Most OscarWatchers considered Amy Adams merely the lucky winner of the fifth Best Supporting Actress slot after the Academy placed Kate Winslet in the lead-actress race for The Reader. (I, for one, didn’t predict an Oscar nod for her, though I was glad she got it.) But in the weeks since the nominations were announced, I’ve been feeling a shift in support towards the immensely likable star. Just last night, another Academy member told me he voted for her. So now I’m trying to figure out what it all means in the supporting actress race. Does it indicate stronger support than expected for Doubt and a possible win for Viola Davis (or even Adams?). Or will Adams’ late surge result, Nader-style, in a down-the-middle Doubt split? If that’s the case, could my Penélope Cruz prediction end up coming true? Whatever happens on Sunday, I doubt this is Amy Adams’ last invitation to the Academy Awards.
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I love Amy and am rooting for her to win! She was also great in Miss Pettigrew last year.
I thought was Marisa Tomei was the the number five nominee. I bet you though they were all happy about Kate Winslet was out of the category. I think Amy will split the vote with Viola and Penelope and give it to Taraji similar to what happened last year with Tilda’ win.
She’s my preference, but my prediction is Cruz.
She’s really talented. Its interesting how the awards voting goes down because often votes can split between 2 films with a 3rd winning out. Kate deserves the win though in the best actress category! – daterockstars.com
It has to be Cruz, she’s hilarious in VCB!
Amy is a great actress, though I think Viola will win for Doubt. I saw a preview for Amy’s new movie Sunshine Cleaning recently and it looks excellent.
I love Amy Adams. She has a really special quality to her that just makes you root for her, and she is insanely talented to go along with it. Honestly, I think Penelope will win because she has that whole move star glamorous thing going for her, but Adams gave the best supporting female performance of the year. She took a role that could easily have been overlooked, (because after all, she really has no “oscar” scene) and was a tour de force. I found her performance stronger than Viola (who was good, but really just was a bit one note) Philip and even the great Meryl. She was pitch perfect.
“Most OscarWatchers considered Amy Adams merely the lucky winner of the fifth Best Supporting Actress slot after the Academy placed Kate Winslet in the lead-actress race for The Reader.”
um… no. that would be Taraji P. Henson. where was she in any of the awards shows prior to the nominations?
I thought Amy gave a exceptional performance in “Doubt.” She played the character with lots of innocence and there were times in the film where her chacter had to be strict with her students and she did amazing job with that as well.
I would love it if Amy Adams won the Oscar. She was fantastic in Doubt, and quite frankly, she was better than Viola Davis because she displayed a whole range of emotions, whereas Viola was rather one-note. Here’s hoping Amy pulls off an upset and wins on Sunday!
Amy Adams is a very talented actress but there was nothing special about her Doubt performance. Davis did more in 10 minutes than Amy did her in her various one-note scenes. I prefer Davis or Tomei for the win.
It’s those eyes! They’re just so honest, how could you not vote for her.
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I would love it if Amy Adams won; she truly deserves it. Her role in Doubt was totally understated by the bigger names and the bigger tears shed in the movie, but when I went to see Doubt, I was most amazed by her performance over the others’ (although every performance in that movie was great… I might discount the camera in that…). Regardless, I doubt Amy Adams will win because she was in such an understated role and because of her Doubt co-star and rival, but if I chose the Oscar winners, I would give it to her.
And you’re right for sure; this isn’t Amy’s last Oscar visit. She’s a wonderful actress and I look forward to seeing more of her.
AMY WILL WIN .
NO DOUBT IT IS WRITTEN .
nice movie ever!
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Sadly, Cruz will win, due to the fact the name “Woody Allen” is involved, despite the fact he hasn’t made a decent movie for decades.
I don’t care if she’s going to get the prize or not. She was the best supporting actress in 2008, with Oscar or without Oscar. For me, Doubt is the best drama in 2008 although not recognized.
I love Amy Adams to death and I agree that she was superb in Miss Pettigrew which should gotten her awards attention as well this year. She should have gotten nominated for Enchanted. But the supporting actress performance of the year is Viola Davis — hands down — no match for Penelope cruz ( who should have won for volver). It just didn’t feel like a full performance to me and if she does win, I think it’s all Harvey’s doing. I think everyone who has seen the five nominees can agree that Adams and Davis are the best and Davis should win.
Amy Adams is a great actress. But I think her votes will be split with those for Viola Davis, giving way for Penelope Cruz to take home the Oscar. Honestly, I love every woman in this category. Adams, Davis, and Cruz along with Taraji Henson and Marisa Tomei are all fantastic. This is probably the only category at this year’s Oscars where I won’t mind who wins. I will be happy with any one of these 5 lovely ladies taking the award.
All these women deserved the nomination. I was able to predict all 5, not because I’m so clever, but I had the hunch that Winslet would be placed in the lead category (I’ve heard great reasons for both placements. Winslet is the the woman most featured but the story is not hers.) Amy Adams was the obvious choice. Tomei is wonderful-as always, and I don’t think her or the excellent Henson is a longshot. How many great performances does Tomei need to get her propers? A lot of this character was to the credit of Tomei’s charm and ability to fill in the blanks. They all deserve their recognition. I, however, have to say, predicting Cruz is not going out on a limb, she’s the favorite. Then again, playing the Woody Allen muse in the a retelling of his same story could work against her. This is a great category because anyone can win and would deserve it.
All these women deserved the nomination. I was able to predict all 5, not because I’m so clever, but I had the hunch that Winslet would be placed in the lead category (I’ve heard great reasons for both placements. Winslet is the the woman most featured but the story is not hers.) Amy Adams was the obvious choice. Tomei is wonderful-as always, and I don’t think her or the excellent Henson is a longshot. How many great performances does Tomei need to get her propers? A lot of this character was to the credit of Tomei’s charm and ability to fill in the blanks. They all deserve their recognition. I, however, have to say, predicting Cruz is not going out on a limb, she’s the favorite. Then again, playing the Woody Allen muse in the a retelling of his same story could work against her. This is a great category because anyone can win and would deserve it.
I can be fickle, but Amy Adams is my new favorite actress. I hope she wins!