THE OSCARS ARE A POPULARITY CONTEST!!
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onlyashes85 — 19 years ago(August 25, 2006 11:22 AM)
No one said she won because she sang, what we're saying is that she took her role seriously and studied it and learned things that helped ENHANCE her performance. If she was lip syncing and someone else playing the instrument for her, it wouldn't have been a big stretch for her.
And no, you don't have to study at an acting school to learn how to train. They have coaches that are professionals that they can work with if they so choose. -
Linge88 — 17 years ago(December 09, 2008 06:08 AM)
Okay. I cannot ignore this.
Felicity convincingly played a man becoming a woman. She read every article she could find about it, as well as every biography and autobiography, and she watched documentaries, to really understand the internal journey. She also went to transgender conventions because, as she said herself:
"as with any segment of society, theres a wide spectrum and Bree was in a particular place so I wanted to see a lot of different transgender women."
And she also worked with transgender women, to get to know their stories and figure out how to take on the role of Bree. In addition to this she found herself a coach. And she did voice work as well, to find the right voice, which took a lot of time.
To Felicity, it was really important to truly understand what these people are going through. She wanted the performance to be as believable as it could possibly be. And it really was an incredible performance, and the Oscar should have been hers. Her talent is just beyond amazing, I don't think I can put into words just how much I adore this woman.
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JulianneM_TildaS_VanessaR — 16 years ago(December 20, 2009 07:05 AM)
I totally agree.
I respect the Academy.
But Felicity should have won. She went through a transformation that actually worked. I could feel the character Bree. Felicity was marvelous and should have won the OSCAR.
Reese was good but singing does not an actor Oscar maketh. I am sick of these supposed actors winning an OSCAR for singing. God why don't they win a Grammy instead??? Reese was good, but I found her performance to be very pedestrian, very ordinary, and not using much of her "transformation" for a more great emotional effect. Meanwhile, Felicity had me hooked. I am a fan of hers now.
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joseyaimes — 19 years ago(June 15, 2006 04:03 AM)
no offense to the other actresses, but their performances were mediocre
U can't possibly say that Charlize Theron's performance was medicore, it was a very powerful performance but it wasn't her year,it was very clear that it was or Resse's or Felicity's , and I think that Felicity did an incredibleeeee performance,she should have won definitely.
And if it was fair the competion should have been between Charlize and Felicity becasue I think that Reese was only supporting in that movie.
Charlize Theron ROCKS -
the_evil_is_gone — 19 years ago(June 15, 2006 10:48 AM)
Correct me if I'am wrong,but isn't this Felicity Huffman's message board?
What are all the Reese fans doing in here?
Secondly..
I'am soory but you're all wrong,neither Reese nor Fecilty should have won-neither were that great.
But if I must choose between the twoFelicityReese was Reese, not June Carter. -
joseyaimes — 19 years ago(June 15, 2006 02:10 PM)
Is this messeage was for me ? becasue I no way near to be a fan of Resse.
And yeah it's Felicity's message board and we speaking about her.
Btw,who should have won the Oscar for your opinion?
Charlize Theron ROCKS -
ocddude — 19 years ago(August 15, 2006 05:58 PM)
Oscars are clearly an objective judgement based on artistic merit, not a popularity contest. This explains why they have given the oscar to such undisputed acting masters as Roberto Begnini, John Wayne, Charlton Heston, Halle Berry, Cher, Liza Minelli, Grace Kelly, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renee Zellweger, Kim Basinger, Mira Sorvino, and, of course, Marisa Tomei all actors and actresses who - through their range and versitality as actors, have changed their profession, or raised it to a new level. Yes, truly these actors deserve to be remembered fifty years from now for their "best of the year" perfor2000mances.
My personal favourite, by the way, was when the academy proved to the world that Julia Roberts had turned in a better performance than Ellen Burstyn (Requiem for a Dream), Joan Allen (the Contender), Laura Linney (You Can Count On Me), and Juliette Binoche (well, okay, Chocolat was way overrated, but that doesn't discount the other three). -
THESTARCHILD_90 — 19 years ago(August 29, 2006 01:25 PM)
Felicity should've definitely won. I also loved Judi Dench! I'm an actor and on the day of the oscars (before the awards came out) my drama teacher said that "Reese will win the oscar." I said "Felicity Huffman should get it." She said "she's the won who deserves it, but wont get it because not enough people have seen Transamerica." I think everyone thinks it's a pop.contest now. It's really sad.