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Showing posts with label 2010 Best Supporting Actor. Show all posts
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Best Supporting Actor 2010: Results
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Best Supporting Actor 2010: Christian Bale in The Fighter
Christian Bale won an Oscar his first Oscar nomination for portraying washed up boxer, and drug addict Dicky Eklund.
The Fighter is a cliched story, and it being a true story still does not stop it from being not very original. I did think it was competently made story, but I have to say for me I really was not all emotionally effected with the big fight at the end, something which did occur with all the Rocky movies for me no matter how bad they got.
Bale performance begins in the film as a rather comedic work. He portrays Dicky in a fairly flamboyantly comedic fashion. He outstretches his arms in a certain manner and carries himself in a very distinct physical fashion. He always is letting loose energy all the time a moving around, and does everything he can to more fully realize Dicky as a character. This is risky move as it can seem forced or theatrical but Bale manages to make fairly realistic and effective most of the time.
The humor he adds to the film is well handled most of the time by Bale, but I feel the film starts to exploit the comedy involving Dicky's drug addiction a bit much, since later on the film it takes a look at it in a completely realistic serious fashion. This really puts a stress on Bale's performance since he has to go in and out of seriousness and comedy with his performance. This is a rather difficult challenge and I won't say Bale fully succeeds, but no actor could really.
When the film stops making him be the comic relief Bale is very good at showing the pathetic sad side of Dicky. He always shows in the early part of the film his constant drug problems. He puts into his whole physical performance, which Bale does do quite well always showing the drug induced nature of the character. This could have been done very poorly, but Bale does it quite effectively, and I feel it enhances the other downtrodden pathetic aspects of his character rather than simply overriding them. I thought Bale also did a good job of showing the honest want of his comeback that will never happen.
After he gets off the drugs do to being arrested and being put in jail. Bale handles his characters regrets over what he does well, but I am glad he did not completely rid his character of his humor as before, even though the film stops any of the humor coming from his addiction quite abruptly. I also though Bale was quite good later in his wanting to help his brother Micky (Mark Wahlberg) achieve what he never could. Bale is given some rather cliched dialogue to work with but Bale handles it quite well nonetheless. A good performance overall, even though I do feel the film sort of misuses Bale performance and Dicky Eklund as a character quite a bit.
The Fighter is a cliched story, and it being a true story still does not stop it from being not very original. I did think it was competently made story, but I have to say for me I really was not all emotionally effected with the big fight at the end, something which did occur with all the Rocky movies for me no matter how bad they got.
Bale performance begins in the film as a rather comedic work. He portrays Dicky in a fairly flamboyantly comedic fashion. He outstretches his arms in a certain manner and carries himself in a very distinct physical fashion. He always is letting loose energy all the time a moving around, and does everything he can to more fully realize Dicky as a character. This is risky move as it can seem forced or theatrical but Bale manages to make fairly realistic and effective most of the time.
The humor he adds to the film is well handled most of the time by Bale, but I feel the film starts to exploit the comedy involving Dicky's drug addiction a bit much, since later on the film it takes a look at it in a completely realistic serious fashion. This really puts a stress on Bale's performance since he has to go in and out of seriousness and comedy with his performance. This is a rather difficult challenge and I won't say Bale fully succeeds, but no actor could really.
When the film stops making him be the comic relief Bale is very good at showing the pathetic sad side of Dicky. He always shows in the early part of the film his constant drug problems. He puts into his whole physical performance, which Bale does do quite well always showing the drug induced nature of the character. This could have been done very poorly, but Bale does it quite effectively, and I feel it enhances the other downtrodden pathetic aspects of his character rather than simply overriding them. I thought Bale also did a good job of showing the honest want of his comeback that will never happen.
After he gets off the drugs do to being arrested and being put in jail. Bale handles his characters regrets over what he does well, but I am glad he did not completely rid his character of his humor as before, even though the film stops any of the humor coming from his addiction quite abruptly. I also though Bale was quite good later in his wanting to help his brother Micky (Mark Wahlberg) achieve what he never could. Bale is given some rather cliched dialogue to work with but Bale handles it quite well nonetheless. A good performance overall, even though I do feel the film sort of misuses Bale performance and Dicky Eklund as a character quite a bit.
