Hello from Kathy! I'd like to comment on something that's bothered me for years - pls. bear with me!
I've already posted on how
furious I am that
BBM did not win best picture from that so-called "academy". To give it to something as unworthy and just plain bad as
"TRASH" is the most tremendous error in years;
everyone knows it, and if I have my way I'll never let those hypocritical cowards forget it. However, I'm just as furious that
Heath did not win best actor. Jake should have won best supp. actor as well. (Just an aside - R. Ebert had his own personal agenda for praising
"TRASH" to the heavens, and many other damned "critics" of his kind followed along like mice). Can't stand Ebert, Shalit, and their kind - never could - and Shalit has always been a tremendous jerk. Ebert was a big part of the whispering campaign against BBM; I know there were many others, and that shows how hateful they are.
But, if I may go back for a while, I wish to make it known that
younger men never seem to be awarded best actor awards. Oh, they'll give it to a young female bimbo, but as far as the men go - that's a different story. You see, when I was no more than girl, in April of 1963, I saw "Lawrence of Arabia" for the first time. (Countless times afterward). When I saw Peter O'Toole's beautifully handsome face - well, let's say I've loved him so ever since, and he's my unrequited love. But there's more. Peter gave his immortal performance as LOA. Oh, he's done many good things since, but let's face it - as David Lean said when Peter was tested and given the role - "The boy IS Lawrence". Today it's taken for granted that Peter won for Lawrence, but alas he did not. The film naturally did as best picture of 1962 and won 7 awards in all (maybe they were smarter then?) Anyway, Peter was only 30 yrs. old, you see, and they
MUST give it to someone else. (He was 28-30 when the film was made, so he was even younger then). Sure,
40 yrs. later - in April 2003, after 7 nominations and no wins - they give him an "honorary" award for his "body of work". B.S. Then in 2007 they insulted him again by denying him best actor for his 8th nomination for "Venus". What a despicable, mean-spirited bunch those bums are. Of course, it bothers him!! But he did go on to become a legend. Another important one - Clark Gable (another legend and immensely handsome too) - gave his immortal performance as Rhett in 1939. GWTW swept the awards in 1940, except for Clark and Max Steiner for his beautiful score. I read years ago that it bothered Clark for the rest of his days.
Perhaps the above is indicative of how rotten that "academy" is now. How insignificant it's become because of their lousy stupid choices. Same for that damned AFI, which is so busy lowering the true classics to put inferior films above them. Isn't it time for them to cut out those damned lists anyway? Don't get me started on them! I agree
100% with every word Ms. Proulx said of them.
Well - to get back to my original point. Heath, Jake et al. BBM is already recognized as a great classic. Heath's Ennis is already recognized by so many for the great performance he gave. But, like Peter, I think of Heath as giving that great performance and going on to much greatness. He was robbed of best actor, as the film was robbed of best picture, etc., etc. It should have won
everything! Well, that's what I've felt ever since that night in CA in 2006. Thanks for listening.
