tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post8886419906550668151..comments2023-12-06T09:39:43.731-05:00Comments on StinkyLulu: Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny (1992) - Supporting Actress SundayStinkyLuluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11765533714740641857noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-4324395472803096732009-05-25T14:45:06.076-04:002009-05-25T14:45:06.076-04:00I think Marisa Tomei deserved the Oscar for this p...I think Marisa Tomei deserved the Oscar for this performance--and I have seen all the nominated performances. I think Miranda Richardson was nominated for the wrong role. If she had been nominated for The Crying Game instead of Damage she would be an Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress today. I suspect she placed herself in the Best Actress category with that performance to Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265984659559701129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-38240327447438069032009-05-17T22:53:00.000-04:002009-05-17T22:53:00.000-04:00Alfre Woodard in Passion Fish was almost certainly...Alfre Woodard in <I>Passion Fish</I> was almost certainly the runner-up for a nom that year; she was all over the prediction lists, got a Globe nom, and co-starred with an Actress nominee in a (surprise) Oscar-nommed script. There was also some heat behind Geraldine Chaplin playing her own grandmother in <I>Chaplin</I>.<br /><br />As I recall, Tomei and Rosie Perez in <I>White Men Can't Jump</I>NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-85581818126053125282009-05-12T06:03:00.000-04:002009-05-12T06:03:00.000-04:00After 3 attempts I finally finished this movie the...After 3 attempts I finally finished this movie the other day (my husband said I was in such a "I don't care if I live or die" mood that I just let the awfulness of this film wash over me like some kind of cleansing by fire) and I'm appalled by pretty much everything in the film. Bad wigs, bad acting, stupid plot, flat jokes, cheap sets, uninspired camerawork... the entire crew must have been Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-82786286686275768442009-05-12T04:17:00.000-04:002009-05-12T04:17:00.000-04:00Oh, and regarding the out-of-left-field nomination...Oh, and regarding the out-of-left-field nomination, I do remember Mike Clark in USA Today pushing hard for a Tomei nomination during 1922-93. The movie was a hit, which also couldn't have hurt. However, I think it may have come down to the simple fact that Tomei's work was memorable enough for voters to remember her come nomination time.Vertigo's Psychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701774152300870403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-4719970285094483152009-05-12T04:10:00.000-04:002009-05-12T04:10:00.000-04:00I think Marisa takes a lot of hits because the fil...I think Marisa takes a lot of hits because the film's not great. She <B>is</B>, though. It has to be harder to score a major breakthrough via great work in a light, pleasant but (except for her) forgettable comedy, as opposed to shining in A-1 material and grabbing major hosannas. I'll never get why so many people think comedy's much easier to pull off than drama, and therefore less award-worthy.Vertigo's Psychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701774152300870403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-20466569725804156382009-05-11T17:00:00.000-04:002009-05-11T17:00:00.000-04:00Criticlasm, that's a great point. But how many...Criticlasm, that's a great point. But how many actors/voters had read the book? :)<br /><br />yes, she does haunt the film. but that's because her character is all over the plot; in spirit, that is. <br /><br />yet, I did say HB Carter seemed like a more likely nominee from the film (I'm watching it again this week). <br />I think they went for Redgrave because of the performance, butAlex Constantinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09940311552608814201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-75327495220952718692009-05-11T15:13:00.000-04:002009-05-11T15:13:00.000-04:00@ Alex--there may be no other award mention for Re...@ Alex--there may be no other award mention for Redgrave, but Thompson was Best Actress for it and it was a very lauded film. Also, if you've read the book, Redgrave is wierdly PERFECT in the role. She haunts the film in a way I really can't see another actress doing, and that's imperative for the role to work in the film.Criticlasmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942568777607340234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-39727373839270254672009-05-11T04:48:00.000-04:002009-05-11T04:48:00.000-04:00Marisa's nomination really was a surprise. But not...Marisa's nomination really was a surprise. But not the only one from her category. <br /><br />I'm thinking Vanessa Redgrave in Howards End. Absolutely no other award mentioning and it seemed like Helena Bonham Carter was the supporting star of the film. <br /><br />I suppose that the runner-ups for the nomination were HB Carter and Alfre Woodard for Passion Fish. and Miranda Richardson for <B>Alex Constantinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09940311552608814201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-76314591729467283622009-05-11T02:00:00.000-04:002009-05-11T02:00:00.000-04:00I've only seen bits and pieces of this movie on TV...I've only seen bits and pieces of this movie on TV, but should rent it considering I've seen her other two nominated performances (and was blown away by them).