she deserved it. octavia is a splendid actress.

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

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.

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

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

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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Prejudice? Just shut up.

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

Are you done whining? Good. Octavia has the Oscar. Obviously, the Academy thinks she deserved it. End of story. Now go whine somewhere else.
Tyger Tyger, burning bright

agreed wholeheartedly. I don't get the point of coming to her page just to announce to the world you didn't think she deserved it. so what, she won. get over it or go find something else to whine about
Heck is where you go to if you don't believe in Gosh

That's your opinion. Just that - an opinion. How sad that you felt the need to post this on her page. Speaks volumes. Celebrate your hard work Octavia and enjoy!

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The Oscars are like the WWE now.
ROFL
and he will rise like the phoenix

The Oscars are joke. Denzel has done way better work but won that year with Halle for political reasons and it would have made a nice story, and it sure did. Or they win in fear of seeming like a racist institution. The Oscars are like the WWE now.

I must say I didn't see Albert Nobbs, but I know that Janet is awesome, seeing her in Marple. Only question, why is Albert Nobbs in nomination for 2011 anyway, since it was released in early 2012. But anyway, I'm sure she did great.
But, if you saw The Help, you must admit that Octavia was splendid, she just stole the show, even before my dearest goddess Bryce Dallas Howard. I think that she did an Oscar worthy performance, and that's what I thought when I first saw the movie.
I understand the frustration over Academy's decisions, since I'm mad Gary Oldman and Rooney Mara didn't win, but on the other hand, all nominees were at least good, otherwise they wouldn't be here at all.

amen; totally didn't deserve it.

Its all apples and oranges though. If Janet won, someone would eventually make the same post on the Janet McTeer board.
You're right.
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Its all apples and oranges though. If Janet won, someone would eventually make the same post on the Janet McTeer board.

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