Oscar 2013 - Leading Actress

Ok, the entry from yesterday was written because I wanted to mention "The Master". The one today is because I have a sufficient dose of nerve tension built up today that I have to consume somehow. And is also a subjective one :) So, indulge me ..

Jessica Chastain in "Zero Dark Thirty" begins a list that's a bit opposed to the one from yesterday = this time we have the outsiders at the end of the alphabet. In different words the role of the CIA agent that seems to exist somewhere in reality (at least this is what they say) and who coordinated the search for Bin Laden, seems to be one of the potential winners on the Oscars this year. But considering that the movie was sufficiently criticized to get to legal actions it seems ...

Jennifer Lawrence in the role of the .. a bit "different" girl from "Silver Linings Playbook" seems to have the best chances for this year Oscar. To be a bit objective at least, I think that the part she has is the best thing in this movie. At least compared to the other nominations it got. Subjectively speaking ( call it a guilty pleasure ;) ) my all support for this category is definitely going here.

Emanuelle Riva in "Amour" is the first of the extremes we have here. The eldest actress nominated ever. To be fair, I think the nomination is supported by the role, which is one of an elderly woman on the death bed in diverse stages of the disease, and it offers a lot of space to the actor to manifest in equally diverse postures. Therefore, I think that the one to appreciate more is actually the part of the husband (Jean-Louis Trintignant), really well done and which I think is much harder to get right.

Quvenzhané Wallis in "Beasts of the Southern Wild" is the other extreme, in the same year, being the youngest actress ever nominated for leading role. As a career start is ok, nothing to comment. But I always thought to be unfair to mix children's parts with adults, because it's quite clear that this one doesn't have much chance. To establish a separate category would be a better idea.

Naomi Watts in "Lo Imposible" is pretty much the equivalent of De Niro from the previous entry. It just completes the list. The difference is that here we have a drama, and the role is of a dying mother, who somehow manages to survive, after the Thailand tsunami of 2004. In other words, I think it's the role having the least amount of lines. And the smallest chances.