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    The Importance of Giving Overly Earnest Award Acceptance Speeches

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    Image of jgirl828 jgirl828
    01/26/09

    In reply to The Importance of Giving Overly Earnest Award Acceptance Speeches
    What a sore lose Angie...seems that adopting multicultural babies and having sex with Brad Pitt isn't enough!
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    Image of 0h1ndustry 0h1ndustry
    01/26/09

    @jgirl828: I don't know why people give her such a hard time. That's what she looks like! She's always glowering. Everywhere. Every.where. Always.
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    Image of ChickyOnly ChickyOnly
    01/26/09

    @0h1ndustry: Agreed. It's like how when I go places people often say "cheer up!" or "smile!" I appreciate that people are concerned, but it's really irritating that I apparently have a look of perpetual misery on my face.
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    Image of Victor Ward Victor Ward
    01/26/09

    In reply to The Importance of Giving Overly Earnest Award Acceptance Speeches
    I want to believe that Kate doesn't just see these things as awards, but as, shall we say, validation for her "art". I know that sounds maybe arrogant or reaching, but there are still actors out there who very much think of acting as a craft - and when you're putting yourself out there, trying to be creative - reinforcement is, in a way that at best isn't at all vanity related, necessary.


    Although, prior to winning so much hardware, one would imagine Kate should feel validated enough. Still, I hope it's genuine.

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    Image of bytememehard bytememehard
    01/26/09

    In reply to The Importance of Giving Overly Earnest Award Acceptance Speeches
    The Academy equates a British accent with good acting -- so much so I'm surprised Madonna didn't get an Oscar for her London years. The SAG voters know from acting and got them all right, including Penn over that gross-out Rourke.
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    Image of Colander Colander
    01/26/09

    In reply to The Importance of Giving Overly Earnest Award Acceptance Speeches
    "She knows just how to play British Prestige to a dopey, popcorn-stuffed American audience."


    Maybe she's just afraid of mucking it up by something stupid? I mean, I'm sure she's not soulless, even if Streep is far more likeable.

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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    01/26/09

    In reply to The Importance of Giving Overly Earnest Award Acceptance Speeches
    Richard, if you don't mind, I will be plagiarizing your post as the opening statement of my thesis statement if I am ever needing to write one in the near future.


    You really have this shit nailed, good stuff!

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    Image of UrineAndVinegar UrineAndVinegar
    01/26/09

    In reply to The Importance of Giving Overly Earnest Award Acceptance Speeches
    In Entertainment Weekly a few weeks back, there was an article about how she turned off people with her giddy acceptance speech at the Globes, and now she comes off as stodgy for reigning it in a bit. It seems she can't really get a fair shake either way.
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    Image of mathnet mathnet
    01/26/09

    @UrineAndVinegar: I would have given her a fair shake if she'd left out the part about how we all deserve medals.
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    01/26/09

    In reply to The Importance of Giving Overly Earnest Award Acceptance Speeches
    Kate Winslet is often a very good actress, but the only time I've loved her without reservation--including interviews, speeches, etc.--is when she guest-starred on Extras; therefore, Gervais deserves credit for all her awards.
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    01/26/09

    In reply to The Importance of Giving Overly Earnest Award Acceptance Speeches
    Great post, Richard.


    I've thought that about Jaime Foxx for years. The first time out with that Ray shtick it was humble and sweet, after 3 or more reoccurrences I was getting a little embarrassed for him. And Winslet will forever be in my heart for during her acceptance speech, in the midst of acknowledging her competition at the Golden Globes, regarded a smug-faced Angelina as, "Oh, who's that other one?" Oh, fucking, HA!


    It was sooo honest. Loved it. I'd give her the Oscar on that alone.

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    Image of Sigerson Sigerson
    01/26/09

    In reply to The Importance of Giving Overly Earnest Award Acceptance Speeches
    When I moved to London in 2001, the Tube stations were full of large ads featuring Winslet on the cover of a women's magazine, declaring "I love my body. I love my family. I love my life."


    Even on that day, it had been out for several days that she had left her nice, working class husband and two kids for her director, Sam Mendes.


    And then it came out that that magazine cover had been doctored to make her look thinner. Remember when she looked like a woman?


    I don't know anything about her, really, but she's always seemed like a fraud to me. These speeches have been accordingly unsurprising. Fake, sarcastic and somehow nasty and insulting.

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    Image of bess marvin, girl detective bess marvin, girl detective
    01/26/09

    In reply to The Importance of Giving Overly Earnest Award Acceptance Speeches
    Meryl's speech was a little bit annoying because it went on longer than James Earl Jones who was accepting an award for a LIFETIME of his work. However, I'm glad Kate didn't win both awards again. She was good in Revolutionary Road but not the type of performance anyone is really going to remember a year from now.
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    Image of amiableamy amiableamy
    01/26/09

    In reply to The Importance of Giving Overly Earnest Award Acceptance Speeches
    No, Sally Hawkins' speech didn't have anything to do with her Oscar snub. Ballots for Oscar nominations were due on the night of the Globes.
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    Image of Richard Lawson Richard Lawson
    01/26/09

    @amiableamy: Aha!
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    Image of Lymed Lymed
    01/26/09

    In reply to The Importance of Giving Overly Earnest Award Acceptance Speeches
    I think they wheezy was because she couldn't breathe in the dress. Beautiful, but damn tight.
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    Image of EleanorRigby EleanorRigby
    01/26/09

    In reply to The Importance of Giving Overly Earnest Award Acceptance Speeches
    I really liked Collin Farrell's Globes speech. A lot of people said he pontificated aimlessly, but I was impressed with how eloquent he managed to be in the heat of the moment. If I ever got up there, I'd probably go the Tina Fey "Suck it, haters" route.
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    Image of Kobayashi Maru Kobayashi Maru
    01/26/09

    @EleanorRigby: "LEMON OUT!" (knocks over microphone)
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    Image of Kobayashi Maru Kobayashi Maru
    01/26/09

    In reply to The Importance of Giving Overly Earnest Award Acceptance Speeches
    Jesus. Meryl's won so many times, she can just step up there and wing it. Talk about her day, the weather. Chit chat.
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    Image of pureblarney pureblarney
    01/26/09

    @Kobayashi Maru: And I would still love her. How does that work?
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    Image of CodePink CodePink
    01/26/09

    In reply to The Importance of Giving Overly Earnest Award Acceptance Speeches
    Has anyone heard the rumor that Meryl Streep is going to be The Goonies 2? Starring at the mother. Swear to One Eyed Willy.
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    Image of CodePink CodePink
    01/26/09

    @CodePink: *as the mother.
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