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Monday 21 February 2011

Oscar Nominee #4: The Kids Are All Right


This Sundance smash was always guaranteed Oscar recognition, what with its superb central performances from Julianne Moore, Annette Bening and Mark Ruffalo. But more that this, its audacious depiction of a lesbian couple wasn't so much brave, but necessary to make the film what it was. Again, just like The Fighter, it could be claimed that this more an Actor's film than most (especially considering Lisa Cholodenko did not receive a nomination in the Best Director category), but this could have been one hell of a dark horse had Winter's Bone not been included. As it remains, if The Kids Are All Right's inclusion simply raises awareness of this enjoyable, character-driven film, then so be it.

Would it have been nominated before the 10 nomination-rule?
This is difficult – but I would say no. This does fit into the genre of comedy more than any of the other films, and very rarely does a comedy get nominated let alone win Best Picture. However, this does have its fair share of drama, which cancels some of the comic moments out. The only winning film that springs into mind when thinking about The Kid's Are All Right is Terms of Endearment, and on retrospect that wasn't that great a win. It is an incredibly strong race this year and this film is more likely to get noticed in the acting department

Rating out of 5: ●●●●
Chances out of 5: ●●●●●

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