I think Best Actor Oscar will go to either Sean Penn for Milk or Clint Eastwood for Gran Torino

[book_worm]

Who do you think/hope will win, or do you care?

[Solly Mack]

1. It certainly won't be Bush or Cheney for the role of human

[Sequoia]

2. I'd like to see Sean Penn get it.

Has Clint got an Oscar before? I like him too of course.

[book_worm]

6. best director Oscar for "Unforgiven"

[bigwillq]

7. And for directing Million Dollar Baby

Clint has Four Oscars.

Direction and Producing Both Unforgiven and MDB.

[Divine Discontent]

3. well they're the heavy faves, so you're not going to be wrong - I am seeing

milk & gran torino (not grand) this week - I'm sure they're both amazing... good luck to both, really would love milk to clean up!

[Bucky]

4. Ugh, I saw the Grand Torino preview & it looks just horrible

If Eastwood gets an Oscar for that, it'll be one of those "On Golden Pond" type we're-giving-you-this-statue-
for-that-mediocre-crap-cause-we-think-you're-gonna-die-soon sort of Oscars.

[annabanana]

8. He does seem to have an. . . um. .

limited palette as an actor. If you've heard him say "Make my day".. you've heard every goddam line he's ever uttered.

[bigwillq]

10. I never cared for Clint

as an actor but I think he is a good film maker.

[bigwillq]

5. Rourke

for the Wrestler.

[AtomicKitten]

16. lotsa buzz about Mickey Rourke

he could be a contender!

[Bjorn Against]

9. I really want Sean Penn to win.

I just saw Milk last weekend and it is one of the best movies I have seen, I really hope that not only does it win for best actor but best picture as well. Everyone needs to see this movie.

[CTyankee]

13. Absolutely, loved that movie! It was humbling and superb.

Penn did a spectacular job with the role of Milk. He was transformed. A real gem. He should get the Oscar.

[blogslut]

11. Don't rule out Frank Langella

n/t

[CTyankee]

14. I loved what Langella did with Nixon but I was more impressed by Penn.

Langella did have such a great presence and did a wonderful job of "recollecting" Nixon for us. Quite a tour de force. Bravo...

[blogslut]

15. I've not seen any of the films mentioned so far

Thing is, when it comes to the Oscars, the big awards tend to be more about sentimentality than quality. In the end, I've come to embrace George C. Scott's attitude. The Academy Awards are nothing more than a "meat parade". To claim that one excellent performance is more excellent than another excellent performance is insulting and an exercise of wankery.

[marmar]

12. Sean Penn was amazing in Milk.....He even looked like Harvey Milk.

And it was a great movie - not easy to do with a biopic. (Just ask Oliver Stone, who produced the rather crappy "W"}

[Donnachaidh]

17. Sean was actually acting - he deserves it more

Clint was playing Dirty Harry II - The Viagra Diaries. :eyes: