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Supporting actress
And the nominess for supporting actress are:
Amy Adams, “Doubt”; Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”; Viola Davis, “Doubt”; Taraji P. Henson, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”; Marisa Tomei, “The Wrestler.”
All of these women are deserving, and the Academy made good choices in this category.
Adams and Davis will probably split the voters who support “Doubt.” So both face an uphill battle in winning.
Henson was the heart of “Curious Case,” and I wouldn’t mind seeing her win the prize. Shortly before filming the movie, she lost her father. And her husband died earlier, so she knows about loss and brought a lot of emotion to the role. She gets the sympathy vote.
Cruz, however, is such a professional that a victory by her wouldn’t be unwarranted. In Cannes this year, she was a trooper for “Vicky Cristina,” staying out late to promote the film and getting up extremely early to chat about it with critics. And with only a few hours’ sleep, she still looked drop-dead gorgeous, sitting down in a perky white Chanel. Her conduct was in stark contrast with that of Scarlett Johansson, her co-star, who didn’t even show up for Cannes because the studio wouldn’t pay for her demands for accommodations for a huge entourage.
Then there’s Marisa Tomei for “The Wrestler.” She has won before, for “My Cousin Vinny,” and many critics thought she wasn’t deserving. But she proves them wrong with her performance in “The Wrestler.” She plays a stripper on her last legs, and the role requires a lot of nudity — a brave movie for a 40-year-old. She’s a gutsy gal, and a victory by her wouldn’t be surprising either.
This one is a good race.
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