I definitely liked Eisenberg over Leo in Shutter Island.
Leo has no chance this year IMO. I actually thought it was surprising that he beat out Joaquin Phoenix in Her, and that was without Matthew McConaughey and Chiwetel Ejiofor nipping at his heels. I feel like Bale got a little too much credit for his work in American Hustle. He was great, but I don’t even think that was his best performance of the year. I liked him a lot more in Out of the Furnace. I also liked Hugh Jackman more in Prisoners than I did Bale in Hustle, but Prisoners isn’t an Oscar kind of movie.
Leo’s biggest competition this year is McConaughey and Chiwetel. It would be awesome if Matthew swept the big three awards with his performance in DBC (which I have yet to see), but I really hope Chiwetel wins the Oscar. I don’t want to see 12 Years a Slave getting any more snubs.
I’ve only seen two of the films this year in which there are Oscar nominated women, but am I the only one who feels like ScarJo did enough to get a nod for her performance in Her? I don’t know if she would have been a Supporting Actress or just Actress, but she made that film, and it’s nominated for Best Picture and Best Screenplay. I just feel like she made that performance.
I feel like overall American Hustle got too many nominations. Best Picture, Best Actor (Bale), Best Actress (Adams), Best Supporting Actor (Cooper), Best Supporting Actress (Lawrence), Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Production Desgin, Best Costume, Best Film Editing.