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Thu Aug-21-08 09:41 AM
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| 38. My category pick - Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles in "Ray" |
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He totally BECAME the character. That was the most deserved Oscar in history, IMHO, followed closely by Helen Mirren's for "The Queen."
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| -Most convincing portrayals in the movies |
MrScorpio |
Aug-20-08 08:51 PM |
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Here's two: |
mwooldri |
Aug-20-08 09:05 PM |
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Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin. |
chimpsrsmarter |
Aug-20-08 09:09 PM |
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Good choice on Whitaker. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Aug-20-08 10:42 PM |
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Whitaker was great as Amin |
rockymountaindem |
Aug-21-08 12:26 AM |
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You should watch a documentary on Amin by Barbet Schroeder |
Wetzelbill |
Aug-21-08 07:59 AM |
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Charlize Theron will forever be one of my favorite actresses |
sammythecat |
Aug-21-08 01:18 PM |
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WOW! FANTASTIC idea for a thread ... |
NanceGreggs |
Aug-20-08 10:17 PM |
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Gay person - Tom Hanks, Philadelphia |
flvegan |
Aug-20-08 10:18 PM |
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soldier - Lee Marvin. nt. |
IndianaJones |
Aug-20-08 10:29 PM |
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Especially Big Red One. n/t |
sarge43 |
Aug-21-08 07:29 AM |
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Eric Roberts in "Star 80" was one of the most convincing slimeballs... |
Robeson |
Aug-20-08 10:37 PM |
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That was one of the most brilliant ... |
NanceGreggs |
Aug-20-08 10:52 PM |
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All of those aspects contribute as to why it was an unbelievable performance... |
Robeson |
Aug-20-08 10:59 PM |
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Dude, does it get creepier than that |
mduffy31 |
Aug-20-08 11:07 PM |
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One of the finest performances ever |
mitchum |
Aug-21-08 08:43 AM |
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... |
pokerfan |
Aug-20-08 11:04 PM |
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second Duvall. nt. |
IndianaJones |
Aug-20-08 11:09 PM |
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pretty much broke the mold, in my opinion |
pokerfan |
Aug-20-08 11:22 PM |
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I watch that about once every couple years....greatest miniseries ever IMO. nt. |
IndianaJones |
Aug-20-08 11:23 PM |
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Agreed. I picked him before I saw your post. You read the book? |
jobycom |
Aug-20-08 11:25 PM |
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I read the book |
pokerfan |
Aug-20-08 11:29 PM |
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I did that, too. |
jobycom |
Aug-21-08 12:23 AM |
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Amending |
pokerfan |
Aug-20-08 11:37 PM |
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I saw that on TV just night before last You are right. He was terrific. |
BrklynLiberal |
Aug-20-08 11:50 PM |
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Alright, I'll go |
jobycom |
Aug-20-08 11:10 PM |
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And my own pick--best private eye. |
jobycom |
Aug-20-08 11:11 PM |
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Rutger Hauer in "Nighthawks" ... |
NanceGreggs |
Aug-20-08 11:21 PM |
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Dude scared me. |
jobycom |
Aug-20-08 11:24 PM |
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Yo, exactly! |
NanceGreggs |
Aug-20-08 11:33 PM |
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OK |
Richardo |
Aug-20-08 11:33 PM |
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"Real life person"--great category, and great pick. I'd say Martin Landau |
jobycom |
Aug-21-08 10:17 AM |
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Landau - also a great pick |
Richardo |
Aug-21-08 09:49 PM |
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My choices, YMMV |
deucemagnet |
Aug-20-08 11:34 PM |
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Okay |
Oeditpus Rex |
Aug-21-08 12:02 AM |
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Let me help |
graywarrior |
Aug-21-08 05:47 PM |
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My nominees: |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Aug-21-08 01:12 AM |
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You picked a lot of my alternates. |
jobycom |
Aug-21-08 10:24 AM |
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Parent |
sarge43 |
Aug-21-08 07:36 AM |
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Ellen Burstyn- Alice Doesn't Live Here anymore |
Tabasco_Dave |
Aug-21-08 07:42 AM |
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A vampire: |
jeff30997 |
Aug-21-08 07:50 AM |
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Drug addict - Ellen Burstyn in "Requiem for a Dream" |
Wetzelbill |
Aug-21-08 07:56 AM |
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Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs |
nomad1776 |
Aug-21-08 08:05 AM |
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My category pick - Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles in "Ray" |
Glorfindel |
Aug-21-08 09:41 AM |
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Henry Fonda as the President in "Fail Safe" |
terrya |
Aug-21-08 09:48 AM |
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Here's mine, if anyone is interested |
muddleofpudd |
Aug-21-08 10:06 AM |
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As far as the gay person is concerned, |
MrScorpio |
Aug-21-08 10:41 AM |
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Then I think Harvey Fierstein nailed it. |
muddleofpudd |
Aug-21-08 10:48 AM |
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My Picks |
MrScorpio |
Aug-21-08 11:14 AM |
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I wondered how you chose the categories. |
Graybeard |
Aug-21-08 05:44 PM |
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I disagree on the cop |
jobycom |
Aug-22-08 01:44 AM |
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Young Daughter - Tatum Oneal - Addie Pray in Paper Moon |
BOSSHOG |
Aug-21-08 10:32 AM |
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Criminal: Robert Mitchum in "Night of the Hunter". |
Sequoia |
Aug-21-08 10:32 AM |
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Criminal: Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear (1962) |
Graybeard |
Aug-21-08 12:32 PM |
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Pure menace in a Panama hat |
mitchum |
Aug-21-08 03:42 PM |
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Scorsese has to share the blame. |
Graybeard |
Aug-21-08 03:50 PM |
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He's a very good bad guy. But in real life he was a charm. |
Sequoia |
Aug-21-08 05:28 PM |
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Big Bob as the Big Bad Wolf |
mitchum |
Aug-21-08 03:42 PM |
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My category pick: |
SeattleGirl |
Aug-21-08 11:23 AM |
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I picked that performance as "parent" |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Aug-21-08 03:51 PM |
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I couldn't agree more, Goddess |
SeattleGirl |
Aug-21-08 10:01 PM |
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My winners |
BlueDogDemocratNH |
Aug-21-08 02:36 PM |
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Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash. |
MrsGrumpy |
Aug-21-08 03:51 PM |
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Yes. nt |
Genevieve |
Aug-21-08 10:13 PM |
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My category pick: Meg Ryan/Andy Garcia as Alice & Michael Green (alcoholic/co-dependent spouse). |
BlueIris |
Aug-21-08 03:58 PM |
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Geeze, sorry I killed this thread. Was it too much with the serious? |
BlueIris |
Aug-21-08 08:03 PM |
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Vampire: Antonio Banderas in "Interview With the Vampire"..... |
Jade Fox |
Aug-21-08 08:30 PM |
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Parent: Patricia Clarkson in Pieces of April |
HamdenRice |
Aug-21-08 08:57 PM |
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cop - Jimmy Stewart in Vertigo |
ikhor |
Aug-22-08 01:35 AM |
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