Who Will Win
Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
When I was a young lad, I had a crush on Salma Hayek so large it rivalled the size of her ample… talent? And by talent I mean boobs, if you know what I mean. It’s been some years, and Salma has since shown us many more awkward, stilted performances and even fell victim to pregnancy for a short while, both of which have irrevocably tainted the love we once shared. Luckily, her semi-lesbian, fully-awesome relationship with Penelope turned me on to a beauty with the talent to back it up. Her boobs aren’t bad either, if you catch my drift. She’s 80% of the reason to watch Vicky Cristina Barcelona, she’s been working her way up to this kind of recognition for a little while now, and she’s gonna take home the naked golden man very soon. And by naked golden man I mean hopefully me, if you follow where I’m going with this.
Who Should Win
Viola Davis (Doubt)
It’s true that Taraji P. Henson, Sulmoney’s favorite in this category, was unquestionably the best part about Benjamin Button, but being the classier gentleman, I’m gonna go with the black actress who gave us something a little deeper than the borderline-racist Aunt Jemima mammy figure. It’s almost an insult that Amy Adams’s name is anywhere near Viola Davis’s in the nominations for this category. Ms. Davis has precisely one scene in the entire film, but in less than 15 minutes of screen time she delivers an incredibly complex, emotionally-challenging performance, leaving an impression that will stay with me much longer than the performance Amy Adams cobbled together from the deleted scenes of Enchanted. And she did it all with snot running down her face the whole time.
Who Got Snubbed
Well I haven’t yet seen Rachel Getting Married, so I can’t comment on Sulmoney’s choice, but on the whole I’m gonna say this category looks pretty snub-free to me. I haven’t seen everything out there, so it’s entirely possible that I missed something, but to me it looks like the men pretty much stole the spotlight this year. Damn you, paternalistic society with your glass ceilings and whatnot!
Penelope Cruz have that classic beauty look that is very attractive ~