Post by Weaver Addict on Jan 31, 2019 22:11:24 GMT
Well, every year is shaped by a few films and from year to year there's a reaction against or an alternative to what came prior - like a few months ago people were saying things that were wrong (and if I was one of them I wouldn't be bringing them up now because I live in denial ok?) - ie Bale will never win for playing a monster like Cheyney, but when you eventually see the nominees around him you think - wait, why can't he win again now?
This year his run, even if it falls short of a win is a flipside to Oldman and other recent biopics - the level of commitment physically, in his 40s (!) ups the ante particularly in light of the year before.
Look, I love Oldman, I thought he was great actually (2nd of nominees), but, Bale this year makes his performance just on a technical level seem utterly phony - I know, you love Oldman too, cool, we can love him and just state this as a fact - no one except him gets the win for a fat suit in the post DeNiro era of acting - that is why DeNiro specifically is important to acting and why Bale is DeNiro's undisputed heir in that regard - you may think "who cares?" but some do, it's an actual thing.
So, that being said I don't know what the trend will be next year, what will be the new Freddie Mercury that defeats or provides a flipside to the next Bale - ie a biopic that rewrites the storyline for BA or better yet is even not.........a biopic. I'm going to suggest though that we might be looking at someone younger, less established (than Pryce) and less white next year.
Ali is going to be a 2 time winner (just like Denzel!) soon, and 2019 is going to have its fair share of older white dudes everywhere - heck THE most anticipated films are QT and Scorsese are all white dude sausage fests.
With Roma historically breaking all the rules this year, BA is a category that could have some rule breaking of its own next - enough with the saintly male biopics.
