I loved Dreamgirls. It remains my **** and I think it was amazing. . The best musical of the past few years along with Sweeney Todd. Hairspray, Mamma Mia, Burlesque, Nine, and others were all not even CLOSE to their level.
Sisters, Viola and her people need to decide where she's going to be submitted. She'd win hands down in Supporting, but i think it's more advantageous for her career to be in Lead.
But she's not winning Lead. What a catch 22.
Honestly, Viola winning an Oscar would be great but I'm concerned about her getting more work. Hopefully, this film will lead to greater and more high quality work.
She's too talented of an actress to be relegated to bit roles or worse, Tyler Perry films.
Her singing in Dreamgirls was really what netted her that win. That was the moment of that movie.
She did what the role required and she did it with phenomenal aplomb. Why should we be holding that against her now?
Also, as I stated above, being in a musical is about more than just singing. There's a truly expressive performance going on within Jennifer Hudson's vocals in Dreamgirls—the kind that the four other actresses in her category gave with dialogue instead.
She did what the role required and she did it with phenomenal aplomb. Why should we be holding that against her now?
Also, as I stated above, being in a musical is about more than just singing. There's a truly expressive performance going on within Jennifer Hudson's vocals in Dreamgirls—the kind that the four other actresses in her category gave with dialogue instead.
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Her emotion poured out. Many sing that song and fail because of lack of emotion.
If **** was only about singing, why wasnt Beyonce nominated too? I dont think its about only vocals at all. You left that movie just thinking about Jennifer Hudson. Vocals werent the only reason.
lmao Dreamgirls was so blah. Five years removed from it, and I think I can say that clearly now.
Because there's so little interesting filmmaking involved in it. Too much of the movie feels like a stage performance on screen, and we have very different expectations for those two mediums.
She did what the role required and she did it with phenomenal aplomb. Why should we be holding that against her now?
Also, as I stated above, being in a musical is about more than just singing. There's a truly expressive performance going on within Jennifer Hudson's vocals in Dreamgirls—the kind that the four other actresses in her category gave with dialogue instead.
And I'm not taking away from her performance or her Oscar win. I was on the bandwagon that year, too.
My point is, people associate Jennifer's moment with the "And I Am Telling You" scene. I don't remember any other scene being mentioned as Jennifer's moment (it was also Jennifer Holliday's iconic moment in the play). That was the showstopper. Outside of the singing, her acting was sub par and could have been done better by any professional black actress in Hollywood, but that was to be expected since that was her first acting role.
Every role after Dreamgirls has been blah and hasn't shown her talents as an actress. That is why I'm not counting on this "Winnie" role netting her a win or even a nomination. Time will tell.
Sisters, Viola and her people need to decide where she's going to be submitted. She'd win hands down in Supporting, but i think it's more advantageous for her career to be in Lead.
But she's not winning Lead. What a catch 22.
She obviously needs to go lead. Putting her in the supporting would be daylight robbery, and it takes away from her costar (Octavia Spencer) who could potentially win that category.
But I don't see why she's necessarily out of it from the get-go. For one, I can almost guarantee that none of her competitors is going to be starring in a film as successful as hers, which gives her a popular support that could be useful once studios start playing the campaign game.
No. She's really not that good of an actress. I'm still confused as to how she won for "Dreamgirls".
@ Terrence Howard's accent.
She gave the strongest and most memorable performance in a very weak category in a very weak awards year. There was no question that she was going to win. Observe: Rinko Kikuchi and Adrianna Barrazza gave strong performances for bit parts in an ensemble movie and likely split their share of the vote; it would have been hard for either one of them to have overtaken the other, let alone win. Abigail Breslin took up the filler spot -- she was cute and engaging but also not going to take home Oscar gold, especially considering the fact that her spot could have (and possibly should have) gone to Emily Blunt for the Devil Wears Prada.
Cate Blanchett's performance was really the only one that might have stopped JHud on its merits, but the role wasn't meaty enough to topple all the press, publicity, and acclaim that Jennifer had amassed in Dreamgirls.
And let's give credit where credit is due.
These two scenes alone would have made Jennifer Hudson a contender for the Supporting Actress statue even in a tough competition year. It was an iconic, tour-de-force performance and if Judi Dench can snag a win for her ten minutes of screen time in Shakespeare in Love, Jennifer definitely earned her win.
Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Carey Mulligan, Drive/Shame
Shaileen Woodley, The Descendants
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs Jessica Chastain, The Help
LOVED her in "The Help" ALL the actress deserves noms especially the actress who played Minnie.
LOVED her in "The Help" ALL the actress deserves noms especially the actress who played Minnie.
Yeah, Jessica Chastain is really gaining some speed in the SA race! I think her roles in other meaty flicks out right now like The Debt and Tree of Life might be buoying her a bit, but she's definitely one to watch.
. The best musical of the past few years along with Sweeney Todd. Hairspray, Mamma Mia, Burlesque, Nine, and others were all not even CLOSE to their level.
@ Terrence Howard's accent.