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Cate Blanchett, nominated for Best Actress for her performance in Elizabeth: The Golden Age, won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for 2004’s The Aviator. (Click the DVD for a quote from her character.) (Buy The Aviator at Amazon.) (Read my review of The Aviator.) (Read my review of Elizabeth: The Golden Age.) (Technorati tags: … more…

Javier Bardem, nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in No Country for Old Men, was previously nominated as Best Actor in 2000’s Before Night Falls. (Click the DVD for a quote from his character.) (Buy Before Night Falls at Amazon.) (Read my review of No Country for Old Men.) (Technorati tags: Academy Award … more…

Tilda Swinton, nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Michael Clayton, has never been nominated for an Oscar before, but she did win a Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actress from the Seattle International Film Festival for her performance in 1992’s Orlando. (Click the DVD for a quote from her character.) (Buy … more…

Viggo Mortensen, nominated for Best Actor for his performance in Eastern Promises, has never been nominated for an Oscar before, but he did share an award for Best Cast from the Screen Actors Guild for 2003’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. (Click the DVD for a quote from his character.) … more…

Ruby Dee, nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in American Gangster, has never been nominated for an Oscar before, but we’ll never forget her performance in 1989’s Do the Right Thing. (Click the DVD for a quote from her character.) (Buy Do the Right Thing at Amazon.) (Read my review of American Gangster.) … more…

Marion Cotillard, nominated for Best Actress for her performance in La Vie en Rose, has never been nominated for an Oscar before, but she won a Cesar (France’s Oscar) for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in 2004’s A Very Long Engagement. (Click the DVD for a quote from her character.) (Buy A Very Long … more…

Christopher Hampton, nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for Atonement, won an Oscar for this adapted screenplay for 1988’s Dangerous Liaisons. (Click the DVD for a quote from his script.) (Buy Dangerous Liaisons at Amazon.) (Read my review of Atonement.) (Technorati tags: Academy Award countdown, Oscar countdown, Christopher Hampton, Dangerous Liaisons)

Hal Holbrook, nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Into the Wild, has never been nominated for an Oscar before, but he cemented his place in movie history with his performance as Deep Throat in 1976’s All the President’s Men. (Click the DVD for a quote from his character.) (Buy All the President’s … more…

It looks like there’s a bit of a thaw happening between the striking WGA writers and the studios, and so maybe the Oscar ceremony, slated for February 24th, will be the usual shindig, and not a dull press conference thingie like the awful Golden Globes “event” was a few weeks ago. If that’s the case, … more…

Ellen Page, nominated for Best Actress for her performance in Juno, has never been nominated for an Oscar before, but she won an Empire Award (UK) for Best Female Newcomer for her performance in 2005’s Hard Candy. (Click the DVD for a quote from her character.) (Buy Hard Candy at Amazon.) (Read my review of … more…