Best Supporting Actor 2010: Geoffrey Rush in The King's Speech
Geoffrey Rush received his fourth Oscar nomination for portraying Lionel Logue in The King's Speech.
Lionel Logue the Australian speech therapist for King George VI (Colin Firth) as written in the King's Speech, is the sort of role that does seem to demand a certain style and form of acting. This particular style being show boating acting. The type of acting where the actor pretty much says look at me, I am doing all that I can to show of my acting skills. This type of role therefore fits Geoffrey Rush well he has his distinct style, voice, does fit well for this type of acting.
One could argue that Logue could have been portrayed in a less showier fashion, and yes perhaps he could have been, but really in the way he is written in this film it seems unlikely. He is character who is always making sly remarks, and purposely acting a bit theatrical. After all there automatically is the scene where he is entertaining his sons through his acting, it would be very difficult to act that scene without doing it in a theatrical way.
Rush takes the theatrical style, and he does do it with gusto. Rush most certainly does know what he is doing here, and he does do it well. His whole point is to purposely provoke the King, and in a way manipulate the King to help him speak more properly. Rush handles this well, being quite flamboyant in his way of mocking the position, and institutions of the royals, allowing for entertaining performance when he does this. His reactions to Firth's actions are always well timed, and well done even though they are not exactly subtle, but entertaining which is what he was going for. Rush knows how to use his manner, and his voice just right in a performance like this to this effect.
Rush does have more quiet scenes when Logue tries to find the psychological problems behind the King's stammer or more specifically when he is giving the ques to the King when he makes his climatic speech. Rush somehow remains still always very controlling, even in this quieter scenes. Again what he does are reactions to Firth, which again he does well, and I did believe his ability to manipulate the King, because of Rush's special manner of delivery. A showy role for a showy performance, I could easily see someone really disliking this self-aware performance, but I thought it did work out for the character.
One could argue that Logue could have been portrayed in a less showier fashion, and yes perhaps he could have been, but really in the way he is written in this film it seems unlikely. He is character who is always making sly remarks, and purposely acting a bit theatrical. After all there automatically is the scene where he is entertaining his sons through his acting, it would be very difficult to act that scene without doing it in a theatrical way.
Rush takes the theatrical style, and he does do it with gusto. Rush most certainly does know what he is doing here, and he does do it well. His whole point is to purposely provoke the King, and in a way manipulate the King to help him speak more properly. Rush handles this well, being quite flamboyant in his way of mocking the position, and institutions of the royals, allowing for entertaining performance when he does this. His reactions to Firth's actions are always well timed, and well done even though they are not exactly subtle, but entertaining which is what he was going for. Rush knows how to use his manner, and his voice just right in a performance like this to this effect.
Rush does have more quiet scenes when Logue tries to find the psychological problems behind the King's stammer or more specifically when he is giving the ques to the King when he makes his climatic speech. Rush somehow remains still always very controlling, even in this quieter scenes. Again what he does are reactions to Firth, which again he does well, and I did believe his ability to manipulate the King, because of Rush's special manner of delivery. A showy role for a showy performance, I could easily see someone really disliking this self-aware performance, but I thought it did work out for the character.
Best Supporting Actor 2010: Jeremy Renner in The Town
Jeremy Renner received his second Oscar nomination for portraying James "Jem" Coughlin in The Town.
Ben Affleck directs the very cliched story of the Town competently enough but he probably should not have cast himself in the lead role.
Renner portrays part of Affleck's bank robbing crew. He is the toughest and the meanest of the group, who doesn't seem to mine creating a few casualties for the cops when he is given the chance. Coughlin is a man who lives on the streets wanting to commit crimes, and would rather go out in barrage of gunfire than ever be sent to jail. Renner is very intense in this performance, in fact he is always intense no matter what the situation is. He always keeps his psychotic stare in almost every scene he is in.
