…are being announced as I write. Pirates of the Carribbean was entertaining enough, but Johnny Depp getting a nomination for Best Actor out of it?
ROTK is nominated for Best Picture, along with Master and Commander, Seabiscuit, Lost in Translation, and Mystic River.
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imho: all oscars are given for an actor or actress’ body of work* — regardless what the academy says — which is why depp is a worthy candidate.
*anna paquin and marlee matlin being two more recent exceptions to that rule.
Yesss–gotta love Johnny Depp and his body of work!
I think depp was phenominal as Jack Sparrow. Totally deserves a nomination.
Dear Peony,
Oddly, I find myself in agreement. When I walked out of the movie I found myself really focusing on Depp and asking–“What was that all about?” When I watch it on DVD I’m amazed again and again at the subtleties and the sheer joie de acting that seems to come through. I think he most definitely deserved the recognition of a nomination. Now, whether or not he deserves the award or not–well I haven’t seen everything else so I couldn’t really say. I think it would be wonderful if Hollywood would lighten up a bit and give the nod to something that wasn’t deadly serious and dull.
shalom,
Steven