(George) Clooney: "I'm the Hillary Clinton of the Oscars"

[Pale Blue Dot]

George Clooney has compared his battle for the Best Actor Oscar at the forthcoming Academy Awards to the U.S. presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Clooney is convinced he would be a sure winner if fellow actor Daniel Day-Lewis wasn't in the running for the prize. And he likened their situation to that of Democrat candidates Clinton and Obama - insisting the former first lady would be on a definite course to win the 2008 election if her opponent wasn't Obama. He tells U.S. magazine Time, "For me, it's like being Hillary Clinton. If it weren't for Barack Obama, it would have been a very good year. I thought Daniel Day-Lewis had the best performance of the year." Clooney is nominated for the coveted prize at Sunday's awards for his role in Michael Clayton, while Day-Lewis has been tipped to take the prize after his acclaimed performance in Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood.

http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2008-02-22/celeb/12

[Cha]

1. Oh that Clooney! He's a

caution and I know he likes Obama.

[Bucky]

2. Sounds like he's throwing it to Daniel Day-Lewis

That makes him more like the Dick Durbin of the Oscars.

{spoiler alert}

scroll down for the Ron Paul of the Oscars

[loveangelc]

3. ilu george :')

[Pirate Smile]

5. Did you read the article I link to below? Check it out if you haven't.

[NYCGirl]

22. And the filmclip posted is hysterical!

:thumbsup:

[Pirate Smile]

4. Time has a fun article up now about Clooney going over for dinner at a reporter's

house. It is a fun read
.
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1714996,00.html

[Pale Blue Dot]

9. That is a great article.

I love Clooney. He is the only person on the planet with whom I would switch places if I could. He's intelligent, funny and self-deprecating.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

6. Dude...

I was just drawing an Obama/There Will Be Blood comparison yesterday.

Funny stuff.

[monmouth]

7. Every time "O Brother Where Art Thou" comes on, I stop what I'm going..

What a great film..

[Whisp]

10. one of my all time faves.

and the sound track ain't too shabby either. ;)

[Cha]

11. Yeah, I like that one

too and I bought the soundtrack.

[LTR]

24. I don't want Fop, goddamn it!

I'm a Dapper Dan man!

[Hieronymus]

8. Clooney sees clearly.

[Darth_Kitten]

13. As his hissy fit/temper tantrum involving Fabio proves.

n/t

[Hieronymus]

14. huh?

[Darth_Kitten]

21. Excuse me???

You didn't read about the hissy fit he pulled with Fabio?

:)

[alphafemale]

12. So he's saying that he's the weaker Oscar candidate?

He thinks DD Lewis is more deserving of the golden asexual statuette?

I wish Hillary would follow your lead.

But it won't happen.

[Pale Blue Dot]

16. Yes. That is EXACTLY what he's saying. nt

[Schema Thing]

15. Now *that* is the essence of being a "bigger person".

[anamandujano]

17. Clooney officially enters jerk status.

I've been defending him for so much stupid stuff, I give up.

[dionysus]

18. so because he doesn't endorse the queen he's bad now?

you guys are a gas...

[Alexander]

19. No one can dare oppose Her Highness.

[Jamastiene]

20. Yeah, he's an Obama supporter, clearly.

and throwing barbs at Hillary that way is inexcusable.

[GodlessBiker]

25. He could have meant that he is the better actor but he will end up losing to this other guy.

[joeybee12]

23. Not true...more like Bill Richardson or Joe Biden...Johnny Depp

will get the second most votes...George is like an also-ran...if Daniel Day Lewis weren't nominated, he still wouldn't win. My 2 cents.