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What Do You Think About the Best Supporting Actor?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:17:13 PST

Following touching words from Kevin Kline about his performance as the Joker and his acting legacy, Heath Ledger won a posthumous Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in The Dark Knight. He was up against Josh Brolin, Robert Downey Jr., Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Michael Shannon. Do you agree with this win?

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What Do You Think About the Best Supporting Actor?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:22:22 PST

Javier Bardem won Best Supporting Actor for his role in No Country for Old Men. He was up against Casey Affleck, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Hal Holbrook and Tom Wilkinson. Do you agree with this win?

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What Do You Think About the Best Supporting Actor?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:28:29 PST

Shockingly, Alan Arkin won Best Supporting Actor! I think he got a little choked up there! What do you think about this win?

Oscar Poll: Who Should Win Best Supporting Actor?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:00:31 PST

Aside from Eddie Murphy - who is getting plenty of deserved praise for Dreamgirls - there really isn't a front-runner for Best Supporting Actor at this year's Oscars. It's anyone's race, as far as I'm concerned. Who do you think should win?

Glee-Ful Highlights From Episode "Saturday Night Glee-ver"

Becky Kirsch — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:49:48 PDT

It turns out that disco isn't dead after all - it's alive and kicking on this week's episode of Glee. In search of an assignment and a way to get through to a few of his troubled students, Mr. Schue finds the answer in the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. So what does that mean for us? A little Bee Gees, a little hustle, and a lot of white polyester.

As we get closer to McKinley High's graduation day, the seniors are getting more antsy about their future plans. Even Mr. Schue is starting to get worried about a select three - Finn, Santana, and Mercedes - because they don't have anything set in motion yet. Ready to break down all the big moments? Just

Disco isn't exactly my favorite genre (is it anyone's anymore?), but the episode kicks things off on a good note with a performance of "You Should Be Dancing." Even if it seemingly comes from nowhere, the number got my attention thanks to featuring the three best dancers - Blaine, Mike, and Brittany - in an upbeat number.
If you were missing Mr. Schue's sweet, sweet falsetto, then this episode provides a special treat. Not only does Will lend his pipes to "Night Fever," but we also get to sample some of Sue's moves. I know that Sue is on Team New Directions now, but something about her smiling and grooving out on the dance floor felt bizarre.
Mercedes uses a performance of "Disco Inferno" to prove that she's not just a wayward sheep: she's got big dreams of following in the footsteps of the likes of Mariah and Aretha. The only problem is that she's too scared to act. Luckily, Sam's there to be her white knight with an iPhone. He takes a video of her performing and puts it on YouTube, which gives her a much needed self-esteem boost. It also wins Sam a big smooch for being so supportive. It's about time those two crazy kids got back together!
My favorite performance of the night doesn't even come from the gleeks. It's courtesy of Wade (played by The Glee Project's Alex Newell), who worships Mercedes and Kurt. After he meets them, he decides to perform at Regionals as his female alter ego, "Unique." Oh, and did I mention that he's a member of Vocal Adrenaline? Kurt and Mercedes are conflicted about whether or not they should let Wade go through with it, but in the end he takes the bull by the horns and brings the house down with "Boogie Shoes." Jesse St. James is not pleased, but something tells me that Unique will be the new secret weapon of Vocal Adrenaline.
Mercedes isn't the only one with someone in her corner. Santana's dead set on becoming famous, but Mr. Schue is skeptical about how she'll get there. Brittany steps in to help, except for Brittany, "helping" means making a sex tape that's hilariously called "Two Girls One Cat," featuring Lord Tubbington of course. Santana's a little peeved, but I was surprised at how well she takes the news that everyone in school is talking about her. The whole mess gets cleaned up in no time, because Brittany and Sue have conspired to get Santana a full cheerleading scholarship in college. That's two gleeks who have gotten someone else to fill out college applications for them. Just once, I would like to see that happen in real life.
Rachel and Finn recover from their fight about the future, but Finn's still having serious doubts about whether or not he can make it in the real world as anything other than a competitive eater. He's basically convinced that he peaked in high school, but all it takes is one magical viewing of Saturday Night Fever to make him realize his dream of going inside the actors studio. He tells Rachel that he's ready to go to New York with her, and struts around to "Stayin' Alive" to show off his newfound confidence.

