As many of you probably know by now, Diane Kruger was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. While undoubtedly some of it comes down to the Weinstein Company campaigning Mélanie for Lead Actress, Owen Gleiberman at the EW.com Movie Critics blog wrote an entry taking the stance that it should have been Mélanie nominated instead. It’s definitely worth a read! Do you have any thoughts of your own? As webmiss of this site I have an obvious bias, but Bridget was also my favorite character in “Basterds,” so personally I’m still very happy for Diane.
The SAG nominees: Why they chose the wrong Actress from ‘Inglourious Basterds’
I thought the Screen Actors Guild showed more or less impeccable taste in their nominations this year (though for Best Cast, how could they have possibly forsaken the sublimely acted Up in the Air…and picked the hot warblers of Nine instead?). So in drawing attention to one performer, in particular, whom they left out of the Best Supporting Actress category, I solemnly promise you that I won’t exploit the s-word. (I’ll at least say it out loud once: snub.) What I will note is that this particular omission is worth talking about, if only because I flat-out adore this performance, and I suspect that many others do too.
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melfan Says:
for melanie, she is obviously a lead actress in inglourious basterds, so i understand perfectly why she wasn’t nominated for a SAG or an golden globe .
i even don’t understand why this guy wrote that in his blog, it’s really biased and not nice at all for diane ! “the wrong actress from basterds” ?? she was awesome in it !! she deserve to be recognized!
Obviously it’s a bit sad for Melanie, but there are still the Oscars and the BAFTA. she may be nominated, it would be a nice surprise.
Lindsey Says:
It’s hard to pick any leading characters in the film — I think Landa actually had more screen time than anyone else, yet he’s being campaigned as Supporting straight across the board instead of Lead (which they’re pushing Brad Pitt for instead — even more bizarre.)