Dame Judi Dench should win but won't win
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Judi Dench
mihiautem — 12 years ago(February 27, 2014 12:45 PM)
Remember last year's Emmanuelle Riva ? Remember Julie Christie's loss to Marion Cotillard ? Remember Ferdinanda Montenegro lost to Gwyneth Paltrow ? Remember Dench's lost to Helen Hunt ?
The Academy likes young beautiful attractive promising actresses. No surprise : they look better in very revealing designer-made dresses on red carpet, which boost tv ratings.
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standrkm — 12 years ago(February 28, 2014 08:23 PM)
I read something in a mag about how the age of oscar winners has actually risen. So that's a good thing I'd imagine. Streep did well butshe was kinda just a miserable character that didn't learn much. Adams was good and Sandra was really nothing special (no way she will win). Blancehtt is her only competition I think but these award showsare a little fishy. Dench could get it.
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BritishFilms1 — 12 years ago(March 02, 2014 10:16 AM)
There are reports saying she won't make it to the ceremony because she's in India filming. She missed it in 2001 because her husband passed away and in 2007 she was in hospital recovering from knee surgery.
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HarlowMGM — 11 years ago(November 12, 2014 03:35 PM)
The Oscars have an undeserved rep of being sentimental to oldtimers when as you note the opposite is quite true, they usually give to the "it girl" of the moment or the biggest box office star. I think Judi Dench does have a better shot than most senior actresses at a (second) Oscar if only because she is seen as a contemporary (if elderly) actress rather than many of the others are considered "yesterday's stars" (or no-star character actors) and handicapped by that.
I agree she deserved an Oscar for Philomena - I think it's her best work ever.