Girls on Film: The Academy’s Shallow Actress Pool
November 30th, 2009 | Author: admin
With the werewolves out of the way , back to our regularly scheduled programming. A few weeks ago, The Hollywood Reporter ran a piece called “Shallow pool for Oscar’s actress contenders.” The basic premise: While the list of female directorial hopefuls is stronger than ever for the 2010 Academy race, the actress nods aren’t so hot with Meryl Streep leading only a handful of other front-runners (Carey Mulligan and Gabourey Sidibe). The piece also noted the other potential Best Actress candidates, the possibility of notable performances in the remaining releases, the struggles women still face in Hollywood, and — egads — the fact that some are talking about Sandra Bullock getting a nod for The Blind Side . Reading the article through, I quickly had a thought …
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Girls on Film: The Academy’s Shallow Actress Pool