Though this isn't my favorite episode, the scenes for next week's Glee already have me looking forward to a whole lotta Whitney Houston. How'd you feel about the disco flashback?

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Do You Agree With the Oscar Winner For Best Supporting Actor?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:33:37 PST

Still no surprises tonight: Christian Bale is taking home the Oscar for best supporting actor for The Fighter! He beat out Jeremy Renner, Geoffrey Rush, John Hawkes, and Mark Ruffalo. Do you agree with this win?

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Do You Agree With the Oscar Winner For Best Supporting Actor?

Shannon Vestal — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:01:37 PST

No surprises here: Christopher Plummer has won the Oscar for best supporting actor for Beginners. He beat out Kenneth Branagh, Jonah Hill, Nick Nolte, and Max von Sydow. Do you agree with Plummer's win?

3 Reasons You Loved The Hunger Games

BuzzSugar — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 05:30:00 PDT

Now that The Hunger Games has been released, everyone is talking about what they thought of the movie. We asked you what you thought of the film, and overall, it sounds like you were pleased, and there are a few big reasons that stuck out in your comments. Check out those three things and the comments that support them below.

Jennifer Lawrence gives a stellar performance

"I was very impressed with Jennifer Lawrence's acting. She was able to capture and express all the emotions even without us knowing Katniss's thoughts." - popculture whore
"Rue's death and Jennifer's acting. . . her reaction and her shivering [in] pain or going into the games . . . just outstanding. Oscar-worthy, I say." - Ranaulz
"I thought it was a great movie! Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence are very talented actors, and I wish them the best of luck!" - KHB6479

The movie stays loyal to the book

"I loved it! I thought it stayed mostly true to the books . . . I plan to see it again this week!" - Anna Monette Roberts
"Thought the film was cast perfectly, and I didn't think this prior to seeing the movie. The adaptation from book to screen was very well done. Looking forward to seeing the movie again." - adcmx
"I thought the chariot scene with Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) on fire was very cool! It gave me goosebumps! When Katniss was about to enter the games shivering, [it] was very well acted I actually felt nervous myself for her! The fight scene between Katniss and Clove (Isabelle Fuhrman) was intense! All in all they did a great job of bringing the book to life on screen!" - RussTaylor682
"Overall, I think it was a solid, well-acted movie, and was very faithful to the books. I think the setting was perfect; District 12 was exactly as I imagined, as well as the Capitol and the woods during the actual fighting . . . " - dreamalittledream

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Which Star Should Win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar?

Shannon Vestal — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:30:00 PST

Before the Academy hands out the Oscars on Feb. 26, we want to know who you would pick as winners if it was up to you. Today we want to hear who you think is the most deserving of the best supporting actor award, so cast your vote now, and don't forget to predict the winners on our ballot either, for a chance to win an iPad.

Vincent Kartheiser Talks Pete Campbell and Says, "There's No Shotgunning of Any Beers on the Mad Men Set"

Becky Kirsch — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:30:00 PDT

Pete Campbell is one of Mad Men's most divisive characters, as he's schemed and smarmed his way through four seasons at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. Ahead of the series' return this Sunday, we got a chance to chat with Vincent Kartheiser, the man behind Pete Campbell's suit and smirk. Check out what he had to say about Pete's evolution, his favorite costars to work with, and why being drunk on the set is a bad idea.

Do you have any rituals you do to warm up before filming?
Vincent Kartheiser: I used to jump around, scream and curse, and do all kinds of vocal exercises, but I don't really do that anymore. About halfway through last season, I found that none of that helped. I still do it once in a while, just out of habit. I've kind of killed most of my rituals.

