and the award goes to...

well, we're not quite sure at this point in time, but as of this morning, we know who the nominees are for the academy awards.

up for best actor is the one and only ryan gosling for his role in half nelson. gosling plays a drug-addicted teacher who's goal is to inspire his under-privledged students. conflict arises when a student becomes aware of his situation. shareeka epps also blew me away in her role as drey, the student.

original music for the film was performed by none other than canada's own broken social scene. how cool is that? their music fit the film like that pair of gloves you wish you never lost. so well that it's never a distraction while you're watching.

if you haven't seen this film, i encourage you to do so.
it may be gosling's best performance to date - an amazing accomplishment considering his previous work (the united states of leland, the notebook...).

if gosling wins, he'll be the youngest person to get the honour in his catagory. also the first canadian.
he probably won't, but he sure deserves it.
he's only 25, so he's got some time to pick up other trophies.

Posted by anto+nella at January 23, 2007 03:36 PM

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