>Especially over new-comers Reitman and Gilroy.
>
>Not that I thought it would have been deserved, but the theory
>would go "he's old, he might not make it her again, throw him
>a bone."

That's what I'm saying. They usually throw in an old nominee if their film is on that level. That being said, BTDKYD is one of Lumet's best and he should'nt have been snubbed.

>I think PSH's nod for Charlie Wilson's War is, without saying
>it, to also include acknowledgement of his performance in
>Devil (and The Savages).

PSH was a lock for a nod IMO. But I had absolutely no clue what film he'd get the nod for.

>Well, though they came out at different times, The Diving Bell
>has grossed less than half of what Devil took in.

But The Diving Bell has been talked about far more than Devil


>The supporting actor category seemed locked for a while now,
>with Jones just on the outside. On the opposite side of
>things, there were two spots available in best actor. They
>got Jones in where they could. The same thing happened with
>DiCaprio last year.


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