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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Oscar preview: Best Actress
Posted by Joe Bardi on Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 1:01 PM
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Now, we continue our countdown to Oscar night with a look at a major award up for grabs on Sunday. (Yesterday was Best Actor.) Today, we break down:
BEST ACTRESS
Nominees: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married; Angelina Jolie, Changeling; Melissa Leo, Frozen River; Meryl Streep, Doubt; Kate Winslet, The Reader
Vegas odds: It’s a three-way race, with Oscar all-star Streep (7-2) and newcomer Hathaway (7-2) lagging behind favorite Winslet (1-2). Wins by Jolie (18-1) or Leo (30-1) would be shocking — but quite profitable.
Conventional wisdom: It’s Winslet’s frickin’ time already! This is Kate’s sixth Oscar nomination, but the only thing she’s taken home are broken dreams. She’s already nabbed a Golden Globe for The Reader; can’t we put her out of her misery already?
And the Oscar goes to: Except wasn’t Kate better in Revolutionary Road? In a shocking development, the Academy’s elderly members vote en masse for Meryl Streep, nabbing the actress her third Oscar (and first since 1983’s Sophie’s Choice).
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