I don't profess to have the most finely tuned musical taste in the world, but I know what I like. The criteria were loose, my only restriction being the One Song Per Artist gamit, Not all of these were singles and some were even released in 2006, but they were the songs that had the greatest impact on me during the year. Naming my top ten albums is still proving a headache, but I've finally compiled my top thirty songs of 2007. We had our missteps (Fergie, Fergie and.uh.Fergie), but overall I enjoyed this year's output more than I have in ages. New albums by some of my favourite artists (Radiohead, Buck 65, the blessed triptych of female rock Polly Jean, Tori and Bjork, solo work from Siouxsie), new discoveries (Feist, The Bird and the Bee, Janelle Monae, Panda Bear), some of the best pop singles of the new millenium and some wonderful live shows made the musical scene a great place to lose a few days, absorbing all the good tunes. Dispelling any bad vibes I'm transmutting through the web, Hairspray got an Ensemble nod and three of the Michael Clayton team (Clooney, Wilkinson, Swinton) got recognised.Ģ007 was, I'll say it here right now, an amazing year for music. But mainly because I'm saddened that Jindabyne is not getting any notice whatsoever, in any category.īah. But I'm still cross that Linney's being snubbed. I haven't actually seen The Savages yet (it opens in Ireland late January). Why a double nod? Why? She is a good actress, but The Golden Age is not a good film and you've already rewarded her in another category. But no, look at the Supporting Actress noms:
The solution, as I see it, would have been to give Blanchett a Supporting nod and leave the fifth space for Linney. We used to have fights in the playground, Galadriel v Arwen and I always backed the Lothlorien Queen) but she doesn't have to be nominated for everything she appears in (even though she didn't get a Best Supporting Oscar for her best role yet, in Coffee and Cigarettes). Heads won't actually roll if you don't write her name on the ballot paper! I actually am quite fond of Blanchett (this is residual habit, left over from her Galadriel. Reviews were universally middling, so why the constant worship? She's not an actual queen, ballot writers. I didn't bother seeing The Golden Age but from what I heard it was a godawful mess in which Blanchett yelled a lot. Some people don't exactly love her and are (perhaps rightly) angered by her place here. Juno hasn't opened her yet, but I'm enthusiastic about the indie/young actress push. The film was muddled, but Cotillard didn't edit the damn thing and in my opinion she deserves her placing. Cotilard got a lot of hatred and muck thrown at her, but I was still moved by her Piaf. I'm kind of surprised that Jolie is getting recognised, I thought she was lovely and understated as Marianne Pearl but there's so much baggage attached to the role (like, she kind of blacked-up.not exactly pc.I didn't have a huge problem with it but nobody seems to be talking about it). I thought Christie and Jolie were both excellent in Away From Her and A Mighty Heart respectively. Linney is an actor's actor, it's an unshowy but memorable perf and she's continuously been excellent in everything she's done. She's getting left out in the cold for her portrayal of Wendy Savage and not one of the American critics have nominated her, which is baffling. I had expected them to show some love for Laura Linney's turn in The Savages. The Screen Actor's Guild (SAG is such an unfortunate acronym, no? It's doubly unsuited for actors, for whom sagging is anathema) announced their noms this morning.
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