neobido9999
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deo anyone thing Craig has a chance at a Best Actor oscar? Just put to one side the whole "but it's a James Bond film' one second:
* He's in a class/generation of actors (along with Colin Farrel, Guy Pearce and Eric Bana) who has been 'due' for recognition for some time now, with a history of good work (another example would be Clive Owen, who finally got a nom to years ago). Previous bonds weren't.
* He has good connections (worked with Speilberg, Hanks for example). Previosu bonds didn't.
* He has a strong theatre background (only Dalton did before him)
* Genre perforamnces can get recognition (Johhny Depp, Pacino in Dick Tracy, McKellan in LotR - Sigourney Weaver nominated for Aliens, Tommy Lee Jones won for the Fugitive)
*the most emotional performance of Bond we've ever seen
* Craig getting recognition would be a headline friendly story, considering his initial unpopularity, fans and critics doing a complete 180
*Put on weight to play the charatcer in a pseudo-method-y way
* Is playing a literary, as opposed to movie, version of the charcter for the first time in quite some time (if ever, arguably)
* Further to this, for the first time Bond's flaws (his weakness for women, his remoteness, his fundamentaly anachronistical quality, are tied to a well rounded, flawed, character, not a superhero)
* The charcter and the performance has an arc/i] for the for time since OHMSS
Most importantly:
*Will almost certainly get precursor award attention (Golden Globes, maybe Baftas)
Crucially:
*Was unviersally praised in the role. Everyone loved him as Bond
*General conscensus is that he was the best thing in the movie
I accept it's a long shot. But i feel it is possible, which is more than you could say for other bonds
* He's in a class/generation of actors (along with Colin Farrel, Guy Pearce and Eric Bana) who has been 'due' for recognition for some time now, with a history of good work (another example would be Clive Owen, who finally got a nom to years ago). Previous bonds weren't.
* He has good connections (worked with Speilberg, Hanks for example). Previosu bonds didn't.
* He has a strong theatre background (only Dalton did before him)
* Genre perforamnces can get recognition (Johhny Depp, Pacino in Dick Tracy, McKellan in LotR - Sigourney Weaver nominated for Aliens, Tommy Lee Jones won for the Fugitive)
*the most emotional performance of Bond we've ever seen
* Craig getting recognition would be a headline friendly story, considering his initial unpopularity, fans and critics doing a complete 180
*Put on weight to play the charatcer in a pseudo-method-y way
* Is playing a literary, as opposed to movie, version of the charcter for the first time in quite some time (if ever, arguably)
* Further to this, for the first time Bond's flaws (his weakness for women, his remoteness, his fundamentaly anachronistical quality, are tied to a well rounded, flawed, character, not a superhero)
* The charcter and the performance has an arc/i] for the for time since OHMSS
Most importantly:
*Will almost certainly get precursor award attention (Golden Globes, maybe Baftas)
Crucially:
*Was unviersally praised in the role. Everyone loved him as Bond
*General conscensus is that he was the best thing in the movie
I accept it's a long shot. But i feel it is possible, which is more than you could say for other bonds
