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THE OSCAR ISSUE / HUFFINGTON / 02.10-17.13

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THE GOLD

HOGAN’S PICK: TOMMY LEE JONES, LINCOLN

ROSEN’S PICK:
ROBERT DE NIRO, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

He’s cranky in the movie. He’s cranky at
the awards shows. At least he doesn’t
wear a ridiculous wigat the awards
shows. And he’s already got an Oscar
— but so does everybody else in this
category. At the end of the day, though,
Tommy Lee Jones gives a soulful performance as Thaddeus Stevens, a wily
old abolitionist who puts his ideals on
the back burner for the greater good. I
say give him the damn trophy so he can
go home and take a nap.

Best Supporting Actor is the one acting
category still relatively up for grabs; you
could make an argument for any of the
five actors winning here. My argument
goes for De Niro, who gives his best performance in a decade in Silver Linings
Playbook and hasn’t won an Oscar since
1981. (Paging Meryl Streep ... ) He’s not
necessarily due, but rewarding De Niro,
at the very least, might keep him from
co-starring with 50 Cent in another movie. (A boy can dream.)

best supporting actor