The Gold Digger : Best Actress

At the 'Enchanted' premiere

Ramin Setoodeh — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:47:06 GMT

The GoldDigger was at the New York premiere of "Enchanted" last night. On second viewing, the movie not only holds up as the best crowd-pleaser of the year, but you really notice the nuance in Amy Adams's performance. It's as skillful as her work in "Junebug," even if she's just playing a princess. Both Amy and her McDreamy costar Patrick Dempsey were in attendance. Patrick stopped by to talk to the GoldDigger on the red carpet, and he is every bit as charming as ... well, Prince Charming. Watch for the video on this site tomorrow.

Amy Adams gets her first "Enchanted" rave

Ramin Setoodeh — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:29:54 GMT

Remember when the GoldDigger launched this blog, with the crazy prediction that Amy Adams will get a best actress nomination for "Enchanted." Well, the first major review is up, and it's a rave. Here's what Peter Travers of Rolling Stone says:

"You might want to remember the name Amy Adams. It's star-is-born time for the Colorado Mormon, who won a supporting-actress Oscar nomination for 2005's Junebug, which few saw (dumb move). Enchanted has the makings of a supersize sugarcoated hit, and Adams is just the spicy princess you want to take home and PG-love. Not since Julie Andrews rode an umbrella to glory in Mary Poppins has Disney given us such a real-life doll.

"... Adams is the wish your heart makes when you want a storybook princess for the ages. She's wicked good."

She's going to need all the help she can get to sneak into the best actress category this year. The frontrunners are Keira Knightley for "Atonement," Julie Christie for "Away From Her" and Marion Cotillard for "La Vie En Rose." Ellen Page will likely also make the cut for "Juno." As will Laura Linney for "The Savages." Oops. That's five already. But maybe some fairy-tale magic will intervene and knock one of the other leading ladies out.

Will Margot be at the Ceremony?

Ramin Setoodeh — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:08:06 GMT

I saw "Margot at the Wedding" last night. Oh, gosh. It's a smart, fierce little movie, with an emphasis on little. Nicole Kidman gives a very good performance--her best is "Moulin Rouge," followed by "To Die For," followed by "The Hours," and this fits somewhere around "The Portrait of a Lady" and "Eyes Wide Shut." Jennifer Jason Leigh should have a shot in the supporting actress category, if enough Academy members watch their screeners. Jack Black might have a shot at the Razzie.

EW on the frontrunners

Ramin Setoodeh — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:27:12 GMT

Entertainment Weekly has a photo gallery of Oscar frontrunners. The magazine's Oscar pundit Dave Karger thinks "American Gangster" and "Charlie Wilson's War" (which no one has seen) are both good bets for best picture. I still don't know about "Gangster." I went to "Lars and the Real Girl" this weekend instead. (I loved it.) In the best actress category, he thinks Cate Blanchett will be crowned with a nomination for "Elizabeth: The Golden Age." I'm not so sure. The movie tanked at the box office and one Blanchett nod (in the supporting category for "I'm Not There") should be enough.

Angelina Jolie at the Toy Store

Ramin Setoodeh — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:02:22 GMT

She's a potential Oscar nominee for "A Mighty Heart," and naturally one of the duties of this blog is to inform you about everything in her life. Click here to see what she got Maddox at KB Toys.

For Your Consideration: Juliette Binoche

Ramin Setoodeh — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT

The GoldDigger isn't the only one swept away by Juliette Binoche's performance in "Dan in Real Life," which opens today. Entertainment Weekly, which gave the movie an A-minus, says: "Binoche, radiant, gives the most direct performance she has in years." We're not sure what that means, but it seems good, right? Since the studio practically left her out of the film's ads, we're going to start her campaign here. She deserves a Golden Globe nomination for best actress in a comedy.

Our First Prediction

Ramin Setoodeh — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:00:58 GMT

The GoldDigger wants his first post to be a brave one. In April 2001, he predicted that Renee Zellweger would be nominated for "Bridget Jones's Diary" the weekend the movie opened--not one of the 200 people notified on his dorm list cared, but he has the proof in a dated email. He is hoping for the same golden touch today. Ready? Here's the prediction: In January 2008, Amy Adams will be nominated for best actress for her performance in this little movie.

Is Amy Adams the Next Julia Roberts?

Ramin Setoodeh — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:00:57 GMT

New Julia?. . .

The GoldDigger knows the above headline is a cliche, but he's a blogger now so cliches are permissible. Amy Adams was first nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 2006 for playing a Southern loudmouth in "Junebug." Julia Roberts, if you remember, was first nominated in the same category for playing a Southern loudmouth in "Steel Magnolias." A year later, Roberts was nominated again for "Pretty Woman." This November, Adams stars in "Enchanted" which is like "Pretty Woman" except Adams plays a princess instead of a prostitute. OK, so it's a Disney movie, but the GoldDigger attended a screening last month, and it's the kind of mainstream flick that will crossover and make Adams into a star. She sings, she dances, she kisses McDreamy. It's an adorable movie--though not in a way that will give you a cavity. She has a shot, the GoldDigger thinks. If this prediction doesn't pan out, this message will ... OK, so we just wanted an excuse to post the "Inspector Gadget" theme.

'Pretty Woman' Julia