FIL M REVIEWS Oscar Picks By David Vicaris
Best Picture BELFAST
Filmmaker Kenneth Branagh (Dead Again, Hamlet [1996], Thor) channels his youth living in Northern Ireland during the turmoil of the late 1960s in this wonderfully lowkey picture chronicling childhood fears, first love, and the passion for art.
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Best Actor
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, POWER OF THE DOG
Cumberbatch delivers a multi-layered performance as a Montana rancher in 1925 who, on the surface, is a cruel bully. Eventually, we see the character's personal torment.
Best Actress
JESSICA CHASTAIN, THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE
Chastain so completely embodies the Christian televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker that it is almost frightening. More than just mimicry and make-up, this is a sincere performance.
Best Supporting Actor
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This is a “wow” performance. DeBose dazzles in both the musical sequences and the dramatic scenes.
Best Supporting Actress
ARIANA DEBOSE, WEST SIDE STORY
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Best Director
KENNETH BRANAGH, BELFAST
Branagh directs the hell out of this personal story, both visually (black and white with some startling color sequences) and emotionally (the dramatic tone with droplets of humor is perfect throughout).
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Picks I Predict Will Win • • • • • •
Belfast for Best Picture Denzel Washington for Best Actor Jessica Chastain for Best Actress J.K. Simmons for Supporting Actor Ariana DeBose for Supporting Actress Kenneth Branagh for Best Director
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CIARAN HINDS, BELFAST
This is a warm and wonderful performance. The scene of Hinds' character giving his grandson advice on love is worth the price of admission.
