First of all, I love her as an actress and think she was good but not Oscar worthy. Janet McTeer was 1000000x better in

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wordgurl — 14 years ago(March 02, 2012 08:16 PM)

The movie did not do her part justice - listen to her as Minnie on the audiobook. She was beyond excellent!

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vspeller013 — 14 years ago(March 04, 2012 07:46 AM)

Prejudice? Just shut up.

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bates_lange — 14 years ago(April 01, 2012 10:50 PM)

She sure didn't deserve it. I agree Janet McTeer deserved the statuette instead. I'm also a fan of Jessica Chastain's work. However a supporting actress win early in an ingenue's career is a trap. I'd like to see Chastain win for best actress.

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shred-com — 13 years ago(January 23, 2013 11:23 PM)

Well Chastain could very well win best actress
Octavia deserved the Oscar. She was great in The Help.

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Vincen7 — 13 years ago(February 22, 2013 11:48 AM)

Agreed.. there were at least 5 better performances that year..
Charlotte Gainsbourg for Melancholia.. who I think should've won
Carey Mulligan for Shame
Shailene Woodley - The Descendants
Berenie Bejo - Artist
and Jessica Chastain was also better in The Help
but hey, the Academy seems to love overweight black women.. Jennifer Hudson and Monique are good recent examples

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dreez-vector — 10 years ago(January 26, 2016 07:47 AM)

She got the Oscar because she's black - Fact.
You think Halle Berry got the Oscar for Monsters Ball because she acted good?.
Oscars are meh now, all about politics and connections now.

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IrinaOma — 10 years ago(April 04, 2016 05:03 AM)

I love Octavia and Halle Berry very much but I have to agree with your statement!!!

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drunkenchorus — 10 years ago(March 16, 2016 07:23 PM)

she deserved it. octavia is a splendid actress.