Now what he does technically works well for his character, and the unnerved nature of his character works well and does at the right intensity to his scenes. Although I never really felt his performance was all that interesting. I understood his character completely from almost his first scene, and I found he really did not have much development past just his borderline psychotics. Yes Renner did his psychotics well, and he most certianly stole every scene from Affleck (not that much of an accomplishment in my opinion). I also did like his brief scenes where he tells about his refusal to ever go back to jail. He does show the right emotions in these scenes well. Yes he is most certainly good, but this performance just never became that overly compelling for me.
Renner portrays part of Affleck's bank robbing crew. He is the toughest and the meanest of the group, who doesn't seem to mine creating a few casualties for the cops when he is given the chance. Coughlin is a man who lives on the streets wanting to commit crimes, and would rather go out in barrage of gunfire than ever be sent to jail. Renner is very intense in this performance, in fact he is always intense no matter what the situation is. He always keeps his psychotic stare in almost every scene he is in.
Now what he does technically works well for his character, and the unnerved nature of his character works well and does at the right intensity to his scenes. Although I never really felt his performance was all that interesting. I understood his character completely from almost his first scene, and I found he really did not have much development past just his borderline psychotics. Yes Renner did his psychotics well, and he most certianly stole every scene from Affleck (not that much of an accomplishment in my opinion). I also did like his brief scenes where he tells about his refusal to ever go back to jail. He does show the right emotions in these scenes well. Yes he is most certainly good, but this performance just never became that overly compelling for me.
Best Supporting Actor 2010: John Hawkes in Winter's Bone
John Hawkes received his first Oscar nomination for portraying Teardrop in Winter's Bone.
Winter's Bone is an effective film with a strong sense of place. A film like this could have gone all wrong with terrible supporting acting, which it does not have, or too slow of a pace, but in fact it moves along quite smoothly.
John Hawkes portrays Teardrop who is the uncle of Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) who is looking for her father dead or alive to save her house. Hawkes early in the film sparingly appears. As at first he is unwilling to help Ree in her search, and acts in quite a hostile fashion to her. Hawkes is terrific in portraying Teardrop because as soon as he steps in just is the part from there on. Hawkes simply has the right quality of his performance that is just right for Teardrop.
Hawkes' performance in incredibly effective due to the intensity of his performance. The intensity he brings to the part is rather interesting because it is rather quiet intensity. Hawkes shows this to be something Teardrop has learned to use, and has grown to know through his life. Hawkes has the right air about him that there is always just a feel of tension when he is in a scene merely due to the way he carries himself. This specific quiet intensity Hawkes utilizes makes the fear others have for him no doubtless. Also the fact that he he is quiet most of the time, when he does briefly break out more violently much more effective.
The most interesting part of Hawkes' performance though does come when he finally decides to help Ree out. Hawkes quite interestingly shows a certain amount of restrained warmness that he does actually have for his niece. This is very difficult part of Teardrop to show as it could by very unnatural especially considering how Teardrop acted before in the film, but Hawkes manages to make it work.
I think two scenes in particular show the strength of Hawkes, and how fully he realized Teardrop as a complex character. The first being his showdown with the Sheriff he is downright chilling in this moment, but it is incredibly interesting to see this scene compared to his last scene where he spends a little bit of time with his family. The difference between his coldness in the first scene, and his warmness in the latter is incredible, but Hawkes weaves both of these aspects together to make one very compelling and very interesting character.
John Hawkes portrays Teardrop who is the uncle of Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) who is looking for her father dead or alive to save her house. Hawkes early in the film sparingly appears. As at first he is unwilling to help Ree in her search, and acts in quite a hostile fashion to her. Hawkes is terrific in portraying Teardrop because as soon as he steps in just is the part from there on. Hawkes simply has the right quality of his performance that is just right for Teardrop.
