Seems to have been a good night for the Brits for Sacha Baron Cohen also won an award for his role as Borat the spoof Kazakh journalist. Now Cohen is funny and the wit is very sharp but the character is really an outrageous racial slur. I wonder if Hollywood would have voted for him had his parody subject been one of the ethnic groups closer to America's heart?
Hugh Laurie, deservedly in my opinion, won an award for his portrayal of the quirky doctor 'House' in the US TV series. His acting in the series is first class and the American accent ain't bad either.
Anyway a good night and maybe,just maybe, Britain could have something to shout about at the Oscars? One can but hope for the British entertainment industry needs a shot in the arm and the whole country hasn't had much to enthuse over just lately.
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Helen Mirren won again at the Screen Actors Guild awards last night for both of her Elizabeths. I am sure she will win the Oscar for her performance. I haven't seen the movie "The Queen" but she is a fabulous actress and probably deserves to win. Although I loved Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada" a lot.
Pam
Hi Pam
I hadn't seen that but I'm pleased for her. Helen Mirren is belatedly gaining some world wide acceptance for her undoubted acting ability but in the past she has often chosen some 'dodgy' roles. So much so that it was once asked 'Can Helen Mirren cope with any role which demands that she keeps her clothes on?' Dunno if you get 'Prime Suspect' on US TV where Helen plays a slightly fraught and edgy police chief, bur she is excellent in that.
I'll look out for the Streep film too!
Brian
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