exactly even steven so far!

Tie-Breaker Needed?

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As Best Actress seems to be a big debated category - who is your favorite actress from these 5 Best Actress Choices

Reese Witherspoon - Walk The Line 37% ( 6 )
Reese Witherspoon - For Walk The Line plus more deserving for her whole career 6% ( 1 )

Keira Knightly - Pride & Prejudice 37% ( 6 )
Keira Knightly - For Pride & Prejudice plus more deserving for her whole career 6% ( 1 )

Keira Knigthley, easily.

Pride and Prejudice was fantastic.

Just checking what people are thinking about these movies.

so it looks like alittle more people have seen Walk the Line - both people and critics

and while the people have rated Walk the Line alittle better

the critics have rated Pride & Prejudice alittle better

who gets more benefits from these #'s??? > Reese or Keira

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On IMDB

Walk the Line > User Rating: 8.0/10 (5,534 votes)

Pride & Prejudice > User Rating: 7.4/10 (4,376 votes)

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On Yahoo

Walk the Line > B+ from 9903 users

Pride & Prejudice > B+ from 4676 users

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On RT - critics

Walk the Line

RATING: FRESH READING: 82%

Reviews counted: 151
Fresh: 124 Rotten: 27
Average Rating: 7.4/10

Cream of the Crop > FRESH 73% > Avg. Rating: 7.1/10


Pride and Prejudice

RATING: FRESH READING: 87%

Reviews counted: 127
Fresh: 111 Rotten: 16
Average Rating: 7.8/10

Cream of the Crop > FRESH 88% > Avg. Rating: 7.7/10

Also, does Reese W have any kind of advantage as Walk the Line is a bigger Fox film than Keira's Pride & Prejudice Working Title Films from overseas?

or

that Walk the line is a much bigger Box Office, high profile film?

so as North Country's BO and the embarassing AF hurts Charlize Theron's chances.

and

ZZ isn't going to be helped as the early review for Geisha haven't been outstanding as compared to Walk the Line or Pride & Prejudice.

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Is there anyone who is going to challange Reese or Keira for the Best Actress win???

Weekend Estimates
3. Walk the Line Fox $10,000,000 -47.9% 3,160 +22 $3,164 $68,766,000 $28 3
6. Pride and Prejudice Focus $4,624,000 -35.4% 1,327 +28 $3,484 $22,633,000 - 4

looks like WtL continues to be 3X P&P in these categories - just smaller with the same average.

Theoretically, yes to both.

Keira and Reese were both very, very, very good. Knightley's performance may have been a little more impressive in that she had to carry the film in a way Witherspoon didn't.

As Keira was in the majority of P&P, it looks like the critics agree with you on Keira. Very impressive RT #'s

Pride and Prejudice

RATING: FRESH READING: 87%

Reviews counted: 127
Fresh: 111 Rotten: 16
Average Rating: 7.8/10

Cream of the Crop > FRESH 88% > Avg. Rating: 7.7/10

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I just hope it is a fair race between them and P&P-KK don't get short-changed for being in the smaller movie.

I am so torn on who I want to win.

And I hope Witherspoon doesn't get short changed because she's second lead.

In all honesty, I have not read a single review of P&P so I don't know how Knightley's performance was received, although I'm sure she got her fair share of praise. But I have read the majority of WTL's reviews and Witherspoon has been getting raves with some critics saying they should give her the Oscar now. Even in the negative reviews, Witherspoon is getting praised. That's why I think it's inaccurate to say the critics are favoring Knightley just by using the RT score for each movie. Does anyone have any reviews that say Knightley should be given the Oscar now? I'm a little curious to know. I would look through the reviews myself, but I don't have much interest in P&P, and I'm sure someone out there will know.

Here are some examples for Witherspoon anyway.

- ABC News

- IGN Film Force

- IndieWire

- Associated Press

- Fayetteville Online

On KK, P&P and the RT scores, I was just pointing out the favorable P&P scores for which Keira is a very big part. All I was trying to do was throw some numbers out for discussion.

Also, I don't think that RW will get short-changed for being the second lead - she is in a good majority of the movie and since there are seperate Actor / Actress categories, I don't think that will happen.

