Hammond says Ledger stands tall at the Globes
My headache just went away. Never mind all of that torment I just went through trying to figure out who's going to win best drama actor at the Golden Globes. The world's reigning Oscar and Globes seer Pete Hammond already has it figured out.
Forget all of those film critics' awards to Philip Seymour Hoffman for "Capote." Hammond predicts a different winner. "I would say probably Heath Ledger," he emails me when I ask him what he thinks will happen. "They like the glamour boys more than anything else and the pic is their leading contender whereas Hoffman is 'Capote's' sole nom. If these two clash, however, and split that small HFPA vote, Clive Owen in support last year while saying that Morgan Freeman would still go on and win the Oscar. It's the movie star thing. I don't know that Hoffman is quite that for them. Who knows? Maybe they'll really go crazy and give it to Russell Crowe again. Don't hold your breath, Ledger!"
Photo: "It's the movie star thing," says Pete Hammond, explaining the edge Heath Ledger has in the Globes' race for best drama actor.
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The Globes will reward the Movie Star, Heath Ledger but the SAG Award and Oscar will go to Hoffman. He has been around for years, has worked with everyone and this is probably the greatest vehicle he will ever have. Ledger was great. Hoffman's is the Performance of the Year
Posted by: Paul Favini | January 07, 2006 at 10:20 AM
I have read where Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal have equal time and give equally good performances in "Brokeback Mountain" not one better than the other. Yet, Ledger is being promoted as a lead actor and Jake as a supporting Actor. What gives here. The same is true of David Strathairn performance in "Goodnight and Goodluck". Some pundits have said that this film is more an ensemble performances than individual but yet Strathairn is being promoted as a lead actor when in essence he should be a supporting actor performance if anything. So what give here. Maybe someone has the answers and will let us know. And just who determines in what category they should be placed in when nominations are announced. The studios or the Academy.
Posted by: saltydog | January 02, 2006 at 08:51 PM