Are you interested in a picking up a new ritual? Like shotgunning a beer?
VK: [Laughs] Yeah, no. There's no shotgunning of any beers on the Mad Men set. Contrary to popular belief, acting drunk while being drunk actually doesn't work that well.

Where do you hope Pete ends up at the end of the series?
VK: In the first season, I had all sorts of hopes, and I would sit and project, "Maybe it will be this," or, "Maybe they will send my character here," and a couple of times, I would talk to my friends about it. But I found that all the places that Matthew [Weiner] had brought Pete Campbell were completely unexpected by me. And were actually way more interesting and way more fun to play than any of those things that I had been thinking of. So I stopped having any expectations for my characters.

After such a long hiatus, is there fear among the cast that audiences have gotten over the Mad Men craze?
VK: I don't have fear about that because I know that we have a specific product that is not easily replaced, because it's not a genre; it's not a niche; it's a real story. It's not like we're doing a cop show, and there's a new cop show that everyone's into. It's not like we're even doing an advertising show. We're part of a show that is a specific story, and people have become interested in and intrigued with these characters, not necessarily with the genre or not necessarily with some type of gimmick. It's a story that I think people want to know the end of, and I think we have a group of fans that also aren't your usual television watchers. So it's a group of people that haven't refilled their DVR schedule with whatever is hottest this year, but rather it's people who have sought out our show in particular. We do believe that they will come back, and I also think that they will be rewarded for that, because when Matthew Weiner is given even a few more weeks to write something, it just gets better. And in this case he's been given a few more months. It's a great season. The scripts this year are intense and suspenseful and funny, and it's been a real joy to read and to perform this season, and I just know that the audience is going to be more excited than ever.

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What do you think about the path that your character has taken over the course of the last four seasons? Has fatherhood changed him?
VK: Well, I think fatherhood has changed him, in the sense that it has brought this level of expectation and pressure to his household for him to be even more ambitious than he was before. Which must be quite an accomplishment for someone like Pete, who has been willing to blackmail his way into success. I love where the character's gone. It's such an interesting time, 26- to 30-years-old, and I think that time in a man's life, you either succeed or find out that you never will really be the man that you wanted to be. Late 20s, early 30s is when you kind of have to stick your flag in the ground. There was a while there when it was up in the air whether Pete was going to get the opportunity to do that or not. He didn't really feel like he fit the job of account manager very well. He thought, incorrectly, that he should be in Don Draper's shoes, making creative choices. Somewhere in season three, he kind of slid nicely into his character, and I think that has to do with his profession, and I think that has a lot to do with his wife, who has kind of made him buckle down and made him see what he has to do and believed in him and supported him. And I think the same comes with this child. It's forced him to kind of man up and say, "OK, this is the path that I'm on. I'm doing OK here. Instead of trying to be all these other things, I'm gonna be the best damn account man I can be." So in those ways, he's found a way to make a name for himself at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, and he's become a partner, and he has a lot of responsibility at that firm. So it's been a great evolution. And it's been interesting because myself, Vincent Kartheiser, as an actor, I was also trying to find a role that would help me stick my own flag in the ground, and Pete Campbell has done that for me. So there's a bit of synchronicity between the two.

How are you and Pete similar and how are you different?
VK: I'm similar to Pete because we both can be immature and petulant, and we can act out of fear. But I'm also similar to him because I think me and him are both generally sure that we are doing the correct thing. Even though Pete sometimes is not doing the right thing, he thinks it is the right thing, and he thinks it is, sometimes, the only option. And I think I can have similar feelings. When it comes to being different, we have very different backgrounds and very different relationships with our family and very different outlooks on the priorities in our life. Pete is much more ambitious than I am and much more cutthroat than I am. I think he can be way more competitive than me as well.

What have been some of your favorite moments to shoot in the last few seasons?
VK: I love all the scenes I have with Elisabeth Moss. She's such a fantastic actress, and I just love all the stuff we've had together. I love all the stuff that John Slattery has directed me in. He's got such a great tone when speaking with me as an actor, and he's a real director at heart, and I think every actor should work with him as a director once in their life. He's phenomenal.