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I always get the impression that Meryl Streep is one of the more normal people in Hollywood.

Posted by Reagen (aka Reagen) Feb 23 '09, 09:20

and that she's genuinely humbled to keep getting nominated, even if she's almost certain to never win again (or maybe a supporting award like 25 years from now).

Or maybe she's just *that good*.

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I get the opposite. I think she's kind of full of herself and I wouldn't be interested in dining with her. -- nm - Max Feb 23, 09:34 1
- addendum: and I think it's only because she's received so much praise that she appears to be relaxed about it. -- nm - Max Feb 23, 09:36
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- yeah, like any Oscar producer wouldn't invite her. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 09:24 18
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    - And Hilary is totally getting nominated again this year for Amelia, right? -- nm - ty97 Feb 23, 09:33 4
      - it's a really strong contender. - Reagen Feb 23, 09:35 2
        
        It'd be a helluva return. 3 good roles, 3 best actress awards. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 23, 09:37
        
        I concur with the IM. -- nm - ty97 Feb 23, 09:36
      - I think that's a lock. -- nm - Jim Feb 23, 09:33
    - Why the Hillary Swank hatey? -- nm - Jim Feb 23, 09:29 11
      - I think most people would agree Meryl is a far superior actress to her, yet has only won 1 lead Oscar as compared to Swank's 2. -- nm - Subversive - VCP Feb 23, 09:31 8
        
        Do you disagree with either of Swank's awards? - Will Hunting Feb 23, 09:31 7
        
        It's sort of like John Daly. He's won 2 (2!) majors, yet is nowhere near the golfer many men who haven't even won 1 are. - Subversive - VCP Feb 23, 09:34 3
        
        I can't pinpoint any of Streep's noms where it felt like robbery that she didn't win, though. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 09:36
        
        I just don't see anyone ever saying Swank is better than Meryl though. - Will Hunting Feb 23, 09:36 1
        
        I don't know my movie and nomination history well enough to argue them without doing a bunch of research. - Subversive - VCP Feb 23, 09:39
        
        That's just it...I wouldn't take either of Swank's awards away from her. - Jim Feb 23, 09:33 2
        
        I wouldn't either. I'm not ever going to say Hillary's better than Streep as a whole, but the 2 to 1 argument needs a lot more - Will Hunting Feb 23, 09:34 1
        
        Yeah, the Oscars really can't be used for a quantitative comparison, IMO. Hitchcock won exactly zero Oscars. -- nm - ty97 Feb 23, 09:35
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        as if Swank isn't suggestive enough -- nm - Roger More Feb 23, 09:32
at the pinnacle of his career "You either think you're God's gift to mankind, or you think all those people are just fucking nuts" -- nm - What Huey Lewis said to me. Feb 23, 09:22
She's probably the only actress aged over fifty who gets offered good roles, which must help. Oscars is one night a year, doing work you love is more - Roger More Feb 23, 09:22
I feel like her awful singing in Mamma Mia should preclude her from getting nominated, at least for a couple years. -- nm - Subversive - VCP Feb 23, 09:22 6
- I though she was decent in Mamma Mia, singing-wise. Surprised me, really. - ty97 Feb 23, 09:32
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  - I don't have any particular problem with her performance in the movie. I have a problem with her being in a musical when she sings worse than most - Subversive - VCP Feb 23, 09:30
- Yeah, Mamma Mia getting any nomination love for her takes away from the "That Good" argument. - Will Hunting Feb 23, 09:25 2
  - eh, it's just the Globes. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 09:27 1
    - Even still......some roles just don't merit awards. - Will Hunting Feb 23, 09:29
I think she could win again if she did something really edgy, a character she doesn't normally do in a more popular movie -- nm - Guigue Feb 23, 09:21 5
- Meryl Streep as an Arab terrorist would be good. -- nm - Loyola Feb 23, 09:22 4
  - If she played a slightly retarded black man, she would win for sure. - Subversive - VCP Feb 23, 09:25 3
    - As long as she doesn't go full-retard. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 23, 09:32
    - Or perhaps a slightly-retarded victim of the nazi regime -- nm - Ricky Gervais si Feb 23, 09:27
    - *laughing* or as a cross dressing eskimo that wins who wants to be a millionaire. - Loyola Feb 23, 09:27
Me too. The big normal head on her gives it away. -- nm - Loyola Feb 23, 09:21

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