Page 8-The Michigan Daily-Thursday, February 18, 1988 Comedy is jester of O the real story here is M (Contimed fomPage1) man. His riveting portra I have not heard of Kirkland be- Black, a New York City fore today; this probably does not the-edge," was a diamon bode well for her chances. Ironweed that was otherwise a turd was only nominated for two awards (with Christopher Reev - Nicholson and Streep. They both leased last March and sta come across like bums on a street atres for two weeks. Thr corner, begging for an Oscar. They the Academy for both re will be passed by. They should be him and overlooking th INTERESTING omissions film was far inferior t include both Lillian Gish and Bette formance. Davis of The Whales of August. DISAPPOINTING Favorite elders of the industry are include Peter O'Toole o almost always honored with a Emperor. nomination, regardless of whether the performance was worthy of one. Best Supporting Actre Disappointing omissions include Norma Aleandro, Gab Christine Lahti for Housekeeping Story and Emily Lloyd for Wish You Were Anne Archer, Fatal At Here. Olympia Dukakis, Mo Ann Ramsey, Throw1 Best Supporting Actor: the Train Albert Brooks, Broadcast News Ann Sothem, The Wh Sean Connery, The Untouchables gust Morgan Freeman, Street Smart Vincent Gardenia, Moonstruck Again, as in the supp Denzel Washington, Cry Freedom category, the big surprise one unexpected and wa While Brooks and Connery will comed nominee. Ramsey likely be the favorites in this race, stunning surprise becaus 4 no longer the scar's court organ Free- yal of Fast pimp "on- d in a film d. The film e) was re- ayed in the- ee cheers to membering he fact the to the per- omissions of The Last ess: by-A True traction oonstruck Mama from hales of Au- porting actor e here is the armly wel- was such a se the com- edy (cursed!) got weak reviews and only fair box-office; a combination which seldom equates into nomina- tions. Another diamond is found, this time in a comic turd which is even more of an accomplishment. Dukakis (cousin to Mike) must be considered the favorite in an oth- erwise weak category. Her shrewd performance not only outshines them all, but can also be seen by more Academy members as it is not stuck in limited release (read: Whales of August, Gaby). Archer can't win because she doesn't have enough screen time and is too much of a mantle piece. DISAPPOINTING omissions include Barbara Hershey of Tin Men. Best Director: Bernardo Bertolucci, The Last Emperor John Boorman, Hope and Glory Lasse Hallstrom, My Life as a Dog Norman Jewison, Moonstruck Adrian Lyne, Fatal Attraction Best Picture: Broadcast News Fatal Attraction Hope and Glory The Last Emperor Moonstruck IF YOU THINK about it, the categories of best picture and best director belong together. Logic says that if a film is good enough to be nominated for best picture, than it's RESUME SPECIAL We will generate your one page resume, laserprint it, and make you 50 copies on the stock of your choice - all for the unbelievably low price of $15.3 (Liberty store only) KINKO'S OPEN 24 HOURS 540 East Liberty 761-4539 director must have had something to do with it. Bertolucci, Boorman, Jewison, and Lyne were all recog- nized along with their respective pictures, but James L. Brooks was somehow left off the director's list in spite of Broadcast News' nomina- tion for best picture (Brooks was nominated for Best Original Screen- play). Steven Speilberg also found himself off the list; for him, it is the second such disappointment in the past three years. Despite 11 nominations for 1985's The Color Purple, Speilberg was snubbed. This year, Empire of the Sun garnished six nominations; however, none were in a major category. Disappointing omissions in this category include Stanley Kubrick for Full Metal Jacket, John Huston (posthumously) for The Dead , and Barry Levinson for Tin Men. THE NOMINEES for best picture hit all ends of the spectrum, from the trashy thrillers to the full- blown epics. While the Academy has acknowledged the success of Fatal Attraction, it is unlikely the still- very-conservative organization will bestow the Oscar to Adrian Lyne's production. Instead, the accom- plishments of Bertolucci, in filming the first full-length feature film in China with The Last Emperor, will be rewarded with "film's biggest prize." An interesting omission for best picture is Woody Allen's Radio Days. In the "It serves you right to get shafted because you spent all year in limited release and no one could see you" category are five films, any one of which could have been worthy of a nomination for best picture: House of Games, Nuts (sorry, Barbara), Housekeeping, The Dead and Cry Freedom. Studios took the calculated error of holding back on these films, keeping them in limited release - playing in a handful of major cities - to build up word of mouth. The intent was to earn a slew of nominations and then go into major release triumphantly carrying Oscar banners. Too bad it backfired. But that's another story. As a great philosopher once said, every- one can't win. Somebody has to to get the royal Academy shaft. So what are the best performances and films of the year? You decide. The Academy decides April 11. -The Associated Press con- tributed to this story. 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