Good news for those of you who think Cinderella Man was unfairly ignored in theaters (not me mind you), it’s finally getting some love. The problem is, it’s not getting it where it deserves it.
The Boston Society of Film Critics have announced their annual list of the year’s best, having handed out their awards on Sunday. Paul Giamatti won Best Supporting actor for Cinderella Man. Paul’s one of the best actors working in Hollywood today, but he did nothing to warrant this. If anyone or anything should win an award for Cinderella Man it’s Russell Crowe, not Giamatti. There are too many better Supporting Actor performances this year. Pick anyone from Crash for instance.
Otherwise, the awards were a mixed bag of wanton love for gay filmmaking. Brokeback Mountain won, Capote won. I haven’t seen Capote, but Brokeback isn’t as good as people seem to desperately want it to be. It’s a lot like the way Christian groups are trumpeting Narnia as the next best thing to pure Jesus. If you believe it long enough and hard enough, maybe it’ll happen? Keep dreaming.
Here’s a full look at all Boston Society of Film Critics winners:
Best Picture - Brokeback Mountain
Best Actor - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Best Actress - Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Best Supporting Actress - Catherine Keener, The 40 Year-Old Virgin, Capote, The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Best Supporting Actor - Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
Best Screenplay - Dan Futterman, Capote
Best Foreign Language Film - Kung Fu Hustle
Best Cinematography - Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Ensemble - Syriana
Best Documentary - Muderball
David Brudnoy New Filmmaker Award - Joe Wright, Pride and Prejudice
