Comments on: The Amazing Race: ‘Shame’ & ‘Tinker Tailor’ Lead Noms At British Independent Film Awards https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-amazing-race-shame-tinker-tailor-lead-noms-at-british-independent-film-awards-20111031/ Fri, 13 May 2016 13:34:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.4 By: Teddy https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-amazing-race-shame-tinker-tailor-lead-noms-at-british-independent-film-awards-20111031/#comment-86232 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:34:56 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-amazing-race-shame-tinker-tailor-lead-noms-at-british-independent-film-awards-115475/#comment-86232 @Claire- My point was that Michelle Williams is playing a hugely iconic AMERICAN actress… it carries a different kind of nostalgia with American audiences than it does abroad. I\’m not saying it doesn\’t have appeal, hell Marilyn Monroe was a global sensation but there is a special place in America\’s heart for the epitome of what was the American bombshell (and in more specific terms, in the Academy\’s heart). I am speaking to Oliver\’s point- that she may not be lock- which is not true. Williams\’ is a lock for a nomination at the very least. I\’m hoping for a win.

Also, it\’s probably a bigger deal to mention Rachel Weisz\’s Deep Blue Sea snub. Pretty thin Best Actress line-up, you would think a beloved Brit like Weisz would have been a shoe-in (plus it\’s a splendid performance in a so-so film).

]]> By: Claire https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-amazing-race-shame-tinker-tailor-lead-noms-at-british-independent-film-awards-20111031/#comment-86233 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:34:56 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-amazing-race-shame-tinker-tailor-lead-noms-at-british-independent-film-awards-115475/#comment-86233 Just a small thing… BIFA is not run by the Raindance Institute!!! It is a company in it\’s own right and although maintains a relationship with Raindance, it is in no way run by the institute.

Also, Teddy – what other American actors (aside from Michelle who you\’ve already mentioned) are in British Independent Films this year that YOU would put forward to be nominated?

If more American actors want to be nominated for BIFAs, perhaps they should cut their fees and do more British Independent Films!!

]]> By: Teddy https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-amazing-race-shame-tinker-tailor-lead-noms-at-british-independent-film-awards-20111031/#comment-86234 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:34:56 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-amazing-race-shame-tinker-tailor-lead-noms-at-british-independent-film-awards-115475/#comment-86234 It looks like very few American actors, if any, were nominated- so I\’m not surprised that Williams\’, an American actress, playing unarguably one of the most iconic AMERICAN actresses in history wasn\’t nominated. Snotty Brits!

Just like you said Oliver, \”So what does this mean for the awards race in general? In all likelihood, not a lot. The awards, run by the Raindance Institute, don’t figure heavily in the minds of Academy members.\”

]]> By: Lyn https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-amazing-race-shame-tinker-tailor-lead-noms-at-british-independent-film-awards-20111031/#comment-86235 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:34:56 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-amazing-race-shame-tinker-tailor-lead-noms-at-british-independent-film-awards-115475/#comment-86235 Mark Strong should have got a Best Supporting nom for TTSS.

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