DAN & DEMETRIA -- AT THE MOVIES
BY DAN MILLER
(originally posted February 24, 2005)
It's time for the Academy Awards, and the chance for everybody to play the guessing game.
My cohort, Demetria Kalodimos, is an accomplished producer and director of independent documentaries.
She's already had three films in the Nashville Film Festival.
So I thought it might be fun to pit her film expertise against my novice skills.
Let's see who picks the winners.... you can guess along too.
Here we go:
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Alan Alda -- THE AVIATOR ** (Demetria's pick)
Thomas Haden Church -- SIDEWAYS
Jamie Foxx -- COLLATERAL
Morgan Freeman -- MILLION DOLLAR BABY ** (Dan's pick)
Clive Owen -- CLOSER
(I liked Church's role in Sideways best, but Freeman will win)
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Cate Blanchett -- THE AVIATOR
Laura Kinney -- KINSEY
Virginia Madsen -- SIDEWAYS ** (Dan's pick)
Sophie Okonedo -- HOTEL RWANDA ** (Demetria's pick)
Natalie Portman -- CLOSER
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Don Cheadle -- HOTEL RWANDA
Johnny Depp -- FINDING NEVERLAND
Leonardo DiCaprio -- THE AVIATOR
Clint Eastwood -- MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Jamie Foxx -- RAY ** (Demetria's pick & Dan's pick)
(Too bad Depp and Cheadle are up against Foxx this year, otherwise either of them could've easily won)
(Demetria says Cheadle deserves to win, but won't)
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Annette Benning -- BEING JULIA
Catalina Sandino Moreno -- MARIA FULL OF GRACE
Imelda Staunton -- VERA DRAKE
Hilary Swank -- MILLION DOLLAR BABY ** (Demetria's pick & Dan's pick)
Kate Winslet -- ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
(If you take away Swank's performance this year, Winslet would probably have won)
BEST DIRECTOR
Clint Eastwood -- MILLION DOLLAR BABY ** (Demetria's pick)
Taylor Hackford -- RAY
Mike Leigh -- VERA DRAKE
Alexander Payne -- SIDEWAYS
Martin Scorsese -- THE AVIATOR ** (Dan's pick)
BEST PICTURE
THE AVIATOR
FINDING NEVERLAND ** (Demetria's pick)
MILLION DOLLAR BABY ** (Dan's pick)
RAY
SIDEWAYS
I actually think "Sideways" and "Ray" were the most enjoyable movies of the year, but "Million Dollar Baby" is the one everybody will vote for.
By the way, if you want to visit Demetria's production company website, simply click right here... www.genuinehuman.com
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