2010 Best Supporting Actor Contenders
Could a 'Basterd,' a 'Trek' doctor, a 'Goat' and 'Orson Welles' find Oscar?
Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds"
Previous nominations or wins: None
Pros: Won the Best Actor award at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Should win numerous year-end best supporting actor awards from critic's groups across the country. Makes what could be a stock villain pathetic, scary and entertaining all at once. Oh, and he's the frontrunner.
Cons: He's definitely in for a nod, the question is whether anyone else will over take him. Is the role "serious" enough or is it such a revelatory turn it won't matter? We're betting on the latter.
Photo Credit: Weinstein Company
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Login or create a HitFix account Login SignupJohn W
October 27, 2009 at 11:53AM EST Reply to CommentWhat Woody Harrelson for Zombieland?
October 27, 2009 at 2:17PM ESTmatthew
October 27, 2009 at 12:30PM EST Reply to CommentChristoph Waltz should be in the running for a BEST ACTOR award, not supporting. He made IB what it was and was certainly the lead actor in that film.
October 27, 2009 at 2:19PM ESTmarty J
October 27, 2009 at 12:40PM EST Reply to CommentI'd like to add Peter Capaldi in 'In The Loop'.
October 27, 2009 at 2:19PM ESTjennie
October 27, 2009 at 2:29PM EST Reply to CommentLove the posts - and I'm really rooting for McAvoy this year (and did twice before).
Just to note that it is not Anne-Marie Duff in the photo with Mcavoy, but Kerry Condon.
Shane
October 27, 2009 at 2:37PM EST Reply to CommentInteresting you put Tucci for J&J rather than Bones. I agree that one performance will help the other get the nod, but you think he has a better shot at getting nominated for Julie & Julia than The Lovely Bones?
Jordo
October 27, 2009 at 5:55PM EST Reply to CommentI know it will never happen, but Jackie Earle Haley was da bomb in Watchmen, yo.
Will
October 27, 2009 at 11:16PM EST Reply to CommentInteresting and informative post. Also strange that Matt Damon for Invictus and Christopher Plummer for The Last Station (the word around the campfire is, he's being pushed for Supporting by Sony Classics), not to mention Tucci, aren't mentioned.
I'd lay down money the nominees this year are:
Matt Damon, INVICTUS
Alfred Molina, AN EDUCATION
Christopher Plummer, THE LAST STATION
Stanley Tucci, THE LOVELY BONES
Christoph Waltz, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
And the winner ends up being Tucci or Waltz (right now, I'd lay the green on Waltz as he has the buzz, the story, the character and Weinstein).