<br /><br />Interesting Alex brings up Renee Zelwegger. "Entertainment Weekly" did a feature recently where they polled Oscar voters asking if they'd vote the same way now that they did then. They only did a few years (20, 15, 10 and 5 jakeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687321925107280139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-84012165910099768262009-05-11T01:50:00.000-04:002009-05-11T01:50:00.000-04:00prova pericial, back then in the early 90s it wasn...prova pericial, back then in the early 90s it wasn't unusual for a film which opened very early to get Oscar attention. You didn't have the November-December frenzy back then. <br /><br />The Silence of the Lambs, for example, was released in February 1991; February! and it won all those Oscars... So, times have changed.Alex Constantinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09940311552608814201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-90953808963026721882009-05-11T00:54:00.000-04:002009-05-11T00:54:00.000-04:00Vote splitting makes sense, but it's interesting i...Vote splitting makes sense, but it's interesting in her case that her career since seems to be her earning the Oscar she's already won, rather than the other way around, which is what usually happens. So though she was nominated for phenomenal work in the Wrestler and In The Bedroom, it seems like she'll be retroactively proving this win. And also, American or not, it's still amazing that Judy Criticlasmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942568777607340234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-75933558018482769662009-05-10T20:24:00.000-04:002009-05-10T20:24:00.000-04:00I totally agree with you when you say that is much...I totally agree with you when you say that is much harder to understand how she was nominated than to understand how she won. <br />Her nomination seems so completly out of place. It's a comedic performance, in a movie that opened early in the year (march 13), that wasnt a huge hit that they couldn't ignore, much by the other way, it was a movie that didn't get any kind of atention by any awards Victor Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829079954878388921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-70383387800565646772009-05-10T19:53:00.000-04:002009-05-10T19:53:00.000-04:00She's so good now, but that performance should NOT...She's so good now, but that performance should NOT have won the Academy Award. Although it's nice to see them award comedic performances; any of the other women should have won. <br />The above statement should not take away from the wonderful work she's done in the past ten years, but that performance; no gold.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06947616296346248411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-15964956048091254562009-05-10T16:35:00.000-04:002009-05-10T16:35:00.000-04:00It's definitely NOT the worst win ever. We've seen...It's definitely NOT the worst win ever. We've seen much much worse. <br /><br />But in the end: should we really applaud her for being somewhat above the material when that doesn't even make for 20% of Judy Davis' screenpower in Husbands and Wives or Miranda's breakdown scene in Damage?!<br />For her kindergarden level, Marisa is GREAT, but Judy and Miranda are cruising through highschool. <br />Alex Constantinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09940311552608814201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-29010490466697078322009-05-10T15:05:00.000-04:002009-05-10T15:05:00.000-04:00I love that Marisa Tomei won for this film, I mean...I love that Marisa Tomei won for this film, I mean, I kinda hate the movie but I love her in it. For me the worst win ever in this category was Jennifer Hudson. An Oscar is for acting, not singing, and her acting was nothing but jilted script reading and sassy looks that really didn't do it for me.alice_the_goonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616783097877703209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-879944653458846292009-05-10T14:04:00.000-04:002009-05-10T14:04:00.000-04:00Is there ANYONE who doesn't feel ambiguous about t...Is there ANYONE who doesn't feel ambiguous about this performance. I don't know anyone who categorically dislikes it, but also nobody who likes it without major reservations. <br /><br />Michael ShetinaMichael Shetinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111501657467094312noreply@blogger.com