Well, thanks a lot, SAG Awards! Not!
was not on hand to accept his prize, and I do think this may factor into it ... the Academy voters may see that Del Toro would be an exciting choice, as opposed to Finney snubbing the Academy.
Well, thankfully, one sure thing did become even more of a sure thing when Julia Roberts won the SAG award for Best Actress. For the first time during this awards season, Julia really showed some genuine emotion I feel, as I think she realizes what's about to come her way in just over a week. I thought it was interesting in her speech how she accepted this award as some how validating to her that she is a good actress, as she usually doubts herself. Look, as any of you probably know, I ranked Roberts' performance this year behind Laura Linney's, Ellen Burstyn's, and behind Joan Allen's, but I'm getting pretty excited about seeing Julia win the Oscar. I think it is her time, and I think it's time that Hollywood's most popular actress be given the industry's highest honor for what really was her best performance. I have been a fan of Julia's ever since Mystic Pizza, and contrary to others who say she's not a good actress, I happen to think she is a very good actress, and she should have won the Oscar for Steel Magnolias. I will be applauding come Oscar Night if Julia does indeed walk away with the Oscar.
Before I get to my final predictions in the major categories, some Academy Awards news to pass along this week. The traditional Nominees Luncheon was held this past week, and 15 out of the 20 acting nominees showed up, which they say is a record. Almost 100 nominees were in attendance. Of course, producer Gil Cates gave his usual spiel to the nominees, asking for brevity in their acceptance speeches ... I do like Cates's attitude though, that he doesn't think it should be a problem if the show runs that long. He discusses some of that in the April issue of Premiere. I agree, what's really wrong with the show running long? It's the one night of the year when so many people unite to celebrate film ... so let the speeches go on ... better to see those than any other Debbie Allen production number!
In other news, more information was announced about the Academy's official pre-show, which for
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