We're halfway through the year of 2008 and while nearly all of the serious Oscar contenders have yet to come out, I wanted to shine a light on the films, actors and directors that have entertained me thus far this year, the misses I hope to rectify and some of the worst examples of filmmaking of the year thus far.
Best Supporting Actress
(winners in bold)
Isla Fisher – Definitely, Maybe
Mila Kunis - Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Natalie Portman - My Blueberry Nights
Hiam Abbass - The Visitor
Gwyneth Paltrow - Iron Man
Best Supporting Actor
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Stop-Loss
Haaz Sleiman – The Visitor
Jude Law - My Blueberry Nights
Brendan Gleeson - In Bruges
Colin Farrell - Cassandra’s Dream
Best Actress
Audrey Tautou - Priceless
Norah Jones - My Blueberry Nights
Renee Zellweger - Leatherheads
Best Actor
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Ryan Phillippe - Stop-Loss
George Clooney - Leatherheads
Colin Farrell - In Bruges
Robert Downey, Jr. - Iron Man
Best Director
Thomas McCarthy - The Visitor
Andrew Stanton - Wall-E
Martin McDonagh - In Bruges
Wong Kar-Wai - My Blueberry Nights
Gus Van Sant - Paranoid Park
Best Picture
Wall-E
My Blueberry Nights
In Bruges
The Visitor
Iron Man
And as for the worst…
Worst Performance of the Half-Year
Matthew McConaughey - Fool’s Gold
Donald Sutherland - Fool’s Gold
Dennis Quaid - Vantage Point
Edward Burns - 27 Dresses
Kate Hudson - Fool’s Gold
Forest Whitaker - Vantage Point
Worst Picture
The Happening
21
88 Minutes
Vantage Point
Rambo
Fool’s Gold
And the movies I've missed and mean to catch up with...
Shine a Light, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Redbelt, Snow Angels, Encounters at the End of the World, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, The Fall, War, Inc., Married Life, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Smart People, The Band's Visit, Doomsday, Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Get Smart, City of Men, Wanted, Chicago 10, The Air I Breathe, The Incredible Hulk
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