheriff in Pennsylvania. Asked whether her Oscar or the badge was a greater honor, she said, "That's a hard...