Post #280662 by donhonyc on Wed, Jan 24, 2007 7:18 AM

It seems like in the last 15-20 years they'll just about give the Oscar nomination to anybody. Every once on a while you'll get a person that actually deserves it. Last time that happened was when Charlize Theron won for her performance in 'Monster'. I never thought she had it in her, but that was an amazing display of film acting. You forgot that she was somebody named Charlize Theron in real life which is the key to good acting in my opinion. All too often, I feel like I'm watching a celebrity make an attempt at acting instead of watching a character played by an actor. Will Smith among others wins that award! Everytime he's up there on the screen the message is 'hey, look at me I'm Will Smith and I'm ACTING'. I still can't beleive the history books now say 'Academy Award Winner-Reese Witherspoon'. WHAT??? Who's next? Jessica Simpson?? Another early sham was Cher winning for best actress in 'Moonstruck'. C'mon! The guys in the cast of 'Welcome Back Kotter' did a better job at putting on a Brooklyn accent.

[ Edited by: donhonyc 2007-01-24 07:23 ]