Hawkes' performance in incredibly effective due to the intensity of his performance. The intensity he brings to the part is rather interesting because it is rather quiet intensity. Hawkes shows this to be something Teardrop has learned to use, and has grown to know through his life. Hawkes has the right air about him that there is always just a feel of tension when he is in a scene merely due to the way he carries himself. This specific quiet intensity Hawkes utilizes makes the fear others have for him no doubtless. Also the fact that he he is quiet most of the time, when he does briefly break out more violently much more effective.
The most interesting part of Hawkes' performance though does come when he finally decides to help Ree out. Hawkes quite interestingly shows a certain amount of restrained warmness that he does actually have for his niece. This is very difficult part of Teardrop to show as it could by very unnatural especially considering how Teardrop acted before in the film, but Hawkes manages to make it work.
I think two scenes in particular show the strength of Hawkes, and how fully he realized Teardrop as a complex character. The first being his showdown with the Sheriff he is downright chilling in this moment, but it is incredibly interesting to see this scene compared to his last scene where he spends a little bit of time with his family. The difference between his coldness in the first scene, and his warmness in the latter is incredible, but Hawkes weaves both of these aspects together to make one very compelling and very interesting character.
Best Supporting Actor 2010: Mark Ruffalo in The Kids are All Right
Mark Ruffalo received his first Oscar nomination for portraying Paul Hatfield in The Kids are All Right.
I think the Kids are All Right had its moment, but I really never found it to be that well written or told overall.
Mark Ruffalo portrays Paul Hatfield who was the sperm donor for two lesbian women Nicole and Jules' (Annette Bening, Julianne Moore) children laser, and Joni (Josh Hutcherson, Mia Wasikowska). I actually felt Rufflo's Paul actually was the male lead in the film, well until his last scene where he is sort of given the supporting player treatment. Paul is a seemingly successful man who like to do his own thing, and seemingly live for the moment. This performance here really I do not have that much to say about despite his abundance of screen time actually. He smiles a lot, has his independent personality going on I guess, but little more than that. Ruffalo I suppose is charming enough, and he does fit with the character well enough, but he never really honestly seemed to be doing very much with his performance.
Ruffalo is technically fine for most of the film until near the end of the film where his character is suppose to have a change. He is suppose to show that now his character no longer want to a free wheeling man, but rather settle down and have a family. I really did not believe this part of the character at all, and mostly because of Ruffalo. Ruffalo never made any suggestion to wanting more before he declares it. He never showed a desire, nor did he show any build, suddenly Paul just wanted it which came off quite unrealistically. If he did not fail in this more challenging part of his performance, I still would have given no higher than a 3. Overall his performance simply is unimpressive and when he has a chance for more he fails.
I think the Kids are All Right had its moment, but I really never found it to be that well written or told overall.
Mark Ruffalo portrays Paul Hatfield who was the sperm donor for two lesbian women Nicole and Jules' (Annette Bening, Julianne Moore) children laser, and Joni (Josh Hutcherson, Mia Wasikowska). I actually felt Rufflo's Paul actually was the male lead in the film, well until his last scene where he is sort of given the supporting player treatment. Paul is a seemingly successful man who like to do his own thing, and seemingly live for the moment. This performance here really I do not have that much to say about despite his abundance of screen time actually. He smiles a lot, has his independent personality going on I guess, but little more than that. Ruffalo I suppose is charming enough, and he does fit with the character well enough, but he never really honestly seemed to be doing very much with his performance.
Ruffalo is technically fine for most of the film until near the end of the film where his character is suppose to have a change. He is suppose to show that now his character no longer want to a free wheeling man, but rather settle down and have a family. I really did not believe this part of the character at all, and mostly because of Ruffalo. Ruffalo never made any suggestion to wanting more before he declares it. He never showed a desire, nor did he show any build, suddenly Paul just wanted it which came off quite unrealistically. If he did not fail in this more challenging part of his performance, I still would have given no higher than a 3. Overall his performance simply is unimpressive and when he has a chance for more he fails.
Best Supporting Actor 2010
Geoffrey Rush in The King's Speech
Mark Ruffalo in The Kids are All Right
Christian Bale in The Fighter
John Hawkes in Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner in The Town
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