Burn After Reading
Written and Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
Starring: Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, John Malkovich and JK Simmons
A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it.
Why It Will Win: It's reminiscent of Fargo. Just the whole crime comedy, with the Coens at the helm. It also has kind of a strange, yet great cast. It'll be interesting to see who of those big five will get nominations, if any. And again, it's the Coens, hot off the No Country Best Picture win. The Academy has officially proven they dig these two. A screenplay nom seems pretty damn likely, but can it jump to even bigger categories?
Why It Will Not Win: It may be a little too..what's the word..goofy. Now, I mean, this isn't going to be Tommy Boy, but maybe it doesn't have the drama to be taken seriously enough. That's the big reason. Plus, Crime Comedies, a very narrow genre, have very little success among the Academy. Maybe Gosford Park in '01 could fall into that category, as well as Fargo, seem to be the only recent films to get considerable nominations in that genre.
Nominations:
Best Original Screenplay
Best Supporting Actor (JK Simmons; love Simmons, journeyman actor bound to nail this role.)
Best Film Editing
The Bottom Line: Should definitely be a big player in contention, but won't get near Best Picture or two many acting nominations. 3 noms.
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