I've only seen Knightly in P&P, and she desreves the nomination.

Honestly, I doubt I will se any of the other femlae perfomances being mentioned for nos before the awards if at all.

Also, I belive Ebret came out and said Knightly deservers a nom and I see why he said that. I think Witherspoon will beat her though.

You should try to fit in Walk the Line if possible - even if you don't like the movie, I think you will love Reese's role.

wonder ho wmuch better ZZ chances would have been if Geisha had been received better?

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As Best Actress seems to be a big debated category - who is your favorite actress from these 5 Best Actress Choices

Reese Witherspoon - Walk The Line 38% ( 7 )
Reese Witherspoon - For Walk The Line plus more deserving for her whole career 5% ( 1 )
Judi Dench - Mrs. Henderson Presents 0% ( 0 )
Judi Dench - For Mrs. Henderson Presents plus more deserving for her whole career 0% ( 0 )
Charlize Theron - North Country 0% ( 0 )
Charlize Theron - For North Country plus more deserving for her whole career 0% ( 0 )
Keira Knightly - Pride & Prejudice 33% ( 6 )
Keira Knightly - For Pride & Prejudice plus more deserving for her whole career 5% ( 1 )
Zhang Ziyi - Memoirs of a Geisha 5% ( 1 )
Zhang Ziyi - For Memoirs of a Geisha plus more deserving for her whole career 11% ( 2 )

Total Votes : 18

Only one I want to win is Huffman.

I don't know why. I'm not a huge Reese fan but she was exceptionally brilliant in Walk the Line.

Yes, unfortunately FH was off the radar early on and Charlize Theron was on. I am expected FH to know get one of the 5 slots.

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Also, after seeing Naomi Watts on Jay Leno, ( she looked cute, sexy, hot, etc. ), wondering if she will fit into the race at all.

and after seeing this

On the early Ebert & Roeper show, they called it just as I felt.

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Naomi Watts - Great - A potential Oscar nominated role.

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Guess we have

Reese
Keira
Naomi
F Huffman
Judi Densh ???

Naomi Watts has emerged as a big player! Hurrah!

Seriously, this is the coolest actress lineup ever. I mean, 12 months, would anyone have predicted this lineup.

Reese Witherspoon, that cute girl from Cruel Intentions and Legally Blonde!
Keira Knightly, that teenager from Bend it like Beckham and Pirates of the Caribeann!
Naomi Watts, the frightened victim from the frightening instant classic The Ring!
Felicity Huffman, from TV's Desperate Housewives!
And oh yeah, Judi Dench.

But 4 out of 5 being previous supposed fun actresses is great.

Or if you really want fun, you can say Naomi Watts was 'Jet Girl' from Tank Girl

Considering Watts' breakthrough was Mullholland Drive I would hardly call her a "supposed fun actress".

Don't forget 21 Grams. Watts is hardly considered a "lightweight" anymore.

I take back what I said earlier about Huffman. I want Knightley up there, too.

I think we're all starting to agree on the nominees, at this point....

gotta bump this as if only there would have been more early talk about Huffman and not ZZ

then I might have been 5/5 instead of 4/5.

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As Best Actress seems to be a big debated category - who is your favorite actress from these 5 Best Actress Choices

Reese Witherspoon - Walk The Line 36% ( 7 )
Reese Witherspoon - For Walk The Line plus more deserving for her whole career 5% ( 1 )
Judi Dench - Mrs. Henderson Presents 0% ( 0 )
Judi Dench - For Mrs. Henderson Presents plus more deserving for her whole career 0% ( 0 )
Charlize Theron - North Country 0% ( 0 )
Charlize Theron - For North Country plus more deserving for her whole career 0% ( 0 )
Keira Knightly - Pride & Prejudice 36% ( 7 )
Keira Knightly - For Pride & Prejudice plus more deserving for her whole career 5% ( 1 )
Zhang Ziyi - Memoirs of a Geisha 5% ( 1 )
Zhang Ziyi - For Memoirs of a Geisha plus more deserving for her whole career 10% ( 2 )

Total Votes : 19

and it still is 4 out of 5 fun actresses > remember CT was Aeon Flux - you can't get more laughs than that???